[ARRL-OK] Evaluating High Wind Refuge Area Workshop

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http://www.fema.gov/reg-vii/2002/02r7n01.htm
> 
> Evaluating High Wind Refuge Area Workshop
> Joplin, Missouri, March 1, 2002
> 
> Until recently, there has not been detailed guidance
> available to assist facility owners and design
> professionals with the selection and evaluation of
> high wind refuge areas (areas used as evacuation areas
> during tornado events) in non-residential buildings.
> Following the devastating May 1999 tornados in
> Oklahoma and Kansas, and with the release of FEMA
> Publication 361, Design and Construction of Guidance
> for Community Shelters, detailed guidance is now
> available in the form of an evaluation checklist. To
> assist with the use of the checklist, FEMA will offer
> a one-day Evaluating High Wind Refuge Areas workshop.
> 
> The workshop will provide the training and tools
> needed to evaluate potential tornado refuge areas and
> select the best alternatives. The evaluation is a
> multi-hazard approach that considers wind, flood, and
> seismic hazards, and is based on the refuge area
> evaluation checklist that is included in the FEMA's
> Design and Construction Guidance for Community
> Shelters publication.
> 
> The primary focus of the workshop is the evaluation of
> refuge areas for facilities with large numbers of
> people, such as schools, nursing homes, and commercial
> facilities. While a background in building science is
> helpful, individuals without a technical background
> will gain valuable insights as well. Past participants
> have included architects, engineers, school
> administrators, facility managers and emergency
> management personnel.
> 
> The workshop will start at 8:30 a.m., and will end
> around 4:00 p.m. The workshop is divided into two
> parts - lecture and exercise. The lecture will provide
> information on the effects of high winds, assessment
> of risk, and the evaluation checklist. During the
> afternoon session, participants will use the checklist
> to evaluate a sample facility.
> 
> The workshop will be held at the Joplin Municipal
> Building, 303 East Third, Joplin, MO 64801.
> 
> FEMA - Region VII has contracted with Kansas State
> University's Department of Architectural Engineering
> and Construction Science to deliver the one-day
> workshop. The instruction team will consist of Sutton
> Stephens, S.E., P.E., and Dan Knight, A.I.A. This team
> of structural engineer and architect has experience
> and insight to cover the spectrum of issues that
> surround the design and construction of disaster
> resistant facility.
> 
> The Kansas State University Division of Continuing
> Education will handle registration for the workshop.
> There is a registration fee of $25. Lunch will be
> provided as part of the workshop. Participants may
> register on line at
> 
> http://www.dce.ksu.edu/dce/conf/highwind
> 
> or by phone at (785) 532-5569, or by FAX at (785)
> 532-2422. Registration confirmation will be provided
> within 10 days by KSU. Registration will be limited to
> thirty individuals.
> 
> For an additional fee of $10, participants may receive
> a Certificate of Participation reporting six (6)
> contact hours for Professional Development Hours or
> 0.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Questions
> concerning the Certificate of Participation should be
> directed to the Division of Continuing Education at
> the number above.
> 
> For additional information about the workshop, contact
> Bob Franke at (816) 283-7073 or bob.franke@fema.gov .
> For additional information about residential and
> non-residential tornado shelters, visit the FEMA web
> site at
> 
> http://www.fema.gov/mit/saferoom/
> 
> . Additional workshops are planned, check the FEMA -
> Region 7 web page, for future workshop dates.
> 
> This workshop is open to all applicants without regard
> to race, color, religion, gender, national origin,
> disability, or age.
>