Richard Roberts of Honeywell

Fire marshals, code officials, inspectors, facility owners and managers, and others responsible for building and life safety rely on NFPA 1 to help eliminate risks and maintain compliance. We will discuss today these updates on the Fire Alarm and Mass Notification sections.

Biography:

Mr. Roberts is a senior industry affairs manager at Honeywell Fire Safety. He has over thirty-five years of experience in the installation, sales, commissioning and product management of code compliant commercial fire alarm, carbon monoxide detection and security systems. Currently Mr. Roberts is responsible for codes and standards development at the federal, state, and local level as well as influencing changes to legislation.  He has board and committee affiliations with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). He is a member of 15 NFPA Technical Committees, Underwriters Laboratories (UL). He is also a member of two standards technical panels (STP’s) for carbon monoxide detection. For the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Mr. Roberts is on the Board of Directors, Chair of Building Codes Committee, and member of the Government Relations Committee. He is also on the Automatic Fire Alarm Association (AFAA) as member of the Board of Directors and member of the Codes and Standards Steering Committee.  As a member of the International Code Council (ICC), Mr. Roberts is on numerous Fire Code Action Committee (FCAC) and working groups relating to fire alarm, carbon monoxide, mass notification systems and in-building emergency responder communications. He is also a member of the model codes committe for the National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) and a member of the fire and life safety section of International Association of Fire Chiefs. He is on the board of directors for the Center for Campus Fire Safety (CCFS) and is co-chair of Codes and Standards Committee. For the Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC), Mr. Roberts is the Chair of the Government Affairs Committee and member of the Codes and Standards Committee. Please welcome Richard Roberts.

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Address:St. Charles, Illinois, United States

Jason Henry of Puget Sound Energy

IEEE 979 Guide for Substation Fire Protection,

Though they are rare, fires can occur within electrical substations. In the last 10 years Puget Sound Energy has had 3 substation fires within their service territory. The presentation will cover the fire risks within a substation and how IEEE 979 recommendations can be applied to mitigate the issues to provide life safety and substation reliability. We will cover how some examples of how Puget Sound Energy applies the guide in the design their substations existing and new substations.

Biography:

Mr. Henry is a consulting civil engineer at Puget Sound Energy. He has worked 13 years for consulting firms, Hammond Collier Wade Livingston and Davido Consulting Group. Since 2012 his role as senior civil engineer at Puget Sound Energy allowed him to engage in substation design and engineering and recently now a consultanting civil engineer with PSE. As a civil engineer on the Substation Design and Engineering team Mr. Henry is responsible for site design of the substation including grading, drainage and site access as well as design of the foundations and structures that support the electrical equipment. Jason graduated from Washington State University with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. Please welcome Jason Henry. 

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Address:35131 SE Center Street , , Snoqualmie, Washington, United States, 98065