BOMA Education Seminar: Safety In Commercial Real Estate

Emergency Preparedness and Life Safety Programs

This 5-hour workshop provides property managers and building staff with a thorough understanding of how to both administer an effective, code-compliant life safety program as well as lead an effective emergency response at their facility.  The course will also address recent trends and emerging challenges, such as how to adapt life safety programs to the more hybrid workplace environment and the unique risks posed by electric vehicles, bikes, and scooters. 

This session is currently pending approval for 5 Continuing Education Real Estate Clock Hours through the Washington State Department of Licensing. Registrants will be notified when the approval is verified. 

 Topics covered will include:

• Code requirements and industry standards for 
• Emergency response plans, diagrams, and training & drills
• Inspection, testing, and maintenance of life safety systems
• Fire Department inspections
• Emergency response procedures
• General principles
• Communications during emergencies
• Core response procedures (evacuation, internal relocation, shelter in place)
• Fire
• Medical emergencies
• Earthquakes
• Bomb threats and suspicious packages
• Workplace violence
• Active shooter
• Other specific scenarios
• Sustaining effective tenant floor warden programs

A robust Q&A will follow the presentation led by a panel of commercial real estate leaders in Seattle/King County. 

This workshop will be led by Rob French, Principal at AK Preparedness, a Seattle-based firm specializing in emergency response and life safety planning, training, and software.  AK brings 43 years of experience working with office, residential, industrial, and government facilities throughout North America and Europe. Local clients include Amazon, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Fifth Avenue Theatre, the Space Needle, and more than 150 commercial office and industrial buildings. 

Lunch will be provided for attendees. 

Cost: Members - $75, Non-Members $95