The Institute uses the following federal requirements in establishing its Institute procedures for administering all awards for research and other sponsored agreements: 1  OMB Uniform Guidance, Subpart E (Cost Principles) 2  Office of Management & Budget (OMB) A-21: Cost Principles for Educational Institutions.
Safety engineers develop policies to ensure safety of an environment, its customers and employees. They inspect equipment, environments and buildings to indentify areas that can potentially cause health and safety hazards.
Fire protection engineering. Fire engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to protect people, property, and their environments from the harmful and destructive effects of fire and smoke. It encompasses fire protection engineering which focuses on fire detection, suppression and mitigation and fire safety engineering which focuses on human behavior and maintaining a tenable environment for evacuation from a fire. In the United States fire protection engineering is often used to include fire safety engineering. The discipline of fire engineering includes, but is not exclusive to: Fire detection - fire alarm systems and brigade call systems Active fire protection - fire suppression systems Passive fire protection - fire and smoke barriers, space separation Smoke control and management Escape facilities - emergency exits, fire lifts, etc.