Seismic Stuff Comparisons

Question 1

Who reviews Field Act Buildings? What do they review for?

Who reviews Essential Service Buildings? What do they review for?

Who reviews Hospitals? What do they review for?

Who reviews Cal State of Univ of Cal Campus projects?

What kind of projects does DSA only do access compliance for?

Answer 1

Field Act Buildings: DSA,
-Structural, Fire life, Accessibility

Essential Service Buildings

• State owned = DSA
• other = Local Bld dpt. (DSA still observse and helps as needed)
• Structural, Fire Life, Accessibility, energy (if incentive)

Hospitals :

• OSHPD (note OSHPD enforced the DSA accessibility codes)
• OSFM for fire

Cal State or U of Cal projects:
-They act as there own building official. They use DSA for access and SFM for fire

DSA access compliance only checks for:

• CSU and UC projects
• State owned projects (that are not also state owned ESB or schools which they would do the whole thing on)

Question 2

What type of inspector is the owner required to hire for a state owned k-12 or community college project?

What type of inspector is the owner required to hire for an essential service building that must comply with ESBSA?

Answer 2

Field act projects require:
DSA certified inspector

ESBSSA projects require:
ICBO certified inspector (international council of building official)

Question 3

Who enforces the following:

Hospital Seismic Safety Act?

Field Act?

ESBSSA?

Answer 3

Who enforces the following:

Hospital Seismic Safety Act? OSHPD

Field Act? public schools, DSA

ESBSSA? DSA (if state) and Local (if not state)

Question 4

ESBSSA is under what code?

Field Act is under what code?

Hospital Seismic Safety Act is under what Code?

Answer 4

ESBSSA:

• CA health and Safety Code
• DSA or local

Field Act:

• Education Code
• DSA

Hospital Seismic Safety Act:

• CA health and Safety Code
• OSHPD

Question 5

Field Arch: is the architect required to do CO?

ESBSA: is the architect required to do CO?

Hospital Seismic Safety Act: is the Architect required to do CO?

Answer 5

Field Arch: yes

ESBSA: yes

Hospital Seismic Safety Act: yes?

Question 6

Field Act: Who submits reports during CO and where are they submitted to?

ESBSSA: Who submits reports during Co and where are they submitted to?

Hospital Seismic Safety Act: Who submits reports during CO and where are they submitted do?

Answer 6

Field Act:
-Arch, GC, Inspector all submit field reports to DSA

ESBSSA:
-Arch, GC, Inspector all submit field reports to DSA or Local depending on AHJ

HSSA: no comment..dont know. seems like no requirement.