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Is There a Standard in Rooftop Fall Protection?

Facility Engineering Association (FEA) recommendations on fall protection/fall prevention for commercial building owners to defend against litigation, and provide a safe workplace […]

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 […]

The Key to Lock Maintenance: A Case Study on Improving Security of Retail Locations

Having a regularly updated lock maintenance program is critical to ensuring the safety of employees, customers, and merchandise for any retail facility. […]

Fire Alarm and Safety Scope of Work

This Scope of Work template provides the basis of an agreement describing the necessary work to be performed in the area of […]

Sustainability How-To Guide: Global Green Cleaning

This guide outlines the steps to establish a comprehensive green cleaning program, covering key topics such as indoor air quality, green cleaning […]

Lessons from Japan’s Latest Destructive Earthquake for Homeowners, Building Owners, and Facility Managers

The Kyushu earthquake of April 16, 2016 strongly affected wood-frame houses and other infrastructure that was built to world-class standards. Contrary to […]

See Something, Say Something...to Everyone: Crowdsourcing Emergency Communication

Today’s communication systems are often no better than an elementary school phone tree. Property Managers may reach out to the facilities managers, […]

Who Moved the Patient? Remapping the Outpatient Cancer Experience

The UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center, constructed in 2009, is a five story, 206,000 GSF, outpatient clinic, occupied in 2010. We embarked on […]

The Complete Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention Audit

This comprehensive audit helps facility managers find potential hazards and mitigate slip, trip and fall risks. Use this checklist to walk through […]

An Example of an Effective Lockout-Tagout Procedure

Gain an understanding of lockout-tagout (or lock and tag), a safety procedure used in industry and research settings to ensure that dangerous […]