One of the adverse consequences of the occurrence of a hostile fire or explosion incident is the sustainment of physical injuries often fatal in nature. As part of the forensic fire and explosion investigation and analysis, the careful evaluation of both the mechanism of such injuries and the responsibility for the occurrence of such injuries becomes paramount.
Likewise, another adverse consequence is the sustainment of property damage, the severity of which can range from minor to catastrophic. As another part of the forensic fire and explosion investigation and analysis, the strategic evaluation of the underlying causes for the realized severity of such realized property damage needs study.
Fire codes, building codes, life safety codes, electrical codes, mechanical codes, gas codes and other regulatory codes and standards are designed to keep building occupants safe, to facilitate their effective escape and/or third party rescue and to minimize the overall impact of physical damage.
Michael Schulz has extensive knowledge in the development, interpretation and application of laws, codes, standards, and recommended practices that focus on issues arising from the investigation and analysis of fires and explosions.
During his tenure with the fire service, he was responsible for supervising a municipal fire department's code development, fire inspection and code enforcement activities. He was also assigned to a mayoral task group that developed and implemented a revised municipal fire prevention code. During that assignment, he authored many portions of that new fire prevention code.
His involvement in the codes and standards making process provides him with a unique and specialized insight into the development, interpretation and application of such laws, codes, standards and recommended practices.
His professional training, education and experience include, but are not limited to, the interpretation and application of such codes and standards as the following:
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- International Code Council (ICC)
- Building Officials and Code Administrators International (BOCA)
- Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI)
- International Code and Buildings Officials (ICBO)
- American Insurance Institute (AIA)
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Underwriter's Laboratories, Incorporated (UL)
- Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Airline Transport Association (ATA)
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