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This podcast is dedicated to life safety and code compliance in the built environment. Listen as host, John Zalepka, interviews Bill Koffel to get his perspective on this topic. In this episode Bill will talk about his background and where his interest in fire protection and life safety all started. Bill will provide an overview on the Life Safety Codes and what makes it a unique document to specific occupancies. He will also discuss how the impact of COVID-19 has pushed remote inspections to the forefront and the effect it has had on many of us.
If you are preparing to reopen your business after the COVID-19 outbreak, you will want to hear what Bill Koffel has to say in this NFPA “Reopening After Covid” Podcast.
In this Podcast Bill Koffel will discuss what the reopening after Covid will look like from a code and building safety perspective. Bill will also talk about what facility managers and building owners need to know as they get ready to open back up, as well the many ways that the Coronavirus could impact codes and standards and perhaps permanently alter our built to environment.
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Join Bill Koffel as he discusses a risk based approach to establishing alternate care sites and for temporary construction during the COVID-19 emergency. Specific issues to be discussed is using Chapter 19 of NFPA 101 as the baseline, building construction, sprinkler protection, fire alarm and detection systems, the use of suite provisions, acceptance testing and more. Methods to determine the risk posed by the patients/residents in the alternate care sites are also discussed.
The Podcast is presented by William E. Koffel, P.E., FSFPE, SASHE. Bill is President of Koffel Associates, Inc. and Chair of the NFPA Life Safety Technical Committee on Health Care Occupancies.
The podcast is the second in a series of three podcasts address COVID-19 challenges confronting the health care community. Join Bill Koffel as he discusses some of the operational considerations and challenges health care facilities are facing during the COVID-19 emergency. The challenges include: Inspection, testing and maintenance of systems and equipment; fire drills, internal audits and EOC rounds; waste containers; makeshift cooking operations; manufacture and storage of hand sanitizer materials; gas cylinder limits. Bill is President of Koffel Associates, Inc. and Chair of the NFPA Life Safety Technical Committee on Health Care Occupancies and the outgoing Chair of the NFPA Technical Committee responsible for NFPA 25.
The podcast highlights the resources that are available on the websites of the Corps of Engineers, CMMS, Joint Commission, DNVGL, Center for Health Design, ASHE, and NFPA. This overview podcast is the first of a series of three. The Podcast is presented by William E. Koffel, P.E., FSFPE, SASHE. Bill is President of Koffel Associates, Inc. and Chair of the NFPA Life Safety Technical Committee on Health Care Occupancies.