Oregon Safety Assessment Program

The Oregon Safety Assessment Program (OrSAP) provides professional resources to local governments to help with post-disaster building safety evaluations.

When disaster strikes a community, many facility and infrastructure inspections may be necessary. At the request of local government, OrSAP makes volunteers available to conduct rapid post-disaster building safety evaluations related to structural safety and habitability. OrSAP evaluators also provide recommended posting of placards that denote the condition of each structure evaluated.

Post-Disaster Building Safety Evaluation Training

For training questions please email OrSap@osfm.oregon.gov.

Become a Volunteer

Volunteers are a vital part of the OrSAP program. We are seeking qualified volunteers - engineers, architects, building inspectors, general contractors, or people with ICC certifications - who want to be certified as a post-disaster safety evaluator and have completed an approved ATC-20 or OrSAP training course.

When registration forms are received, OSFM will verify credentials and training. OrSAP will send a confirmation email when you are placed on the registry. An approved OrSAP refresher training must be taken every five years.

Click here to register

Please email questions to OrSap@osfm.oregon.gov.

History of OrSAP

On October 5, 2018, the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) of 2018 was signed into law as part of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2018. The goal is to improve the nation's capacity to respond to and recover from catastrophic events.

On August 9, 2019, the governor signed House Bill 2206, creating the Oregon Safety Assessment Program. This legislation directed the Department of the State Fire Marshal to develop and administer a statewide program to evaluate the condition of buildings after an emergency and determine whether the buildings may be safely occupied.

OrSAP Resource Types

OrSAP Building Safety Evaluator (BSE)	Certifying Agency	Professional License or Certification	Minimum Qualifications/Education
Type 3	--	--	EI (Engineer in Training/Engineer Intern)
Type 3	--	--	Bachelor of Architecture
Type 3			Any ICC Certification
Type 3			General Contractor License
Type 2	ICC Or Oregon BCD	Residential Building Inspector (ICC B1 or Oregon CAS)	--
Type 2	ICC or Oregon BCD	Residential Building Plans Examiner (ICC R3 or Oregon CAX)	--
Type 2	Any state in the U.S.	Professional Engineer	--
Type 2	Any state in the U.S.	Certified Engineering Geologist	--
Type 1	ICC or Oregon BCD	Commercial Building Inspector (ICC B2 or Oregon SIA)	--
Type 1	ICC or Oregon BCD	Commercial Building Plans Examiner (ICC B3 or Oregon PEA)	--
Type 1	ICC or Oregon BCD	Certified Building Official (ICC CBO or Oregon Building Official)	--
Type 1	ACIA¹	Construction Inspector Division II	--
Type 1	Any state in the U.S	Professional Structural Engineer	--
Type 1	Any state in the U.S	Professional Engineer	Specialization in Structures
Type 1	Any state in the U.S.	Registered Architect	--
Type 1 AND Complex Architectural System	Any state in the U.S.	Registered Architect	10 years of experience in the architectural design of complex building types, field investigation, and construction observation; OR 10 years of experience as a plans examiner for a major metropolitan jurisdiction ²
Type 1 AND Complex Architectural System	ICC or Oregon BCD	Commercial Plans Examiner (ICC B3 or Oregon PEA)	10 years of experience in the architectural design of complex building types, field investigation, and construction observation; OR 10 years of experience as a plans examiner for a major metropolitan jurisdiction²
Type 1 AND Complex Architectural System	ICC or Oregon BCD	Certified Building Official (ICC CBO or Oregon Building Official)	10 years of experience in the architectural design of complex building types, field investigation, and construction observation; OR 10 years of experience as a plans examiner for a major metropolitan jurisdiction²
Type 2 AND Complex Geological System	Any state in the U.S.	Professional Geotechnical Engineer	5 years of experience in building foundation design or analysis, including evaluation of existing building, field investigation, or construction observation.
Type 2 AND Complex Geological System	Any state in the U.S.	Registered Geologist	5 years of experience in building foundation design or analysis, including evaluation of existing building, field investigation, or construction observation
Type 2 AND Complex Geological System	Any state in the U.S.	Certified Engineering Geologist	5 years of experience in building foundation design or analysis, including evaluation of existing building, field investigation, or construction observation.
Type 1 AND Complex Structural System	Any state in the U.S.	Professional Structural Engineer	--
Type 1 AND Complex Structural System	Any state in the U.S.	Professional Engineer	Specialization in structures & 10 years’ experience in building design or analysis, including evaluation of existing buildings, field investigation, plan review, and construction observation.

¹ ACIA - American Construction Inspectors Association
² Major Jurisdiction – Population 100,000 or greater

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