Whatcom County (Wash.) Executive
Pete Kremen (right) shakes hands with Inspector Ron Booth
and other Building Services staff during the department’s
Building Safety Week Open House. Pictured are (from left)
Permit Coordinator Larry Collier; Inspectors Carl Bertapelle,
Booth and Gina DeVries; County Executive Kremen; and Communications
and Information Coordinator Joe Bates.
Round Lake, Illinois, displays
a Building Safety Week banner outside its village hall.
Warrensburg (Mo.) Mayor Don Nimmer (front
right) presents a Building Safety Week Proclamation to
the city's Code Update Chair Joe Kupersmith (front left).
Warrensburg is updating to the 2006 International Building
Code. Also pictured are building and fire inspection services
employees, from rear left: Debra Brooke, Sean Douglas,
Brett Penrose, Roland Kitchen, Steve Fuchs.
Washington
Township (N.J.) Mayor David Freid (left) and Township
Council President Sonja Walter (right) hand out free carbon
monoxide detectors at the Washington Township Senior Center
during Building Safety Week. From left: Mayor Freid, Agnes
Senior, Sally Harrison, Council President Walter.
The Alliance of Canadian Building Officials’ Associations designed this Building Safety Week poster to post across Canada.
Building Inspector Carlos Levalle and Plans Examiner Scott Beery of the city of Anaheim, California, Building Division, answer questions at the farmers market during Building Safety Week. Anaheim held a number of Building Safety Week events, including a City Council proclamation, farmers market booth, open house and lobby open house.
Brett Cannon, awarded the 2006 Inspector of the Year by the Maryland Building Officials Association, accepts the Building Safety Week proclamation from Public Information Officer Pam Jordan on behalf of the entire Anne Arundel County (Md.) Inspection Services Department.
Students at Willow Elementary School in Agoura Hills, Cal., show off their Junior Inspector hard hats. Building Official Tony Falcone and Senior Building Inspector Michael Kalske presented a building safety program to more than 140 students.
Department of Licenses & Inspections held a Building Safety Week banquet, attended by over 70 people, including representatives from City Council, Commissioners and code officials. The City's 2007 David Wismer Award for Code Official of the Year was presented at the banquet to the entire Construction Services Division of the Department for the staff's increased level of technical certification and improved customer service.
Building Safety Week volunteers from the City of Millersville, Tenn., sponsored the ReNew Crew Program to help elderly, disabled and low-income families with much-needed home repairs.
The City of Milpitas, Cal., Building and Safety Division hosted a Homeowner’s Night during Building Safety Week. Homeowners learned about home safety and received a variety of free goodies.
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The International Code Council Foundation sponsors Building
Safety Week. For more information about Building Safety Week,
to download free home safety brochures or to learn about the
International Code Council Foundation, click
here.
