About Gene Novak

Gene Novak is a Licensed Construction Supervisor, Class A Field Concrete Technician and currently works as District State Building Inspector with the Department of Occupational Labor – Office of Public Safety & Inspections for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

Gene has over 35 years of knowledge of in the construction industry including reviewing plans, applying building codes and standards to a variety of buildings and structures in the built environment. Gene is a certified NIMS – ICS instructor, ATC-45, and has instructed classes for NAARSO, AIMS International.

Experience includes design and review of plans, issued building permits, and conducted inspections on thousands of residential and commercial building projects through-out the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Gene has presented technical topics to code officials and has demonstrated an ability to understand, educate and apply codes and referenced standards to a variety of building design proposals from concept and feasibility studies through Commissioning, start–up and implementation.  

Gene has served or is serving on the following committees:

• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Principal member of the Technical Committee on Structures and Construction-NFPA 5000, Personal Protective Equipment and ICS Skills Qualifications Committee. Committee produced the NFPA 5000 National Building Code published in August 2002. Technical Committee on Structure & Construction July 20, 2000 thru March 27, 2006 Technical Committee on Structures, Construction & Materials March 21, 2006 thru March 19, 2015
• NFPA 1999: PPE (Personal Protective Equipment for First Responders and First Receivers),
• NFPA 1026: ICS – Qualifications Committee,  
• Massachusetts Emergency Management Team, 1993 through 2015 Responded to every event from the Great Barrington Tornado through the Danvers Chemical Plant Explosion including Hurricane Irene.
• International Code Council– ISPSC “Swimming Pool” 2018 – 2021 Committee Vice-Chairman (2024 Edition)
• PHTA-10 Principal Member Secondary Drainage Standard for Elevated Swimming Pools and Spas.
• OSHA 10 & 30

Boylston Municipal: Police Academy graduated 2000.

Barnstable County Urban Search & Rescue: 2008

• Building Collapse Engineering
• Trench Rescue
• Awareness and Operational Ropes
• Confined Space and Rescue
• Trench Rescue
• Emergency Building Shoring
• Scott Air Pack (SCBA) Certificate

Licenses:

• CSL – CS047—
• CBO – BO12—
• Concrete Technicians Class A License: 013—
• MA Hoisting Engineer 177—
• NAARSO & AIMS Level III (Instructor)
• NIMS ICS: Instructor
• Lead Safe Supervisor
• ATC-20 & 45 Certified