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Hands on Information for Facilities Teams-Keys to Emergency Preparedness

Maintaining safe school buildings is a tough job, made even more challenging with emergencies like the pandemic, active shooters, floods, and fires. […]

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

This presentation will provide an overview of the domestic IED threat landscape, the ways in which OBP connects and engages with stakeholders […]

Weathering Climate Change: Resiliency Strategies for Existing Buildings

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

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

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

“Left of Boom” is a bit of security/business continuity jargon for all the actions done to prepare for and/or prevent an incident. […]

Continuity of Care in Emergency Situations

To optimize continuity in emergency situations, the Medical Assistance in Accidents and Disasters (GHOR) in collaboration with FM students of the Hanze […]