TNSAVE | Visual Assessment Training | Nashville

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Following large-scale disasters—such as tornadoes and earthquakes—there is a need to assess
buildings for safe occupancy and continued use. Critical facilities (emergency operations
centers, hospitals, shelters, etc.) are key to community recovery and must be inspected for
safety quickly following a disaster. Likewise, individuals and business owners will want to
return to home, school, or work and need to know if buildings are safe to occupy. Local
jurisdictions may not have the resources to evaluate a large number of buildings in a short
period of time.

TNSAVE is comprised of volunteer engineers, architects, building inspectors and other trained
professionals. These volunteers can be called upon after a disaster to assist local jurisdictions
in determining which buildings are safe to use and which should be evacuated. To qualify for
conducting building evaluations with TNSAVE post-disaster, you are required to complete or
to have completed the Visual Assessment Training session or an approved alternative within
the past three years. We cordially invite you to join in this training and become a member
of TNSAVE!

Learn more about TNSAVE at https://www.tnsave.org/training-calendar