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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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Changing the Paradigm of Emergency Preparedness in FM: The Real Factors Driving Successful Incident Response

Changing the Paradigm of Emergency Preparedness in FM: The Real Factors Driving Successful Incident Response

White Paper
By John Volcheck
Facilities Management Operations are a critical and integral part of Emergency Preparedness and response for corporations with infrastructure responsibilities. The traditional paradigm […]
An Introduction to Bombing Prevention, Preparedness, and Response at Your Facilities

An Introduction to Bombing Prevention, Preparedness, and Response at Your Facilities

Slide Deck
By U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
This presentation will provide an overview of the domestic IED threat landscape, the ways in which OBP connects and engages with stakeholders […]
Winter Preparedness Checklist

Winter Preparedness Checklist

Template
By IFMA
Use this winter preparedness checklist to properly maintain your facility’s cooling and heating systems, extend the life of your HVAC equipment and […]
Fire Alarm and Safety Scope of Work

Fire Alarm and Safety Scope of Work

Template
By IFMA
This Scope of Work template provides the basis of an agreement describing the necessary work to be performed in the area of […]
Emergency Response Management: A Plan for Failure

Emergency Response Management: A Plan for Failure

Slide Deck
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

Slide Deck
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

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

The Complete Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention Audit

Template
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 […]