Fire/Life Safety Key Issues & HCAI Updates

Fire/Life Safety Key Issues & HCAI Updates

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AIALA Committee: Healthcare

CES Learning Units: 1 LU/HSW

Healthcare facilities present a variety of unique challenges from a fire/life safety perspective, resulting from their inherent function and operations, the need to protect patients who are incapable of self-preservation, and design complexity. With the development of building and fire codes combined with the increasing complexity and demands of healthcare projects and project delivery makes the fire and life safety code compliance approach a critical aspect of any project. There are commonly encountered fire/life safety issues that arise on projects that pose challenges in the design or construction phases of a project if not properly addressed and coordinated. The presenters will highlight several of these key issues and summarize lessons learned from past projects.

The 2022 California Building Code will become effective on January 1, 2023. Code changes that may impact healthcare design (related to fire/life safety) will be described in this presentation. The HCAI Chief FLSO will also provide a brief update from HCAI.

Presenters:

Chief Nanci Timmins – Chief Fire and Life Safety Officer, Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), Facilities Development Division
Nanci Timmins is the Chief Fire and Life Safety Officer at OSHPD. Nanci has over 20 years in the fire industry. Prior to her position as a Fire and Life Safety Officer at OSHPD, she was a Fire Marshal for the State of Michigan and a firefighter. Nanci has certifications in NFPA and holds degrees in Psychology and Fire Science.

Steven Dannaway, PE, DBIA – Operations Manager, Coffman Engineers, Inc.
Steven Dannaway leads the Downtown Los Angeles office of Coffman Engineers and is a licensed fire protection Engineer in California. Steven has a decade of experience working on California healthcare facilities throughout Southern California. Steven has worked with project teams to navigate the complex building and fire code requirements in healthcare occupancies and assisted teams with developing of a fire / life safety approaches that facilitate the defend-in-place egress concept that is prevalent in hospitals. Steven oversees Coffman’s fire protection engineering practice in Los Angeles, which provides fire protection system design and code consulting services. Currently the President of the Southern California Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Steven has enjoyed supporting and advocating for the fire protection engineering profession.

Learning Objectives:
+ Participants will understand fire/life safety code requirements in healthcare occupancies.
+ Participants will learn about the HCAI Fire/Life Safety updates
+ Participants will learn about the 2022 CBC updates related to healthcare occupancies.
+ Participants will be able to discuss unique challenges in healthcare occupancies and potential mitigation strategies.