National Standard for Design and Assessment of Buildings Against Blasts (CRTI-07-0176TD)

1. National Standard for Design and Assessment of Buildings Against Blasts(CRTI-07-0176TD) Simon Foo, Edward Morofsky & Brian Kyle Professional & Technical Service Management Real Property Branch Dwayne Torrey Canadian Standards Association Public Security S&T Summer Symposium 2009, Ottawa, June 15-18.

2. Project Objective • To improve the GoC’s preparedness and prevention capabilities against blast threats • through the development of a national Standard for the design and assessment of buildings against blast effects • The project addresses the need for Guidelines & Codes

3. Project Overview Working Group: Critical Review & Knowledge Gap Identification CSA Technical Committee Focused Research Standard Development Training for end-users: RCMP, DFAIT, PWGSC

4. Critical Review • A working group to • (a) conduct a comprehensive review of the existing research results, guidelines and standards, and • (b) provide recommendations on • the adequacy, feasibility, advantages and/or disadvantages of adopting these documents • a preliminary outline of the new Standard • a draft plan for the focused research

5. Focused research • In support of Standard development • To conduct focused research such that defined knowledge gaps are filled and technical issues raised during the Standard development are resolved by analytical and/or experimental investigations • Research requirement proposed in the review report and by the technical subcommittees are being reviewed • Focused research to commence in summer of 2009

6. Technology Transfer • Technology transfer through conferences, workshops, journals, and outreach program • National collaboration, i.e. BTTF • Training sessions for end-users (such as RCMP, PWGSC, DFAIT) planned for spring/summer of 2011

7. Canadian Standards Association CSA S850 Design and assessment of buildings against blasts

8. Who is CSA? • Independent, not-for-profit • More than 9000 members • Established 1919 • Part of the National Standards System • Facilitator in the development of standards • Our goal: • Making standards work for people & business

9. How standards work • Stipulate requirements • May be guidelines & practices • Voluntary • Mandatory only when referenced • Regulatory agencies may adjust requirements

10. How standards help

12. Chair CSA Project Manager Voting Matrix • Users • Manufacturers • Regulators • General Interest Associate Members Information Subscribers Blast resistant buildings committee membership • Balanced matrix approach • National representation • Members develop standard • Members assist in technology transfer

13. Roles & Responsibilities • CSA: • facilitates and administers • ensures process is followed • edits • Members • develop content • review public comments • vote on final standard

14. Committee history & schedule • Committee established in summer 2008 • Technical Committee (TC) & Executive meetings to date: • September 2008 (TC) • January 2009 (Chairs Teleconference) • Toronto, April 2009 (TC) • Upcoming meetings: • June 2009 (Chairs Teleconference) • Ottawa, September 2009 (TC) • Approximately 3 face-to-face committee meetings in 2010 • Public Review draft anticipated in Spring 2011

15. Acknowledgement • Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear, and Explosives Research Technology Initiative (CRTI-07-0176TD) • Centre for Security Science • Project Partners: • NRCan/CERL (Canadian Explosives Research Lab) • RCMP Technical Security Branch • DFAIT • Canadian Standards Association • McMaster University • University of Ottawa • ABS Consulting