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Risk Management

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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5 Ways Remote Working is Impacting Business Resilience

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?

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

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

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

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

Tools and Tips for Fire Safety

Widmer examines the strategic use of standpipe hose systems throughout commercial buildings as a critical component of a balanced fire protection design.

Preparing a Facility for Winter

FMs are provided checklists for properly managing and maintaining their cooling and heating systems in order to ensure efficient operations, tenant comfort, […]

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

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

Protecting Your Building: Blast Mitigation for Existing Facilities

A webinar provided by IFMA’s Museum/Cultural Institutions Council delivering advice from the Smithsonian Institution for FMs to implement terrorism-related risk assessment, planning […]

Protecting Workers at Risk

A guide for safety and health professionals on Histoplasmosis and Histoplasma capsulatum, addressing activities that may expose workers to the disease-causing fungus, […]