Detecting Your Needs Signaling Change The 2016 CFAA Alberta Technical Seminar Wednesday, September 21, 2016 The Canadian Fire Alarm Association 85 Citizen Court, Units 3 & 4, Markham, Ontario L6G 1A8 www.cfaa.ca
SCHEDULE 7:30 8:30 am Registration and Complimentary Continental Breakfast 8:30 8:45 am President s Welcome and Introductions By: Russell Murray, Alberta Chapter 1st Vice-President 8:45 9:15 am CFAA Technician Requirements By: Al Bastien, CFAA Instructor/Education Committee Member 9:15 10:00 am Intelligibility of Fire Alarm Systems By: Curt Graber, Wattre Inc. 10:00 10:45 am An Outline and Recent Changes to CAN/ULC S536-13 By: Michael Liley, Tyco Integrated Fire & Security 10:45 11:20 am Coffee Break 11:20 12:00 pm Fire Departments and Fire Alarm Companies, we rely on each other. By: Dennis Friedel, City of Edmonton Fire Services 12:00 1:20 pm Buffet Lunch 1:20 2:00 pm The New CAN/ULC S524-06 Requirements for Strobes. By: Al Bastien, iconsult-lss 2:00 2:40 pm Commissioning of Fire & Life Safety Systems as per CAN/ ULC S1001 By: Steve Maudsley, Tyco Integrated Fire & Security 2:40 3:00 pm Coffee Break 3:00 3:40 pm Technician Tools required to properly complete an S536 and S537 report. How to apply these tools related to tests performed. By: Mark Wilson, Chubb Edwards 3:40 4:20 pm Code Development and Harmonization Update By: Kevan Jess, Alberta Municipal Affairs 4:20 pm Closing Remarks and Lucky Draw By: Russell Murray, Designcore Engineering, Event Moderator
SPEAKERS Curt Graber has 30 years of experience in design and prototyping of a wide variety of acoustic products. Mr. Graber has been intimately involved with all aspects of the design, development and production of the novel HyperSpike line of products that are currently in full production and sold to a worldwide client base including Commercial, Life safety and Military application uses. Mr. Graber headed the team that designed and produced the HS- 60 HyperSpike which has been acknowledged by Guinness Book of World Records as the loudest electro-acoustic speaker in the world (awarded 2008), the NASA/Gulfstream Aerospace SASS II program (Sonic Boom Simulator) and others. Mr. Graber was named with a team from Ultra Electronics as the 2014 Northrop Grumman Supplier of the year for Research and Development for a program in advanced acoustics. Mr. Graber is the founder of a National systems integration company with more than 500 successful projects covering 42 states including venues from 500-50,000 seats Mr. Graber has 43 US patents issued and 18 patents pending for advanced acoustic and electro-magnetic relevant technologies. Michael Liley, has been a member of the CFAA since 2003. He is a project manager at Tyco Integrated Fire and Security currently working on fire alarm projects big and small in Southern Alberta. A graduate of Seneca College s Fire Protection Engineering Technology program, he has experience in many facets of fire protection equipment including portable fire extinguishers, automatic fire sprinkler systems, clean agent / special hazard suppression systems and fire alarm systems throughout his 13 year career. Dennis Friedel, Captain Fire Prevention, City of Edmonton Fire Rescue Services. Dennis has over 25 years of experience working in the fire industry, 17 with the City of Edmonton. He conducts inspections, assists in code research, conducts lectures, and works with clients to help them understand the code and ways to comply with the code.
Al Bastien, is a leader in the field of life safety education. Having started in the fire alarm industry over twenty years ago as a technician, he continued to expand his skills and knowledge in the industry taking on roles in the sales of preventative maintenance and service agreements, large systems sales, project management, senior technician, technical support, service branch management and life safety consulting. He is an active member of the Canadian Fire Alarm Association serving on both the Ontario Chapter Executive and the National Education Committee. He has instructed the CFAA Fire Alarm Technician Program at St. Clair College of Applied Technology in the Continuing Education and continues to be a consultant in the field. Steve Maudsley has 37 years of Fire Alarm Life Safety experience. Steve was a founding Director of the CFAA Alberta Chapter. He has a strong passion for the industry and believes education is key to bringing betterment to the life safety industry. Steve looks forward to sharing information on the new ABC Commissioning requirements. Mark Wilson, started his career as an electrician spending 8 years working on various systems. In 2011 he received a Fire Systems Engineering Tech. diploma as well as becoming a Registered CFAA Technician. Currently Mark works for Chubb Edwards where he has held various positions within CE including technician, group leader to his present role as Operations Service Manager in Edmonton. Kevan Jess is concurrently the Chief Fire Administrator and the Manager of Flood Recovery for the Public Safety Division of Alberta Municipal Affairs. With over 35 years experience in emergency operations, code compliance and training across Western Canada Kevan has worked as a Fire Service Advisor, Inspector and Investigator and Assistant Fire Commissioner for Alberta Municipal Affairs and Operations Manager for the Alberta Emergency Management Agency.He holds most NFPA and Safety Codes Council certifications in fire and emergency services including those of Fire Inspector and Fire Investigator. He currently sits on ULC s S500F Fire Alarm and Detection Systems and S500B Fire Department Equipment committees and a number of national code development committees and working groups.
LOCATION LOCATION The Delta Edmonton South is hosting the 2016 Alberta Technical Seminar. The Hotel & Conference Centre is located at 4404 Gateway Blvd., Edmonton AB T6H 5C2. DIRECTIONS Driving Directions from the Edmonton International Airport are: Take Highway 2 north, continue to travel north and it will become Gateway Blvd. The hotel is located on the corner of Gateway Blvd and Whitemud Drive NW. For detailed directions and an interactive map visit http://www.marriott.com/hotels/maps/travel/yeges-delta-hotels-edmonton-southconference-centre/ PARKING Parking onsite is complimentary. The Delta Edmonton South Hotel has 4 levels of over 500 complimentary parking stalls for our guests. Trucks are encouraged to park on the ground level. All BioWare parking stalls are tow away zones from Monday Friday 8 am 5 pm only. OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS The Delta boasts 229 rooms plus 8 suites. This hotel is designated non-smoking. Reservations can be made by calling 1-780-434-6415. At time of posting, room rates are $141.00 plus taxes per night. SEMINAR FEES (GST Reg.No. R124389750) CFAA Member $165.00 + Tax Non-Member $199.00 + Tax
REGISTRATION Registrations will only be taken on-line at www.cfaa.ca and must be received before Friday September 16, 2016. On-line payment can be made by Visa, Master Card or AMEX. PRODUCT SHOWCASE Registration at the CFAA Technical Seminar includes admittance into the Product Showcase. The Product Showcase will be located in the Royal Ballroom and Foyer. The displays will be open during the morning registration, all refreshment breaks and lunch. CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS Registered CFAA Fire Alarm Technicians: you will acquire four (4) Category 2 CFAA Continuing Education Credits by attending this full-day Chapter Technical Seminar
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