Special Seismic Certification of Nonstructural Components to ASCE 7-16

by Andy Coughlin, P.E., S.E.

January 27, 2021; 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time

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ICC Preferred Provider Course Number: 13917

Seminar Description

Special Seismic Certification made its first appearance in the 2000 International Building Code, however it was not commonly enforced until California’s OSHPD agency started mandating seismic testing of equipment for hospitals after the adoption of the 2007 California Building Code. Today in Seismic Design Category C structures and above, all life safety systems and hazardous material storage require seismic certification as do most building equipment in Occupancy Category IV structures. Seismic certification is also required in electrical substations, nuclear facilities, and telecom equipment.

Speaker Bio

Andy Coughlin is the director of TRU Compliance, the product certification arm of Structural Integrity Associates, focused primarily on the seismic and wind performance of critical equipment in the healthcare, electrical generation and distribution, and critical utility sectors. TRU Compliance, formerly part of Tobolski Watkins Engineering, has tested over 800 components, certified over 25,000 individual products, and completed over 100 OSHPD OSP certification programs. Andy holds a master’s degree from Penn State University, a bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and is a license structural engineer in the State of California.

Registration Information

	1 Connection	Each Additional Connection
Early Registration Discounted Fee*	$260	$60
Regular Fee	$275	$65
* Registration on or before January 25, 2021

Please note a single registration allows you to have one connection. However, a number of people can view and listen to the seminar using one connection by using an LCD projector (or a large computer monitor) and good computer speakers or a speaker phone. All attendees, irrespective of the number of registered connections, can earn 0.2 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or 2.0 professional development hours (PDHs). CEU/PDH certificates are provided free of charge.

FAQ

• A connection is defined as a single web connection plus a single telephone connection (if necessary). If you want to sign up for more than one connection for this seminar, you will have the opportunity to do so after placing the seminar in your cart.
• A $15 fee will apply if the seminar registrant wishes to revise the web seminar registration (e.g. switch from one web seminar to another).
• Refunds are limited to 80 percent of fee and must be applied for in writing WITHIN THIRTY DAYS after the scheduled seminar.
• We are a registered provider for continuing education in the State of Florida (Provider # 4732), the State of New York (Provider # 99), the State of New Jersey (Provider # 24GP00014200), the State of Maryland, and for the Structural Engineers Certification Board (SECB) of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA).