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November 8, 2021 NCSTAC Meeting Agenda

NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TEAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE (NCSTAC) MEETING

November 8, 2021
Web Conference
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY (NIST)
100 BUREAU DRIVE, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20899

AGENDA


MEETING GOALS:

● Review the status of the NCST investigation of Hurricane Maria’s effects on Puerto Rico,
● Review the establishment of the NCST investigation of the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida,
● Review Disaster and Failure Studies Program Scoring of Events and Readiness of Teams, and
● Finalize Committee’s annual report to Congress.

            

                                                                                                         November 8, 2021

            
            

                                                                                            Opening Remarks

            

11:00 am – 11:05 am

            

 

            
            

Call to Order
 Roll Call
            

            
            

Ben Davis       

Management and Program Analyst & 
NCSTAC Designated Federal Officer,  

NIST

            
            

11:05 am – 11:15 am

            

 

            
            

Welcome
Opening Remarks

            
            

James K. Olthoff 

NIST Acting Director

            
11:15 am - 11:25 am Meeting Goals
Review of Agenda
Reggie DesRoches
NCSTAC Chairperson
Provost
Rice University
                                                                                               Disaster and Failure Studies Program Updates
            

11:25 am – 11:40 am

            
            

DFS Updates on Enhancing the Readiness of Teams

            
            

Tanya Brown-Giammanco

Director of Disaster & Failure Studies

NIST

           
            

11:40 am – 11:50 am

             
            
            

Committee Discussion of the DFS Updates

            
            

Reggie DesRoches

           
            
                                                                                                Hurricane Maria NCST Updates
            

11:50 am – 12:10 pm

Hurricane Maria NCST Investigation Update             

Joseph Main

Team Lead, Hurricane Maria NCST NIST

12:10 pm - 12:25 pm Committee Discussion of the Hurricane Maria NCST Investigation Update Reggie DesRoches
            

 12:25 pm - 12:55 pm

            

 

            
            

LUNCH BREAK

            
            

Ben Davis

                 
                                                                                             Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation
            

12:55 pm - 1:20 pm

            

 

            

Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation Overview

Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation Overview (video)

            

Judith Mitrani-Reiser

Team Lead, Champlain Towers South NCST
NIST

            

1:20 pm - 1:45 pm

            

 

            
            

Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation Update

Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation Update (video)

            

Glenn Bell
Associate Team Lead, Champlain Towers South NCST
NIST

           
            

1:45 pm - 2:15 pm

            
Committee Discussion of the Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation Reggie DesRoches
2:15 pm - 2:25 pm Summary Remarks Joannie Chin
Acting Director, Engineering Laboratory
NIST
2:25 pm – 2:55 pm Public Comment Period Ben Davis
2:55 pm – 5:00 pm NCSTAC Preparation of Annual Report to Congress Reggie DesRoches
5:00 pm ADJOURN Ben Davis

 

Created November 5, 2021, Updated April 5, 2022