Risk, It’s Everywhere: How to Recognize it, Evaluate it, and Mitigate it

Continuing for Spring 2024: Electronic PDHs will be available to Chapter members at no cost for virtual presentations.  If you are not a current member you may still enjoy the presentation at no charge, or pay $10 at registration to be granted a PDH.

This is an online event.  You must join from a computer, no dial-in only information is available. The meeting details will be made available when you register.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES and OUTCOMES:

• This presentation will discuss the concept of risk, the components that contribute to it, and the role that it plays within fire safety. 

• In particular it will focus on the use of risk based analyses to meet performance objectives and the difference between prescriptive codes (accepted risk) and performance based design.

•  Impacts to environment, life safety, business continuity, and reputation will be discussed.

• For over 25 years Noah has focused on understanding fire and explosion’s interaction with both built and natural environments. He presently serves as Chief Operating Officer at Fire & Risk Alliance, LLC. and he oversees the Risk, Modeling, Applied Research, Performance Based Design, and Forensics groups. He is a licensed professional fire protection engineer in numerous states and focuses on how safety can be improved through the use of engineering analysis and product improvement. He has a BS and MS in Fire Protection Engineering and MBA from UMD, and a PhD in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering. Noah teaches fire safety courses in the FPE department at UMD, the University of Waterloo, and a course at Stellenbosch University. Additionally, Dr. Ryder has been awarded numerous patents, serves on the SFPE Foundation Board, serves as a principal member of NFPA 855 and other NFPA technical committees, and frequently publishes and presents his work.