Interactive Overview of NFPA's New Technical Committee on Building Fire & Life Safety Directors

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Interactive Overview of NFPA's New Technical Committee on Building Fire & Life Safety Directors
Robert James, UL Jack Murphy, JJM & Associates, LLC Timothy Costello, JENSEN HUGHES Greg Granados, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

In April 2015, the NFPA Standards Council approved a new Technical Committee on Building Fire & Life Safety Directors, charged with providing minimum planning and operational requirements to safeguard life, health, property, and public welfare. The goal is to regulate and control the development, maintenance, and practice of emergency action plans in buildings with over 500 occupants, as well as specify the qualifications, duties and responsibilities for the individuals charged with the development, maintenance, practice and execution of those plans. This interactive session will provide an overview of the Committee's thoughts and gather input regarding the segmentation of the various topic areas to be addressed.

Presented by:

Robert James, UL
Robert J. James is a Program Manager with the Codes and Advisory Services Department of UL, LLC. His responsibilities include: managing and providing guidance for the UL regulatory fire plan in North America and Europe, fire protection related technical support to the regulatory community, providing educational seminars, developing internet based training programs, service on the model fire code committees, and serving as a liaison between the UL fire service research staff and the regulatory community.

Jack Murphy, JJM & Associates, LLC
Jack Murphy is a member of the BLF-AAA technical committee. He has over 30 years' experience in the fire and life safety arenas. He currently serves as Chairman of the NYC Fire Safety Directors Association and is an Adjunct Professor at the John Jay College/Fire Science Institute for the Fire/Life Safety Director courses. He has served in NYC in the capacity of a fire/life safety director for both a major health-care high-rise facility complex and for an international bank and their NYC high-rise and global buildings.

Timothy Costello, JENSEN HUGHES
Timothy Costello is a member of the BLF-AAA technical committee. He has 18 years of experience providing the analysis, review, design and specification, fire safety and emergency planning, and commissioning of fire protection and life safety systems. He has an extensive background in the analysis and application of NYC, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and the International Building and Fire Codes.

Greg Granados, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Greg Granados is a member of the BLF-AAA technical committee. He has BS in both Fire Administration and Fire Protection. He has 14 years' experience as a Certified Fire Protection Specialist, as well as 20 years as a locally-elected fire official and 14 years' experience in the private industry using efficiency tools.