We are pleased to have “Mike Crowley, P.E., FSFPE – Operations Manager, Texas Principal Advisor, Fire Protection Engineering Coffman Engineers” who will be speaking at our April meeting.
TOPIC: Update for the 2024 NFPA 101 Health Care Related Changes
NFPA 101 is on a 3-year update cycle. The newest version is the 2024 edition. This presentation will review the major changes related to means of egress, health care, ambulatory care and business occupancies. These changes allow new options for design . Health care facilities are the most heavily regulated occupancy in the US. With multiple AHJ’s, compliance is always a challenge. We will discuss the status of CMS and rumors of a Code update. The update process for GA , CMS and NFPA will be discussed. Hopefully at the end of the presentation the status of NFPA 101 2024 edition will be clearer.
Learn Objectives:
- Discuss the new requirements for Chapter 7 on means of egress
- Review and highlight the major changes in health care, ambulatory care, and business occupancies
- Discuss the national (CMS) impact of this new edition
- Present the change process for GA, CMS, and the next edition of NFPA 101
SPEAKER: Mike Crowley, PE, FSFPE Operations Manager, Texas Principal Advisor, Fire Protection Engineering Coffman Engineers
Mike Crowley is a Principal Advisor with Coffman Engineers based in The Woodlands, TX. He holds a BS in Fire Protection and Safety Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, and an MBA from The University of Houston.
Mike is a licensed professional engineer in 6 states. Mike has more than 40 years of fire protection engineering consulting experience. Professional organization involvement includes Fellow in Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), Lifetime Member of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) with past and present activity on NFPA Technical Committees including NFPA 101 – Healthcare Occupancies and Means of Egress, and NFPA 99 Correlating Committee, Fundamentals Technical Committee and Technical Committee on Piping Systems. Mike was the 2020 President of SFPE and current Member of NFPA Standards Council. He is a Life Safety Code and NFPA 99 instructor for NFPA. In addition, he is a Fellow Member of the American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE).
Mike has authored numerous technical articles and made presentations at various conferences and symposiums. Mike provides consulting to architects, facility managers and building owners around the world.
The meeting will be held on April 8, 2024. Registration begins at 11:30am Maggiano’s Perimeter – 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Rd. Dunwoody, GA. We are excited about our program!
Please register online at www.sfpeatlanta.org BEFORE 2pm Friday, April 5 to take advantage of the $37.00 advance reservation rate. If you have any questions, please contact Tracy Williams tracysfpeatlanta@gmail.com.
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