Safir firm at the ready to help owners handle emergencies.As the FDNY's new Office Building Emergency Action Plan goes into effect, building owners and managers now face expanded responsibility for ensuring the safety of tenants in non-fire emergency situations. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Howard Safir Howard Safir (born 1941 in the Bronx, New York) was New York City Fire Commissioner from 1994 to 1996 and New York City Police Commissioner from 1996 to 2000. Safir was appointed New York City's 29th Fire Commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor Rudolph W. , president of SafirRosetti and former Fire Commissioner and former Police Commissioner of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Local Law 26 establishes new criteria for emergency action and evacuations, with the potential to greatly enhance office building safety for both existing facilities and new construction. "As a result of the September 11 attacks September 11 attacks Series of airline hijackings and suicide bombings against U.S. targets perpetrated by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda. on the World Trade Center, it became very clear that new procedures were needed to protect the occupants of office buildings in the event of non-fire emergencies," said Mr. Safir. He said his firm was already advising building management companies about compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). , which are among the most comprehensive in the country. For instance, the FDNY's Office Building Emergency Action Plan, which went into effect on April 6, 2006, requires buildings to develop plans for five different emergency situations: explosions, chemical incident, biological incident, nuclear incident, and natural disasters. "This plan will have an impact on everyone--building mangers, owners, real estate corporate management, building security providers, fire safety directors, and even tenants," said Mr. Safir. "And, it places much more responsibility on all who now manage fire response situations--requiring more planning and the development of effective emergency response procedures." The plans must be submitted to the FDNY FDNY Fire Department New York (New York City, NY, USA) FDNY Fort Drum, New York (US Army) for review and acceptance and implemented in a three stage timetable, depending on a building's height. For instance, Aug. 31, 2006 is the deadline for buildings 40 stories in height or buildings designated as a landmark by the NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City Landmarks Commission. Buildings 25 stories in height must comply by October 30, 2006, and Dec. 31, 2006 is the deadline for the remaining buildings. |
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