Facilities Management

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) keeps your health and the health of your site’s employees at the forefront of policy concern, in all situations. You may not typically consider respiratory site risks to your team; for certain worksites …

Evacuating your facility is never convenient and is typically hectic. However, preparation goes a long way to making necessary evacuations easier and safer for the whole team. Evacuations are a rare emergency, but without question, it’s one that should be …

Sprinkler heads are a safety device necessity for any facility or indoor worksite. These emergency devices are thermally sensitive and automatically activate when an emergency heat situation occurs. While two types of sprinkler safety equipment exist – Quick Response Sprinkler …

Two weeks ago, we discussed the risks that neglecting ergonomic safety poses to a happy, healthy, productive worksite. Hopefully we’ve given you some insight into the issue and you have since explored how ergonomically safe your site is for your …

Either directly or indirectly, chemicals affect our lives, workplaces and economies. They are essential to the maintenance of proper health, safe hygiene and many safe industrial processes. In 2003, the United Nations (UN) adopted the Globally Harmonized System of Classification …

Unfortunately, the threat of an active shooter is a real, unpredictable, modern day possibility. This crisis tops the alert charts due to the fact these situations evolve quickly and  have lasting impact on the individuals involved. However, as with any …

You make your worksite as safe as possible for your coworkers and employees, but sometimes even the most well-intentioned safety plans fail to prevent outside threats. The parking lot, particularly at night, has the potential to play host to a …

Even the most prepared facility management team must deal with the occasional accident. Effective accident and incident investigation offers facility management leaders the key to future, repeat incident prevention and the minimization of accidental damages and their impact upon the …

Last week the safety experts at Vanguard Resources addressed the importance of emergency preparedness. A good leader plans for the best, but prepares for the worst; one of the most important aspects of this standard of leadership is ensuring that …

Being a good leader means planning for both the best and the worst outcomes for your team and your worksite in any given situation. Your organization will look to you as a Facility Management Leader for guidance during any crisis …