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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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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 […]
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

Slide Deck
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, […]
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

Slide Deck
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. […]
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 […]
The Complete Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention Audit

The Complete Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention Audit

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By Kristie Carruthers
This comprehensive audit helps facility managers find potential hazards and mitigate slip, trip and fall risks. Use this checklist to walk through […]
5 Ways Remote Working is Impacting Business Resilience

5 Ways Remote Working is Impacting Business Resilience

Article
By Diane Coles Levine
More companies are implementing telecommuting programs as a business resiliency strategy. During a disruption such as a power outage or flood, telecommuting […]
How Important is First Aid in the Workplace?

How Important is First Aid in the Workplace?

Article
By Alsco Australia
This beginners guide to workplace first aid compliance provides comprehensive guidelines and useful links to resources to ensure compliance with first aid […]
Managing and Mitigating Risk Within Strategic Facility Management

Managing and Mitigating Risk Within Strategic Facility Management

White Paper
By Alexander Redlein, Reinhard P. Poglitsch, Anders Søborg, Barbara Redlein
The subject of this white paper is risk management and mitigation through strategic facility management, and it is based on fieldwork performed […]
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

Article
By Jeffrey Rogers, IJFM, Frank Radio, Jennifer Schneider
This study examines the reasons behind historical fall fatality rates and presents recommendations for mitigation, concluding that FMs must develop, implement and […]
Learn How to Avoid the Most Common Violations

Learn How to Avoid the Most Common Violations

White Paper
By David A. Casavant
To protect your employees and avoid OSHA fines, you must understand the hazards that exist in your workplace. One simple OSHA truism […]