WAsafe Building Safety Evaluations (ATC 20/45 Plus)

WAsafe Building Safety Evaluations (ATC 20/45 Plus)

An in-person, full-day training on post-disaster building safety evaluation procedures and WAsafe, Washington State's program for post-disaster volunteer responders is being offered through the Washington Association of Building Officials (WABO).

This training is a must for engineers, architects, building inspectors, plans examiners, and other construction industry professionals who are committed to using their unique professional skills to assist following a catastrophic event. Participants will learn how to properly assess buildings for safe occupancy following a major earthquake, flood, or wind event. The training incorporates material from internationally recognized standards: ATC-20 (Post-Earthquake Safety Evaluation of Buildings) and ATC–45 (Safety Evaluation of Buildings after Windstorms and Floods), The class also covers response to landslides, fires, and other hazards, with an emphasis on hazards in Washington state. Real events and examples will be used.

Students will also be introduced to the statewide process for volunteer emergency worker enrollment and responder dispatch through the WAsafe program. Taking this course is one of the requirements for those who wish to enroll in the WAsafe registry as a Building Safety Evaluator, or for those whose enrollments are expiring and want to renew. 

This class is eligible for professional continuing education credits: 7.0 PDHs (engineers), 8.0 LUs/HSW (architects), or 0.7 CEUs (ICC credits for building department professionals). 

The primary Instructors will be SEAW members Paul Brallier and Greg Hensley.Pr

Price is $125 and includes lunch.

For more details and registration, go to WAsafe Training Oct 2026