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Resilience

Disaster & failure studies

National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee (NCSTAC) Meeting

28 September 2017
THE PORTRAIT ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 101
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY (NIST)
100 BUREAU DRIVE, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20899

AGENDA (PDF Download)

MEETING GOALS:

Review NIST’s response to the Committee’s 2016 annual report recommendations,
review update on the progress of the implementation of NIST Joplin tornado investigation’s recommendations,
review update on the Disaster and Failure Studies program,
and provide recommendations to NIST that will better prepare the readiness of future National Construction Safety Teams to carry out effective and impactful disaster and failure investigations.

Thursday, 28 September
Time	Topic	Discussion Leader
*Opening Remarks*
8:30 - 8:35 am	Call to Order Roll Call Safety Briefing	Judith Mitrani-Reiser Director, Disaster & Failure Studies Program NIST
8:35 – 8:40 am	Welcome Opening Remarks	Kent Rochford Acting NIST Director and Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology
8:40 – 8:50 am	Meeting Goals Welcome New Committee Members Review of Agenda	James Quiter NCSTAC Chairperson Principal Arup
8:50 - 9:05 am	NIST Response to the NCSTAC's 2016 Report to Congress	Howard Harary Director, Engineering Laboratory Designated Federal Officer NIST
9:05 – 9:20 am	Committee Discussion of the NIST Response to the 2016 Report to Congress	James Quiter
*Progress on Implementation of the Joplin Tornado Recommendations*
9:20–9:25 am	Summary of Progress on Joplin Recommendations	Judith Mitrani-Reiser
9:25 – 9:50 am	Tornado Hazard Characteristics and Associated Wind Field (Recommendations Group 1) Performance of Buildings, Shelters, Designated Safe Areas, and Lifelines (Recommendations Group 2)	Long Phan Leader, Structures Group NIST
9:50 – 10:05 am	BREAK
10:05 – 10:50 am	Tornado Hazard Characteristics and Associated Wind Field (Recommendations Group 1) Performance of Buildings, Shelters, Designated Safe Areas, and Lifelines (Recommendations Group 2)	Marc Levitan Acting Director, National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program NIST
10:50 - 11:10 am	Pattern, Location, and Cause of Fatalities and Injuries, and Associated Performance of Emergency Communications Systems and Public Response (Recommendations Group 3)	Erica Kuligowski Group Leader, Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Group NIST
11:10 - 11:30 am	Discussion of Progress on Joplin Recommendations	Judith Mitrani-Reiser
11:30 – 12:45 pm	Lunch at Dining Room A
12:45 – 1:05 pm	FACA (Federal Advisory Committee Act) Ethics Guidance	Jeffrey Harrington Senior Attorney, Ethics Law and Programs Division DOC
1:05 - 1:20 pm	Public Comment Period	James Quiter
*Disaster and Failure Studies Program Updates*
1:20 – 2:05 pm	Updates on DFS Work Towards Enhancing the Readiness of Teams (Mitrani-Reiser) Updates on DFS Work Towards Enhancing the Readiness of Teams (Averill) Updates on DFS Work Towards Enhancing the Readiness of Teams (van de Lindt & Peacock)	Judith Mitrani-Reiser Jason Averill Chief, Materials and Structural Systems Division NIST John van de Lindt & Walter Peacock Center for Risk-Based Community Resilience Planning Colorado State University & Texas A&M University
*Fire Research Division Updates*
2:05 – 2:20 pm	Updates on Requested Information from the Committee Regarding NCST Deployment	Nelson Bryner Chief, Fire Research Division NIST
2:20 - 2:40 pm	Discussion of Program Updates	Jason Averill
*Appreciation for Departing NCSTAC Members*
2:40 - 2:45 pm	Summary Remarks	Howard Harary
2:45– 3:00 pm	BREAK
*NCSTAC Discussions*
3:00 – 3:30 pm	Updates on Requested Information from the Committee Regarding NCST Deployment	Judith Mitrani-Reiser
3:30 - 4:00 pm	Discussion on Updates
4:00 - 5:00 pm	NCSTAC Preparation of Annual Report to Congress	James Quiter
5:00 pm	ADJOURN

Fire, Resilience, Disaster and failure studies, Resilient materials and Windstorm impact reduction

Created September 27, 2017, Updated April 5, 2022