2013 Building Safety Month Proclamations Available for Download

Building Safety Month earned the highest recognition during 2012 from President Barack Obama and his declaration of May as National Building Safety Month. You can expand recognition for 2013 Building Safety Month with an official proclamation from your local, state and national leaders. Download the 2013 Building Safety Month Proclamation in Word and PDF. For guidance on how to get an official proclamation, click here. For more information on the 2013 Building Safety Month celebration, click here.

Call for Award Nominations: Excellence in Fire and Life Safety

The Fire Life Safety Section (FLSS) is now accepting nominations for the 7th Annual Excellence in Fire and Life Safety Award, sponsored by the International Code Council. The award was developed by the ICC and FLSS to honor individuals who have dedicated themselves to saving lives and property through their work on building codes, fire-prevention practices or legislative efforts while demonstrating strong leadership in their fields.

We're seeking nominations of individuals whose service, professional abilities and leadership have been exemplary in promoting fire prevention and who epitomize the model fire-prevention and fire-protection professional. Nominees don't have to be International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) members, but you must be an IAFC member to submit a nomination.

Additional information, including past awardees, and the nomination form are on the FLSS awards webpage. You're welcome to submit supporting documents along with your nomination form.

Submit your nomination to Richard Miller:
By email to rmiller@iafc.org
By fax to 703-273-9363
By mail to R. Miller, IAFC, 4025 Fair Ridge Dr, Fairfax, VA 22033

All nominations must be postmarked no later than Friday, May 10, 2013 to meet deadline of May 13, 2013.

ICC, NASFM Offer Crowd Manager Training

The tragic nightclub fire in Brazil is a reminder of the importance of crowd management training. Building and fire officials are responsible to require trained crowd managers in compliance with the International Fire Code, NFPA-101 , NFPA-1 Fire Code and local ordinances to address safety in public assembly occupancies. The International Code Council and National Association of State Fire Marshals offer a two-hour interactive online course developed by experts.

Sponsored Scholarships Available April 29

Building Safety Month Campaign Materials Available

Sponsored by ICC, Building Safety Month (BSM) is celebrated by jurisdictions worldwide during the month of May. We invite you to take part in Building Safety Month by using the free, downloadable tools available on this website or by purchasing the printed campaign materials through the ICC Store. Resources include strategies to plan an event, posters, brochures, kids activity pages, stickers, pencils and hard hats. Jurisdictions are also encouraged to secure official Building Safety Month Proclamations using the downloadable template and guide. For more information, visit www.buildingsafetymonth.org.

ICC Evaluation Service Marks 10 Years of Nationwide Consolidation,
Unparalleled Engineering Expertise and Robust Product Evaluation Process

ICC-ES Success Based on more than 80 years of Product Evaluation Experience Trusted by Code Officials and Specifiers

Ten years ago, if a nationwide manufacturer introduced a new product for the construction industry it was more than likely they would need to purchase three evaluation reports to demonstrate to code officials and specifiers that the product was code compliant. Due to regional code differences, code compliance may have been different in the East, Midwest, South or West. Homebuilders, architects, engineers, designers and contractors faced the same obstacles, a patchwork of building safety regulations.

That all changed on Feb. 1, 2003, when three regional code organizations—Building Officials and Code Administrators, International Conference of Building Officials and Southern Building Code Congress International—began operating as one consolidated association: the International Code Council. Part of the consolidation brought together three evaluation services with more than 80 years of experience.

"ICC-ES has made much progress during the past 10 years, resulting in improved customer service, streamlined evaluation processes and new programs including a new expedited evaluation program and a new building product listing program to better serve the construction industry," said ICC-ES President Shahin Moinian, P.E. "Our broad technical expertise is the cornerstone upon which we are built."

The combined years of quality and staff experience separates ICC-ES from other evaluation services. ICC-ES engineers have extensive training and knowledge of the International Codes, as well as a broad range of industry standards. "ICC-ES Evaluation Reports are very helpful and important to our building department," said Sheila Lee, Building Official for the City of Santa Clara, Calif. "A product that has an ICC-ES Evaluation Report will save a lot of our research time because the product has already been analyzed by the experts at ICC-ES. Very often the approved product by ICC-ES will get approval in my department since the product has gone through the evaluation of meeting the current code requirements."

ICC-ES staffers are professional engineers, licensed structural engineers, Master Code Professionals, Certified Building Officials and hold degrees in several engineering disciplines. Many are active members of industry organizations and committees who regularly participate in meetings and offer suggestions when industry changes are considered. Each is actively involved in the development of ICC-ES acceptance criteria (AC) and works closely with the industry before and during Evaluation Committee meetings to ensure all comments for new or revised ACs are considered.

Today, ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) offers one evaluation that is readily recognized across the U.S. ICC-ES evaluation programs include evaluation reports (ESRs), Plumbing, Mechanical and Fuel Gas (PMG) listings for both the U.S. and Canada, Building Product listings and environmental reports.

ICC-ES is synonymous with unparalleled quality because it is ANSI-accredited and fully compliant with section 1703 of the International Building Code (IBC). ICC-ES is known for the rigorous technical review required to receive an evaluation report that building officials across the country respect.

New York City Special Inspection Agency Training

IAS is providing an overview of the IAS Accreditation Criteria for Special Inspection Agencies and New York City Department of Building requirements and rules that govern the accreditation of Special Inspection Agencies on April 17 and 18 in New York City. For more information, click here.

Washington, D.C. Names IAS as Preferred Accreditation Body

To ensure inspection agencies are qualified to perform third-party inspections in the nation's capital they must demonstrate compliance with the Construction Codes and the Procedure Manual. To perform third-party inspections, applicants accredited by the International Accreditation Service only need to provide evidence of a current IAS accreditation.

Share Your Chapter News with Us

Have a recent meeting you'd like to share with your fellow Chapters? Did you start a new program, elect new officers, have a successful training session or recognize a fellow Chapter member? Let's show our Chapter pride by sharing all the great things chapters do throughout the year in the name of public safety. Send your photos, captions and Chapter news items to chapters@iccsafe.org. We'll see that they are published in an upcoming edition of ICC eNews.

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