CAL-EMA SAP Training

Western Council of Construction Consumers will be offering
CAL-EMA SAP Training in several regions throughout California.
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Cal-EMA
Safety Assessment Program (SAP) Training
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California Emergency Management Agency (Cal-EMA) Safety Assessment Program (SAP) utilizes volunteers and mutual aid resources to provide trained personnel to assist local governments in safety evaluation of their built environment following disasters. The program is managed by Cal-EMA with cooperation from professional partner organizations.

SAP Evaluators survey damaged facilities to determine any safety hazards to occupants or the general public, and provide recommended posting of placards denoting condition of each structure evaluated.

Upon completion of this one-day course, qualified attendees may be called upon to volunteer their time to assist local government in rapid safety assessment of their community after an earthquake or other disaster.

This full-day training is open to anyone. It includes the most currently updated CalEMA curriculum, practical examples of post-disaster field conditions impacting structural safety, assessing degree of severity, posting, and barricading procedures, etc., plus an exclusive Power Point presentation of response activities following the April 4, 2010, 7.2 Baja Earthquake along the California/Mexico border.

Certification as a SAP Evaluator is granted to engineers, architects, and building inspectors, and a Worker Emergency Response Team Card is issued (required to participate in emergency CALBO call-out operations). ID card photos are taken at registration; cards are mailed later. 

Certificate of Completion is granted to other attendees. Their skills and knowledge are valuable to assist Certified Evaluators at disaster scenes.

The following materials are provided at training:
SAP Student Manual ATC-20 Field Manual ATC-45 Field Manual

Instructor: David Karina, Assoc. AIA, Dynamic Engineering & Inspection, Inc.

Mr. Karina is two time past president of the American Construction Inspectors Association (ACIA), one of the five professional partnering organizations with Cal-EMA.  He currently serves on the Advisory Board of DSA and the Steering Committee for Cal-EMA.  David’s company, Dynamic Engineering and Inspection, is an associate member of Western Council of Construction Consumers.

David was the field coordinator Cal-EMA SAP Evaluators following the 7.2 Baja Earthquake that affected Imperial County communities along the California/Mexico border on April 4, 2010.

David Karina has conducted Cal-EMA SAP training classes for numerous communities, including, but not limited to, the cities of Huntington Beach, Redondo Beach, San Diego, and Oceanside, along with State Agencies, including OSHPD and DGS, as well as school districts, including San Diego Unified, Oceanside Unified, and 700+ evaluators at LAUSD.