April Training Session: Assessment, Testing, and Maintenance of Smoke Control Equipment in High-Rise Buildings

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You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Apr 14, 2022 09:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: OMFPOA Training & Education Program / Assessment, Testing, and Maintenance of Smoke Control Equipment in High-Rise Buildings

In this presentation, the requirements for some typical smoke control measures that are commonly found in new and existing buildings will be reviewed, some suggested steps that should be taken to conduct an initial test and provide a test and maintenance procedure to meet the requirements of the Ontario Fire Code will be discussed.

Speaker Bio:
Ali Asraei is a Professional Engineer with over 16 years experience working in the Fire Protection industry. Ali’s expertise includes fire alarm system design for commercial, aviation, transportation, industrial facilities, and residential; construction management and commissioning; fire alarm system Code compliance review and condition assessments as well as Building Code and Fire Code Consulting.

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