ESBSSA

Question 1

ESBSSA:

What does ESBSSA stand for:

Answer 1

ESBSSA:

Essential Service Building Seismic Safety Act

Question 2

ESBSSA:

What are these bld designed to resist?

Answer 2

ESBSSA:

1. Fire
2. Earthquake
3. Gravity
4. Wind

Question 3

ESBSSA:

Examples of non-structural components that are essential to operation?

What must these be protected from?

Answer 3

ESBSSA:

1. Comm Systems
2. Transformers/Elec
3. Emergency backup systems
4. Earthquake
5. Gravity
6. Wind
7. Fire

Question 4

ESBSSA:

What buildings are essential service buildings?

What types of buildings are surprising not considers essential service buildings?

Whats the difference between an essential service building and an essential facility?

Answer 4

ESBSSA:

1. Police Stations (all types)
2. Fire Stations
3. Emergency Operations Centers
4. Emergency Dispatch Centers

• Hospitals ect are not essential service buildings….. dont confuse essential service buildings with the essential facilities listed on the structural occupancy categories which do have hospitals ect.
• ESB are part of the ESBSA while EF are part of the structural occupancy categories

Question 5

ESBSSA:

What code is the Essential Service Building Safety Act a part of?

Answer 5

ESBSSA:

California Health and Safety Code

Question 6

ESBSSA:

Who reviews plans and specs?

Answer 6

ESBSSA:

Local = local bld dpt
State = DSA
Leased by state = DSA

Question 7

ESBSSA:

What if local Bld Dpt does not have qualified staff to review

Answer 7

ESBSSA:

Local Bld Dpt has to hire them.

Question 8

ESBSSA:

What otherwise ESB are exempt from this act?

Are they still essential service buildings?

Answer 8

ESBSSA:

Type V and Type II n under 2,000 sf

-yes, they just don’t have to comply with the ESBSSA

Question 9

ESBSSA:

Who can prepare the drawings?

Answer 9

ESBSSA:

1. Architect
2. Civil eng.
3. Structural eng

Question 10

ESBSSA:

is the architect required to do CO?

What is involved?

Answer 10

ESBSSA:

Yes…if they were the “design professional in charge” of the design. Work must be observed by the same arch, civil, structural that did the design…(unless work did not include any of there scope)

1. “periodic” visits and reports

Question 11

ESBSSA:

Who provides the inspector?

What qualification does the inspector need?

Answer 11

ESBSSA:

The owner provides the inspector

inspector must be certified by ICBO International Conference of Building Official or other IBC qualifications.

Question 12

ESBSSA:

How often are field reports required?

What is the purpose of these reports?

Who is required to provide field op reports?

Where do these field reports get submitted?

Answer 12

ESBSSA:

• periodically
• Verify construction meets plans/spec/code
• Arch
• Certified Eng
• GC
• Inspector hired by owner

DSA or local AHJ depending on who is in charge (state or local project)

Question 13

ESBSSA:

Summary of special requirements during CO

Answer 13

ESBSSA:

1. CO must be done by “resonsible prof in charge” that did drawings
2. owner must hire a qualified inspector ICBO certified
3. Arch, Inspector, GC all write field reports for DSA and review each others reports

Question 14

ESBSSA:

Where are essential service buildings defined

Answer 14

ESBSSA:

CCR T24 part 1 admin code

note:
-part 1, Admin Code
-part 2, Building Code
-part 2.5, Res Code
-part 3, Elec Code
.......

Question 15

Diff between review authority for ESBSSA and Fields Act Blsa

Answer 15

Fields is always DSA… ESBSSA can be local unless owned or leased by state. DSA still watches