Group H Occupancies for Building Departments- Full Day

Instructor: Steve Thomas

Description: This is a full day class that covers the subject of hazardous materials to assist the Building Official in properly dealing with the more dangerous occupancies. The pertinent sections of the IBC regarding Hazardous Materials will be covered, including each type of H occupancy, as well as additional sections of some other codes. The class covers how to correctly classify materials, correctly determine when a label of “H” occupancy is appropriate, and determines various manners of protection required to reduce risk. Control areas, storage, open and closed systems will all be discussed in depth.