FEMA P 2055 Post disasterBuildingSafetyEvaluationGuidance 2020
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FEMA P-2055, Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluation Guidance
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| FEMA | 2020 | 228 |
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| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | FEMA P-2055 |
| 3 | Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluation Guidance – Report on the Current State of Practice, including Recommendations Related to Structural and Nonstructural Safety and Habitability |
| 5 | Foreword |
| 7 | Preface |
| 9 | Executive Summary |
| 11 | Table of Contents |
| 15 | List of Figures |
| 17 | List of Tables |
| 19 | Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Legislative Mandate |
| 20 | 1.2 Purpose and Scope of Guide |
| 21 | 1.3 Target Audience 1.4 What is Covered |
| 24 | 1.5 Organization of Guide |
| 27 | Chapter 2: Context of Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluations 2.1 Overview |
| 28 | 2.2 Well-established Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluation Guidance |
| 31 | 2.3 FEMA Grant Assistance for Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluations |
| 32 | Safety Inspections |
| 33 | 2.4 Other Types of Building Assessments 2.4.1 Preliminary Damage Assessment |
| 34 | 2.4.2 FEMA Home Inspections |
| 35 | Resources 2.4.3 FEMA Public Assistance Site Visits and Inspections Resources 2.4.4 Substantial Damage Determinations |
| 37 | Resources 2.4.5 FEMA Building Performance and Mitigation Assessment Teams Resources |
| 38 | 2.4.6 Utility Inspections |
| 39 | 2.4.7 Insurance Claim Assessment |
| 40 | 2.4.8 Research Organization Assessments |
| 41 | 2.5 Building Code Administration and Enforcement Requirements for Building Safety Evaluations |
| 43 | 2.6 Resources for Building Safety Evaluations under the National Incident Management System |
| 45 | Chapter 3: Structural and Nonstructural Safety Evaluation 3.1 Overview |
| 47 | 3.2 Earthquakes |
| 49 | Best Practice Additional Discussion and Needs |
| 51 | 3.3 Windstorms and Floods Best Practice Additional Discussion and Needs |
| 52 | 3.4 Land Instability Best Practice Additional Discussion and Needs |
| 53 | 3.5 Volcanic Eruptions |
| 55 | Interim Recommendation Additional Discussion and Needs Resources |
| 56 | 3.6 Hail Storms |
| 57 | Interim Recommendation |
| 58 | Additional Discussion and Needs 3.7 Snow and Ice Storms |
| 60 | Interim Recommendation Additional Discussion and Needs |
| 61 | Resources 3.8 Fire |
| 62 | Interim Recommendation Additional Discussion and Needs |
| 63 | Resources 3.9 Explosion |
| 64 | Interim Recommendation |
| 65 | Additional Discussion and Needs 3.10 Multi-hazard Incidents |
| 67 | Interim Recommendation Additional Discussion and Needs |
| 69 | Resources 3.11 Evaluation of Historic and Cultural Resources |
| 71 | Best Practice |
| 72 | Additional Discussion and Needs Resources |
| 75 | Chapter 4: Habitability Evaluation and Other Considerations 4.1 Overview |
| 77 | 4.2 FEMA Policies on Habitability |
| 78 | 4.3 Habitability Evaluation Approaches and Evaluator Skills 4.3.1 Habitability Evaluation Approaches |
| 79 | 4.3.2 Evaluator Skills Needed |
| 80 | 4.4 Environmental Hazard Evaluation |
| 81 | Best Practice Interim Recommendation |
| 84 | Additional Discussion and Needs |
| 85 | 4.4.1 Natural Gas |
| 86 | Best Practice Evaluation Strategy for Building Safety Evaluator 4.4.2 Carbon Monoxide Best Practice Evaluation Strategy for Building Safety Evaluator |
| 87 | 4.4.3 Chemical Release Best Practice Evaluation Strategy for Building Safety Evaluator |
| 88 | 4.4.4 Soot and Fumes Best Practice Evaluation Strategy for Building Safety Evaluator |
| 89 | 4.4.5 Blackwater, Sewage, and Mold |
| 90 | Best Practice Evaluation Strategy for Building Safety Evaluator |
| 91 | 4.4.6 Asbestos |
| 92 | Best Practice Evaluation Strategy for Building Safety Evaluator 4.4.7 Lead-Based Paint |
| 93 | Best Practice Evaluation Strategy for Building Safety Evaluator 4.4.8 Parasites Best Practice Evaluation Strategy for Building Safety Evaluator |
| 94 | 4.4.9 Wild, Stray, and Dead Animals Best Practice Evaluation Strategy for Building Safety Evaluator 4.4.10 Biting and Stinging Insects Best Practice Evaluation Strategy for Building Safety Evaluator |
| 95 | 4.4.11 Debris and Refuse Best Practice Evaluation Strategy for Building Safety Evaluator 4.5 Building Systems and Services: Permanent Standards and Potential Temporary Standards |
| 97 | 4.5.1 Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Services 4.5.1.1 Pre-disaster Building Code Requirements |
| 100 | 4.5.1.2 Potential Temporary Standards after a Disaster |
| 101 | Interim Recommendation |
| 103 | 4.5.2 Fire Alarm, Carbon Monoxide Alarm, and Fire Protection Services 4.5.2.1 Pre-disaster Building Code Requirements |
| 104 | 4.5.2.2 Potential Temporary Standards after a Disaster Interim Recommendation |
| 105 | 4.6 Other Code Issues: Permanent and Potential Temporary Standards |
| 106 | 4.6.1 Habitable Space 4.6.1.1 Pre-disaster Building Code Requirements |
| 107 | 4.6.1.2 Potential Temporary Standards after a Disaster 4.6.2 Means of Egress/Emergency Escape |
| 108 | 4.6.2.1 Pre-Disaster Building Code Requirements |
| 109 | 4.6.2.2 Potential Temporary Standards After a Disaster 4.6.3 Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities, Access and Functional Needs, and Seniors 4.6.3.1 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) |
| 110 | 4.6.3.2 The Fair Housing Act |
| 111 | 4.6.3.3 Pre-disaster Requirements 4.6.3.4 Issues to Consider |
| 112 | 4.6.3.5 Temporary Standards After a Disaster |
| 113 | 4.6.4 Security 4.6.4.1 Pre-disaster Building Code Requirements |
| 114 | 4.6.4.2 Issues to Consider 4.6.4.3 Potential Temporary Standards after a Disaster |
| 115 | 4.7 Application to Non-Residential Occupancy Types 4.8 Framework for Developing Temporary Habitability Policies |
| 116 | 4.8.1 Interim Post-disaster Use of Residential Buildings |
| 118 | 4.8.2 Example Temporary Habitability Standard after a Disaster |
| 121 | 4.8.3 Issues to Consider in Developing Temporary Habitability Standards |
| 122 | 4.8.3.1 Technical Questions |
| 123 | 4.8.3.2 Administrative and Policy Questions |
| 125 | 4.8.4 Approach Options for Implementing Temporary Habitability Policies |
| 127 | Chapter 5: Pre-disaster Program Management 5.1 Overview |
| 129 | 5.2 Pre-planning |
| 130 | Interim Recommendation |
| 131 | 5.3 Resource Typing Best Practice |
| 132 | Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluator |
| 133 | Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluation Strike Team Leader Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluation Strike Team Technical Supervisor |
| 134 | Post-disaster Complex Structural Condition Evaluator Post-disaster Complex Architectural System Condition Evaluator |
| 135 | Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluation Team Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluation Strike Team |
| 136 | Organization Chart Additional Resource Types |
| 137 | 5.4 Certification and Training 5.4.1 Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluators |
| 141 | Best Practice Additional Discussion and Needs |
| 142 | 5.4.2 Emergency Management Personnel Interim Recommendations Additional Discussion and Needs |
| 143 | 5.5 Mutual Aid Resources and Agreements 5.5.1 Emergency Management Assistance Compact |
| 144 | 5.5.2 Other Mutual Aid Systems Best Practice Additional Discussion and Needs |
| 145 | 5.6 Volunteers, Liability, Good Samaritan Laws, and Workers’ Compensation 5.6.1 Good Samaritan Laws |
| 148 | 5.6.2 Federal Volunteer Protection Act 5.6.3 Workers’ Compensation 5.6.4 Portability of Licensure |
| 149 | Best Practice Interim Recommendation Additional Discussion and Needs |
| 150 | Resources 5.7 Necessary Laws and Policies |
| 151 | Interim Recommendation |
| 152 | Resources |
| 153 | Chapter 6: Post-disaster Program Management and Implementation 6.1 Overview |
| 155 | 6.2 Implementing the Post-disaster Safety Evaluation Section of the Emergency Management Plan |
| 156 | Best Practice 6.3 Deployment Safety and Tools |
| 157 | 6.3.1 Recommended Equipment for Personal Safety of Evaluators |
| 158 | 6.3.2 Safety from Environmental Hazards |
| 160 | Best Practice 6.3.3 Field Tools and Resources for Evaluators |
| 161 | Best Practice 6.4 Evaluation Prioritization |
| 162 | Interim Recommendation Additional Discussion and Needs 6.5 Deployment Resources |
| 163 | 6.5.1 National Level |
| 164 | Best Practice 6.5.2 State Level |
| 167 | Best Practice Interim Recommendation |
| 168 | 6.6 Data Collection and Reporting |
| 171 | Best Practice Interim Recommendation |
| 172 | 6.7 Quality Assurance |
| 175 | Interim Recommendation Additional Discussion and Needs |
| 176 | 6.8 Reevaluation Triggers |
| 177 | Interim Recommendation Additional Discussion and Needs 6.9 Changing or Removing a Placard |
| 178 | Interim Recommendation Additional Discussion and Needs |
| 179 | 6.10 Cordoning and Barricading |
| 180 | Best Practice Additional Discussion and Needs |
| 181 | 6.11 Communication with the Public, the Media, and Building Owners and Occupants |
| 182 | Interim Recommendation |
| 183 | Chapter 7: Emerging Technologies and Development Needs 7.1 Overview 7.2 Building Owner’s Guide to Safety Assessment |
| 184 | Recommendations 7.3 Emerging Technologies |
| 185 | 7.3.1 Social Media 7.3.2 Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence 7.3.3 Strong-motion Data |
| 186 | 7.3.4 Geospatial Data |
| 188 | 7.3.5 Aerial Vehicles 7.3.6 Other Technologies and Applications |
| 189 | Recommendations |
| 191 | Chapter 8: Conclusions and Recommendations 8.1 Guide Overview |
| 192 | 8.2 Key Conclusions |
| 193 | 8.3 Best Practices for Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluators |
| 198 | 8.4 Best Practices for Emergency Managers and Building Officials |
| 199 | 8.5 Best Practices for Policy Makers |
| 201 | Appendix A: Glossary and Acronyms A.1 Glossary |
| 205 | A.2 Acronyms |
| 211 | Appendix B: Referenced Codes and Standards |
| 213 | References |
| 223 | Project Participants |
| 228 | Back Cover |
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