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BOMA Helps Provide Safer Workplaces
Fall 2013
In an increasingly threatening world, BOMA San Francisco members continue to produce educational training programs to better assure their office tenants of a safe working
environment. For instance, the fifth Annual Emergency Preparedness Seminar in September highlighted the best practices and lessons learned from a day-long, full-scale fire drill with the San Francisco Fire Department on the 29th and 30th floors of One Montgomery Tower. Since 2007 BOMA has produced emergency preparedness drills in member high-rise buildings to address a number of possible emergencies. The success of these events is directly related to the leadership of the Emergency Preparedness Committee staffed by BOMA’s Manager of Government and Public Affairs, John Bozeman. “To have over 120 firefighters traveling up 29 stories for a fire drill
is a rare opportunity, and I’m grateful to the team at Post Montgomery Center and the San Francisco Fire Department for allowing it to occur,” said Bozeman. “An efficacious BOMA drill requires planning a year in advance with the key leaders of the San Francisco Fire Department and BOMA members. It’s important that the scope and outcome of the drill are understood by all parties so that the
information collected is useful to everyone involved.” Emergency Preparedness Committee Vice Chair Ryan Rusler explains, “BOMA plays a vital role in emergency preparedness because it is the conduit of communication and information before, during and after large-scale events. BOMA also promotes the partnerships with local emergency vendors before a disaster.” For more information about BOMA preparedness programs, visit www.bomasf.org or attend a monthly meeting of the Emergency Preparedness Committee.
Above left: scene from fire drill. Right: BOMA SF Emergency Preparedness Seminar.
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