Agreed!
Something new this year, was the following presentation:
The Need to Improve Facility Operations, Maintenance, and Repair (OM&R) Safety through Early Design Interventions
Upon a project's completion of day-to-day operations, maintenance and repairs become the responsibility of facility managers (FM). This presentation will explore FM safety needs, focusing on a direct preliminary investigation with facility owners. Information is provided on types of OSH incidences that occur in various facilities, and the facility features that may require modifications after occupancy to address the owner's OSH needs, as well as the measures taken by FM personnel to address safety needs.
Speakers: Nicholas Tymvios, Ph.D., Bucknell University; Glenda Mayo, Ph.D., LEED-AP, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Jake Smithwick, Ph.D., MPA, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte; and Joe Archie, Director of Campus Operations at Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
Nick and his colleague spoke on the importance of engaging the facility manager during the design phase for input on maintenance needs throughout the lifetime of the building. This was the first time I have heard encouragement to do this. Keeping those who maintain the building safe should not be an afterthought!
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Chad Morrison P.E., M.ASCE
Professional Engineer
Greenville RI
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-01-2020 10:49
From: James Worrell
Subject: Construction Institutes Summit!
Chad: I think that any discussion on safety by design should consider the safety of those who work in or near the structure, those who perform maintenance, and those constructing the structure. There are many real life examples of all of these.
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Jim Worrell] Retired
PE, RLS (retired)
Raleigh, NC
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-19-2020 17:04
From: Chad Morrison
Subject: Construction Institutes Summit!
Sophie,
I will be participating in the Assessing Safety Risk session on Friday. Please ask about Safety By Design and how to implement it into your practice.
Looking forward to challenging questions! See you there!
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Chad Morrison P.E., M.ASCE
Professional Engineer
Greenville RI
Original Message:
Sent: 02-18-2020 13:13
From: Sophie Lipomanis
Subject: Construction Institutes Summit!
Howdy everybody!
Tomorrow, the Construction Institutes 2020 Summit is underway! I wanted to open up a discussion on the content of the conference for students, most of the material is super-technical but can be located on the program tab using the link below. I planned on attending as many technical sessions as possible to take detailed notes/ask your questions! Please add any comments/questions to this thread.
Hope to see many of you there!
Summit Website:
https://www.cisummit.org/
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Sophie Lipomanis
J.B. Speed School of Engineering | Civil Engineering Student Ambassador
American Society of Civil Engineers (S.C.) | Vice President
National ASCE Student Ambassador
Speed School Student Council | Director of Society Relations
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