Safety Assessment Program Evaluator Student Manual

CA Emergency Mgmt. Agency Safety Assessment Program Evaluator Manual April 20112.6 Evaluation ProcessATC-20 recognizes three levels in the evaluation process. The Safety Assessment Program willbe involved with only the first two of these evaluation levels.Figure 2-37 – Evaluation flow chartThe three levels or types of evaluations are defined as follows:Rapid Evaluation – where buildings are rapidly assessed for safety, taking about 10 to20 minutes per building. The purpose of this type of evaluation is to quickly identify andpost the obviously safe or unsafe structures. If access to the interior is available and thebuilding is safe enough, the building can be entered for a quick walk-through to see ifthere is any potentially serious damage or interior falling hazards inside the building.Detailed Evaluation – where buildings are assessed more thoroughly, spending moreinvestigation into the structural systems. Detailed evaluations can take anywhere fromone to four hours, depending on the size of the building. This level of evaluation is usedmost often for buildings where the safety of the building is controversial, or is otherwise61