Safety Assessment Program Evaluator Student Manual

CA Emergency Mgmt. Agency Safety Assessment Program Evaluator Manual April 20115.3.1 Completing the Airport Evaluation FormRecommendations – This section can be used to request monitoring of damaged features and toelaborate on monitoring requirements. For example, a runway with cracks in it may be furtherdamaged over time by repeated aftershocks. The cracks could become wider, or in the worstcase scenario, end up separating vertically. The evaluator can describe in this section of the formwhat features of the airport needs to be monitored, why, and if there is a point where thecondition could point to a re-evaluation of the facility for safety, or some other necessary action.The second part of this section allows the evaluator to provide information about the postingdecision that would be important for the jurisdiction to know.Comments – This section is used to explain anything that needs additional explanation. If thereis not enough room in the provided area on the form, the evaluator can write “Over” in theremaining space and continue on the back of the form. If the airport needed to be postedRESTRICTED USE, it is here that the evaluator would indicate the restrictions. If the posting isUNSAFE, the reasons for that choice would be provided here.Damage Observed (DO) – The damage observed scale runs from 0 to 6, and is used to rate thedamages that are found. Damage rates run from 0=None, to 3=Moderate, to 6=Total. This scalegives the evaluator and the jurisdiction a toll to indicate the level of damage. However, theevaluator‟s use of the scales is based strictly on their professional judgment.Surface Displacement – This section is used to note the vertical and horizontal displacement ofthe various parts of the airport‟s paved areas. The first line is used to indicate the level ofdamage using the Damage Observed scale. The second and third lines are used to record theactual displacements measured at the time of the evaluation. There are rare occasions whenrunways pass over streets; these structures are considered bridges, and the Bridge Evaluationform should be used for these. The same holds true for pedestrian bridges, viaducts, oroverpasses. If Bridge Evaluation forms are used, they should be attached to the AirportEvaluation form.Underground Utilities – For each of the utilities listed, the SAP team will estimate the level ofdamage using the Damage Observed scale. If any of these utilities are damaged, it couldconstitute grounds for a RESTRICTED USE posting for the airport. For example, if the sewersystem has failed, the damage might not be enough to warrant an UNSAFE posting, but therewould certainly be restrictions on using the airport restrooms until the sewer system was fixed.This would especially be a concern if the airport was being used as a disaster response stagingarea. In this case, the restrooms would be closed and locked, and portable toilets brought in ifnecessary, until the sewer system was repaired.Buildings – For each of the buildings, either a Rapid Evaluation or a Detailed Evaluation formshould be filled out. The results of those assessments will be used to provide more backgroundinformation on determining the overall level of damage and use of the airport. The buildingevaluation forms should be attached to the Airport Evaluation form.Remarks – This section of the form allows for expanding upon the safety assessment results ofthe various parts of the airport facility. Further, this is a good place to cross-reference to eitherthe Bridge or the building evaluation forms, if these are used.144