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Resilience

Disaster & failure studies

October 23 NCSTAC Meeting Agenda and Presentations

NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TEAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE (NCSTAC) MEETING

October 23, 2020
THE PORTRAIT ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 101
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY (NIST)
100 BUREAU DRIVE, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20899

AGENDA

MEETING GOALS:

Review Disaster and Failure Studies Program Scoring of Events and Readiness of Teams,
Review the status of the NCST investigation of Hurricane Maria’s effects on Puerto Rico, and
Finalize Committee’s annual report to Congress.

October 23, 2020
*Opening Remarks*
10:00 am – 10:05 am	Call to Order Roll Call Safety Briefing	Ben Davis Management and Program Analyst NCST Designated Federal Officer NIST
10:05 am – 10:10 am	Welcome Opening Remarks	Howard Harary Director, Engineering Laboratory NIST
10:10 am – 10:15 am	Meeting Goals Welcome new Committee members Review of Agenda	Reggie DesRoches NCSTAC Chairperson Provost, Rice University

*Hurricane Maria Program Updates*
10:15 am – 10:25 am	DFS Scoring of Events and Readiness of Teams	Maria Dillard Acting Director, Disaster & Failure Studies Program & Associate Team Lead, Hurricane Maria NCST, NIST
10:25 am – 10:40 am	Discussion	NCST Advisory Committee

10:40 am – 10:55 am	Hurricane Maria NCST Investigation Update & Adaptions for COVID-19	Joseph Main Team Lead, Hurricane Maria NCST, NIST
10:55 am – 11:10 am	Hurricane Maria Investigation Project Management	Ben Davis
11:10 am – 11:25 am	Hurricane Maria NCST Investigation Morbidity and Mortality Project	Judith Mitrani-Reiser Associate Chief, Materials and Structural Systems Division NIST
11:25 am – 11:45 am	Discussion	NCST Advisory Committee
11:45 am – 12:00 pm	Public Comment Period	Reggie DesRoches
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm	Break	Benjamin Davis
12:15 pm – 2:00 pm	Working Session: NCSTAC Preparation of Annual Report to Congress	Reggie DesRoches
2:00 pm	Adjourn	Ben Davis

Created November 4, 2020, Updated April 5, 2022