Agenda

Registration:                        8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:                8:30 – 11:45 am

Lunch (On your own):         11:45 am – 12:45 pm

Afternoon Session:             12:45 – 4:30 pm

Fire Protection and Life Safety Design

    Applicable codes
      • International Fire Code
      • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes
      • Local ordinances
   Scope and purpose of codes and ordinances
   Special occupancies: health care facilities and others

Occupancy Classifications

   General requirements and criteria
      • Change of use and /or change of occupancy
      • Hazard classifications
   Life safety issues
   Design specifications and scenarios
   Evaluation and documentation

Means of Egress

   Exit access, discharge and other components
      • Impediments to egress
   Calculating and determining occupant loads
      • Gross vs. net
   Arrangement of exits
   Equivalency discussion

Fire Protection Features and Equipment

   Walls, signage
   Fire detection, alarm and communication systems
   Sprinkler systems

Occupancy Exercises

   Case studies:
      • New construction
      • Changing occupancy of existing buildings

Credits

Professional Engineers
     6.5 PDHs

Architects
     6.5 HSW Contact Hours
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

International Building Code
     .65 CEUs (Building)

North Carolina Code Officials
     6.5 Credit Hours – Building
     6.5 Credit Hours – Fire Prevention

Contractors
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers and 6.5 HSW contact hours to architects in North Carolina. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education provider for North Carolina engineers.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Activities approved by the AIA qualify for North Carolina architects. Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.

Engineers and architects seeking continuing education credit is other states will be able to apply the hours earned at this seminar. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.

The International Code Council has approved this event for .65 CEUs in the specialty area of Building.

The North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board has approved this course for 6.5 credits hours in Building and 6.5 credit hours in Fire Prevention.

This event offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

John Swanson, CFPS

Mr. Swanson currently serves as National Fire Sprinkler Association’s (NFSA’s) codes and standards specialist. In this role he provides training and education and represents NFSA on code development and technical committees. Prior to joining NFSA, he spent 20 years as a Deputy State Fire Marshal-Inspector/Plan Reviewer with the Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division and served eight years as a firefighter with the City of Lakeville, MN. Mr. Swanson currently serves as a principal member of the NFPA 72 – National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code Technical Committee and is a past member of the International Building Code (IBC) Fire Safety Committee and the International Fire Code (IFC) Interpretation Committee. He has served as a subject matter expert for the International Code Council (ICC) as an instructor and assisted with the development of ICC exam content. From 2013-2017, Mr. Swanson served as a fire service representative appointed by Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton to the Minnesota Board of Architecture and Engineering.