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June 30-July 1, 2020 NCSTAC Meeting Agenda and Presentations

NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TEAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE (NCSTAC) MEETING

30 June - 1 July 2020
THE PORTRAIT ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 101
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY (NIST)
100 BUREAU DRIVE, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20899

AGENDA


MEETING GOALS:

  • Review NIST’s response to the NCSTAC’s 2019 Report to Congress,
  • review progress on the implementation of NIST Joplin tornado investigation's recommendations
  • review progress on the NCST investigation of Hurricane Maria’s effects on Puerto Rico, and
  • develop the Committee's annual report to Congress.                                                   
            

Tuesday , 30 June

            
            

Opening Remarks

            
            

10:30 am – 10:35 am

            

 

            
            

Call to Order
            Roll Call
            Safety Briefing

            
            

Ben Davis       

Management and Program Analyst 
NCST Designated Federal Officer
  

NIST

            
            

10:35 am – 10:50 am

            

 

            
            

Welcome
            Opening Remarks

            
            

Walt Copan      

DirectorNIST

            
            

10:50 am – 11:00 am

            

 

            
            

Meeting Goals
            Welcome new Committee members
            Review of Agenda

            

 

            
            

James Harris 

NCSTAC Chairperson
Owner, JR Harris & Co.

            
            

11:00 am – 11:10 am

            

 

            
NIST Response to the NCSTAC's 2019 Report to Congress             

Maria Dillard

Acting Director, Disaster & Failure Studies Program
            NIST

            
            

Progress on Implementation of the Joplin Tornado Recommendations

            
            

11:10 am – 11:30 am

            

 

            
            

Summary of Progress on Joplin Recommendations

            
            

Long Phan

Leader, Structures Group
            NIST

            

Marc Levitan

Research Wind Engineer, Structures Group
            NIST

            
            

11:30 am – 11:45 am

            

 

            
            

Committee Discussion of the NIST Response to the 2019 Report to Congress

            
            

James Harris

           
            
            

Hurricane Maria Program Updates

            
            

11:45 am – 11:55 am

            

 

            
Summary of Hurricane Maria NCST Investigation Progress             

Joseph Main

Team Lead, Hurricane Maria NCST,

NIST

            
            

 11:55 am – 12:25 pm

            

 

            
            

Hurricane Maria NCST Investigation Hazard Characterizations

            
            

DongHun Yeo  

Research Structural Engineer, Structures Engineer Group       

NIST

             

Scott Weaver

Director, National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program

NIST

                 
            

12:25 pm – 12:35 pm

            

 

            
BREAK             

 

            

12:35 pm – 12:50 pm

            

 

            
            

Hurricane Maria NCST Investigation Critical Buildings

            

Joseph Main

           
            

12:50 pm – 1:50 pm

            
Lunch Break  
            

1:50 pm – 2:05 pm

            

 

            
            

Hurricane Maria NCST Investigation Emergency Communications

            

Jo Johnson

Social Scientist and Earthquake Risk Mitigation Policy Analyst,

Earthquake Engineering Group

NIST            

2:05 pm – 2:20 pm              

Hurricane Maria NCST Investigation Morbidity and Mortality

            

 

            

 

            
            

Judy Mitrani-Reiser

Associate Chief,

Materials and Structural Systems Division     

NIST

            

2:20 pm – 2:35 pm

            

 

            
            

Committee Discussion of the Hurricane Maria NCST Investigation Progress and Collaborations

            
            

James Harris

             
            
            

2:35 pm – 2:50 pm

            

 

            
            

Public Comment Period

            
            

James Harris

            
            

2:50 pm – 3:25 pm

            

 

            

Infrastructure Systems Supporting Critical Buildings and Emergency Communications

Recovery of Business and Supply Chains Post-Hurricane Maria

Recovery of Social Functions

            

Kenneth Harrison

Operations Research Analyst,

Community Resilience Group

NIST

            

Jennifer Helgeson

Research Economist,

Applied Economics Office

NIST

            

Maria Dillard

            
            

3:25 – 3:35 pm

            

 

            
            

DFS Updates on Recent Events Scored and Enhancing the Readiness of Teams

            
            

Maria Dillard

            

 

            
            

3:35 pm – 3:40 pm

            

 

            
            

Summary Remarks

            
            

Howard Harary

Director, Engineering Laboratory

NIST            

 

            

                                                                                                                                                                                        Wednesday, 01 July
                
Time                                                                                                                            Topic Discussion Leader
                                                                                                                                           Preparatory Work Session: NCSTAC Annual Report to Congress
11:00 am – 11:05 am

Call to Order

Roll Call

Ben Davis
11:05 am – 12:00 pm  NCST Preparation of Annual Report to Congress James Harris
12:00 pm – 12:10 pm BREAK  
12:10 pm – 1:00 pm NCST Preparation of Annual Report to Congress

James Harris

1:00 pm

ADJOURN

Ben Davis
Created July 16, 2020, Updated April 5, 2022
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