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This document summarizes a presentation by Milosh Puchovsky on critical decisions impacted by fire protection engineering. It introduces Milosh as a professor and president of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers who has experience in consulting engineering, code development, and research. The presentation discusses gauging the impact of fire, understanding evolving regulations, recognizing changing challenges, influencing decision making, and obtaining core education in fire protection engineering. It emphasizes considering stakeholder objectives, available technologies, risk evaluation methods, and regulations to inform organizational fire safety decisions.

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Critical Decisions: How FPE’s Impact Our World Milosh Puchovsky, PE, FSFPE Professor of Practice President - SFPE
Your Presenter today Milosh Puchovsky, PE, FSFPE Fire Protection Engineer, Professor of Practice Summary of Experience Milosh is Professor of Practice, and Director of Corporate and Professional Education in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute where he specializes in (a) fire protection systems including sprinkler systems, fire pumps and water supply analysis; (b) fire hazard analysis and fire behavior; (c) means of egress and occupant movement; (d) building construction; (e) design and installation practices; and (f) building and fire regulations. Milosh was previously Assistant Vice President at the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) where he served as Secretary to the Standards Council overseeing the technical and regulatory development of all NFPA codes and standards. While at NFPA, Milosh also served as Principle Engineer holding responsibility for key technical projects including those on NFPA 13 - Sprinkler Systems, NFPA 14 – Standpipe Systems, NFPA 20 - Fire Pumps, NFPA 92 – Smoke Control Systems, NFPA 101 - Life Safety Code, NFPA 5000 - Building Code and the Fire Test Standards, among others. As a practicing consulting engineer, and loss control specialist for the insurance industry, Milosh designed, specified and evaluated various types of active and passive fire and life safety systems, and led building and infrastructure projects across the globe. Milosh remains active with fire protection engineering by: (a) developing and teaching graduate engineering courses and technical seminars; (b) evaluating building fire and life safety system performance; (c) conducting research in support of building and fire regulations; (d) authoring, editing and reviewing books and technical publications; and (e) serving on industry committees and panels, including those of the NFPA, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), and Underwriter’s Laboratories. Milosh is President-Elect and a Fellow of the SFPE, and is a member of the Society’s Engineering Licensing Committee. Milosh holds two engineering degrees, is a registered professional engineer and routinely speaks at conferences and technical programs internationally.
Agenda • Gauging the Impact of Fire • Understanding the Effect of Fire-Related Regulations • Recognizing Ever-Changing Challenges • Influencing the Decision Making • Obtaining Core Educational Criteria and Credentials
Gauging the Impact of Fire on: • Life safety • Our way of life • Property • Mission continuity • Environmental impact
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Fire Protection Engineering: Critical Decisions
Fire Protection Engineering: Critical Decisions
Fire Protection Engineering: Critical Decisions
Fire Protection Engineering: Critical Decisions
Fire Protection Engineering: Critical Decisions
Fire Protection Engineering: Critical Decisions
WHO ARE THE STAKEHOLDERS? WHAT ARE THEIR OBJECTIVES?
Ever-Changing Challenges
Informing decisions: • Operations of the organization and the desired fire safety goals and objectives of all stakeholders; • Available fire risk and hazard evaluation techniques; • Mandated rules and regulations including insurance company recommendations; • Available technologies, products and systems; • Associated design principles, calculation methods including computer models, testing protocols and forensic techniques
Core Competencies • Fire Dynamics & Behavior • Active Systems • Material Properties • Computer Modeling & Numerical Methods • Testing & Measurement • Data Analysis • Building Processes and Operations • Construction • Means of egress • Fire Fighting Protocols • Risk and Regulatory Policy
Skills Technical Knowledge Legal Implications Power of Persuasion
http://www.wpi.edu/academics/fpe
Fire Protection Engineering: Critical Decisions
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Fire Protection Engineering: Critical Decisions

  • 1. Critical Decisions: How FPE’s Impact Our World Milosh Puchovsky, PE, FSFPE Professor of Practice President - SFPE
  • 2. Your Presenter today Milosh Puchovsky, PE, FSFPE Fire Protection Engineer, Professor of Practice Summary of Experience Milosh is Professor of Practice, and Director of Corporate and Professional Education in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute where he specializes in (a) fire protection systems including sprinkler systems, fire pumps and water supply analysis; (b) fire hazard analysis and fire behavior; (c) means of egress and occupant movement; (d) building construction; (e) design and installation practices; and (f) building and fire regulations. Milosh was previously Assistant Vice President at the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) where he served as Secretary to the Standards Council overseeing the technical and regulatory development of all NFPA codes and standards. While at NFPA, Milosh also served as Principle Engineer holding responsibility for key technical projects including those on NFPA 13 - Sprinkler Systems, NFPA 14 – Standpipe Systems, NFPA 20 - Fire Pumps, NFPA 92 – Smoke Control Systems, NFPA 101 - Life Safety Code, NFPA 5000 - Building Code and the Fire Test Standards, among others. As a practicing consulting engineer, and loss control specialist for the insurance industry, Milosh designed, specified and evaluated various types of active and passive fire and life safety systems, and led building and infrastructure projects across the globe. Milosh remains active with fire protection engineering by: (a) developing and teaching graduate engineering courses and technical seminars; (b) evaluating building fire and life safety system performance; (c) conducting research in support of building and fire regulations; (d) authoring, editing and reviewing books and technical publications; and (e) serving on industry committees and panels, including those of the NFPA, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), and Underwriter’s Laboratories. Milosh is President-Elect and a Fellow of the SFPE, and is a member of the Society’s Engineering Licensing Committee. Milosh holds two engineering degrees, is a registered professional engineer and routinely speaks at conferences and technical programs internationally.
  • 3. Agenda • Gauging the Impact of Fire • Understanding the Effect of Fire-Related Regulations • Recognizing Ever-Changing Challenges • Influencing the Decision Making • Obtaining Core Educational Criteria and Credentials
  • 4. Gauging the Impact of Fire on: • Life safety • Our way of life • Property • Mission continuity • Environmental impact
  • 12. WHO ARE THE STAKEHOLDERS? WHAT ARE THEIR OBJECTIVES?
  • 14. Informing decisions: • Operations of the organization and the desired fire safety goals and objectives of all stakeholders; • Available fire risk and hazard evaluation techniques; • Mandated rules and regulations including insurance company recommendations; • Available technologies, products and systems; • Associated design principles, calculation methods including computer models, testing protocols and forensic techniques
  • 15. Core Competencies • Fire Dynamics & Behavior • Active Systems • Material Properties • Computer Modeling & Numerical Methods • Testing & Measurement • Data Analysis • Building Processes and Operations • Construction • Means of egress • Fire Fighting Protocols • Risk and Regulatory Policy