Emergency Management

<BODY INFO_W3C="http://visualvision.com/w3c-validation.htm" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#FF0000" BGCOLOR="#F0F0F0"> <BASE TARGET="_top"> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#000080;font-size:14pt;'><I>Emergency Management </I></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0>  </DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='list-style-type:none;text-indent: 0mm;margin-left: 7mm;'> TimberED Services has had an active involvement in practical aspects of Emergency Risk Management since its inception. The staff has over 30 years experience in this area. </DIV> <DIV class=s0>  </DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#000080;font-size:12pt;'>Consultancy </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <TABLE WIDTH="96%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" > <TR> <TD WIDTH="81%" VALIGN="TOP" > <DIV class=s1>  </DIV> <DIV class=s1>  </DIV> <DIV class=s1> <B>Damage assessments and reports following severe wind events </B></DIV> <DIV class=s0>  </DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='text-indent: -10mm;'> <LI>Detailed structural inspection (begin within 24-48 hours of the event)  </LI></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='text-indent: -10mm;'> <LI>Work with emergency services eg FESA </LI></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='text-indent: -10mm;'> <LI>Advice to insurance assessors </LI></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='text-indent: -10mm;'> <LI>Recommendations to builders and local government building inspectors during retrofitting or reconstruction to ensure resilience of structures to future events </LI></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='text-indent: -10mm;'> <LI>Comprehensive report detailing failure mechanisms, recommendations </LI></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='text-indent: -10mm;'> <LI>Follow-up assessments during the recovery phase </LI></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='text-indent: -10mm;'> <LI>Feedback to Australian Codes and Standards committees </LI></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='text-indent: -10mm;'> <LI>Presentation of reports to relevant organisations</LI></DIV> </TD> <TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP" > <DIV class=s1> <IMG SRC="web_pages_200809_i000009.jpg" BORDER=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=150 HEIGHT=129 > </DIV> <DIV class=s1>  </DIV> <DIV class=s1> <IMG SRC="web_pages_200809_i000010.jpg" BORDER=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=150 HEIGHT=131 > </DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV> <DIV class=s0>  </DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'><I>Previous experience: </I></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'>TimberED Services has been involved in the investigation of damage caused by severe wind events such as cyclones and tornados in many parts of Australia, often in conjunction with James Cook University Cyclone Testing Station. In each case a detailed structural inspection is undertaken followed by a comprehensive report that describes failure mechanisms, and provides recommendations for reconstruction, retrofitting, and where appropriate advises changes to the Australian Codes and Standards. The findings have also been presented at workshops and seminars.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'>Geoff has prepared </FONT><FONT style='color:#575757;'><B>damage assessment reports</B></FONT><FONT style='color:#575757;'> following a number of Australian wind events such as tropical cyclones Kathy (Borroloola 1982), Connie (Port Hedland 1985), Orson (Karratha 1987), Vance (Exmouth 1999), <A class=s0 HREF="http://www.abcb.gov.au/index.cfm?objectid=02CE6A53-DE04-F18C-0A6DDA780E23FCE0">Larry</A> (Innisfail 2006) and George (Port Hedland 2007). TimberED has undertaken damage investigations following tornados in Mandurah, Bunbury, Wellington Mills and several in the Perth metropolitan area. </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'>Previous contracts with UNDP on the provision of low cost cyclone and earthquake resistant housing have taken Geoff to the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Pakistan, China, Papua and New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Western Samoa and New Zealand.This work included running courses and seminars, performing damage investigations and the completion of a regional Typhoon Damage Assessment matrix. TimberED Services also compiled a manual on retrofitting (connection details) of older housing to resist wind damage in Tonga. </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'>Geoff has been a member of the joint AS/NZS committee on loadings BD/6 and on a sub-committee for wind loads BD/6/2. He has also contributed to the revision of the ISO loading standards. </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'>TimberED Services developed the infrastructure components of the Recovery Management Manual for <A class=s0 HREF="http://www.ema.gov.au/">Emergency Management Australia</A>. </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'>TimberED Services has been engaged to develop components of Building Codes for Tonga and to perform wind damage risk assessments on the entire housing stock in a mining town. </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'>The company has previously provided advice to </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#575757;'>the Australian Building Codes Board on testing products in simulated cyclonic winds </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#575757;'>Western Australian Building Advisory Committee on loads/actions on buildings </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#575757;'>ABCB National Technical Summit </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'></FONT><FONT style='color:#000080;'><B>Risk Modelling </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'>Participation in multi-disciplinary modelling of damage from wind events </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'></FONT><FONT style='color:#575757;'><I>Previous experience </I></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'>Extensive experience in behaviour and design of structural materials including timber, steel and concrete.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'></FONT><FONT style='color:#000080;'><B>Mitigation strategies </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'>Mapping projects to assess and map risk to enable communities to establish appropriate design criteria to provide improved risk protection. </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#575757;'> </FONT></DIV>