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The responsibility for emergency preparedness, facility resilience and business continuity is central to the role of facility managers, who have the primary concern for the health and safety of the built environment and who serve as stewards of the built environment.

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When the Smoke Clears: How Planning Enabled Business to Continue During the Northern California Wildfires

When the Smoke Clears: How Planning Enabled Business to Continue During the Northern California Wildfires

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By Stephen Clawson, Laurie Gilmer
How ready are you for a big disaster? As a small business, when we undertook the ISO Business Continuity Management Systems certification, […]
Weathering Climate Change: Resiliency Strategies for Existing Buildings

Weathering Climate Change: Resiliency Strategies for Existing Buildings

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By F. Joshua Millman
In 2017, there was a shift within the facilities management community from sustainability to resiliency. The effort now is to counter the […]
A Cigarette, a Fire and 3 Years to Find a Solution: Lacrosse Apartments, Docklands

A Cigarette, a Fire and 3 Years to Find a Solution: Lacrosse Apartments, Docklands

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By Fraser Main
On the evening of 24 December 2014 the occupant of apartment 605 at the Lacrosse Building put down his cigarette. What happened […]
Emergency Response Management: A Plan for Failure

Emergency Response Management: A Plan for Failure

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By John Rimer
Explains the importance of Emergency Response Management and planning, including the creation of developing an Emergency Preparedness Plan, a Hazard Vulnerability Plan […]
Working and Living in the “Left of Boom”: Developing a Survival Mindset for the Workplace and Life

Working and Living in the “Left of Boom”: Developing a Survival Mindset for the Workplace and Life

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By Susan Moury
“Left of Boom” is a bit of security/business continuity jargon for all the actions done to prepare for and/or prevent an incident. […]
Reducing the Fall Fatality Rate by Managing the Risk Associated With Working at Heights

Reducing the Fall Fatality Rate by Managing the Risk Associated With Working at Heights

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By Frank Radio, Jennifer Schneider, Jeffrey Rogers, IJFM
This study examines the reasons behind historical fall fatality rates and presents recommendations for mitigation, concluding that FMs must develop, implement and […]
Five Common Mistakes to Avoid When Handling Water Damage in Your Facility

Five Common Mistakes to Avoid When Handling Water Damage in Your Facility

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By Brandon Burton
Increase response time in water damage scenarios and collect reliable, actionable information for decision making by considering these five critical questions for […]