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James "JD" Brown

 
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Associate Professor
Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology, Oklahoma State University
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Primary Discipline: Workforce Development / Fire Safety / Building Construction for Fire Protection
Member Type: Faculty
Last Login: Nov 27, 2012
Member Since: May 22, 2006

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Affiliations

Oklahoma State University - Stillwater (Education, 4 Year/4 Year + Grad, OK, United States) - primary

Contact Information

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Address: 499 Cordell South
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater , OK 74078 US
Professional URL: http://fpst.okstate.edu

Skills and Interests

Education History

MS Safety (06/1982) University of Southern California
BS Civil and Environmental Engineering (06/1977) Utah State University

Positions

Safety Consultant ( 09/1984 - Current )
Associate Professor Fire Protection and Safety Tech; Laser Safety Officer ( 09/2007 - Current ) Oklahoma State University
Associate Professor and Interim Dept Head ( 10/2005 - 08/2007 ) Oklahoma State University
Assistant - Assoc. Professor ( 01/1992 - 10/2005 ) Oklahoma State University -Fire Protection and Safety Technology
Asst. Professor ( 08/1989 - 01/1992 ) Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Administrator Safety and Loss Control ( 12/1985 - 08/1989 ) Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Adjunct Instructor - graduate program ( 08/1987 - 05/1989 ) University of Southern California
Safety Engineer ( 01/1980 - 12/1985 ) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Safety Engineer ( 06/1977 - 12/1979 ) Rockwell International

Associations

MERLOT
Fire Safety Editorial Board, editor 08/2006 - Current
Civil Air Patrol (Search and Rescue)
Squadron Commander 07/2005 - Current
National Fire Protection Association
Alternate NFPA 101 /NFPA 5000 BSF subcommittee 03/2000 - Current
American Society of Safety Engineers;
Technical Publications Committee 07/1996 - 08/2002
American Industrial Hygiene Association
OK Section President 06/1996 - 06/1997
Professional Safety;
Editorial Board - 1 year as chair 07/1991 - 06/1996

Teaching Experience

Fire Safety Hazard Recognition (Spring Current)
Oklahoma State University -Introductory course in fire safety hazards
(every semester)
Building Construction and Design for Fire and Life Safety (Winter 2009)
Oklahoma State University -Life Safety Code and Building Codes
1992- Present
System Safety (Spring Current)
Oklahoma State Unversity -Risk Assessment and Hazard Evaluation
Spring semesters since 1992

Presentations

Facilty Design and Safety Issues in Food Processing Facilities, 06/08/2009
Facility design issues affect health and Safety. Part of a course at Mongolian International University. Ulaanbataar, Mongolia
Emergency Response Preparedness, 06/08/2004
Safety and Fire Protection Symposium, Samcheok University, Samcheok (Gangwon Province) Korea, June 2004. Presentations were also made for the Korean National Fire Academy and the Gangwon Fire and Emergency Forces.
Hazard Analysis, 09/28/2001
Camara De Petrola - Mautrin, Venzeuala: “Hazard Analysis”, “Process Safety Analysis”
Safety Management for the 21st Century, 03/09/2001
Higiene 2000, Caracas Venezuela,
Preparing the Experts, 06/10/2000
Megacities conference on Disasters and Disaster Planning; also presented the same material for the Korean Fire Protection Engineers and the Korean Fire Academy
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