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What is Company Culture and Why Does it Matter?

March 11, 2020

“Company culture” gets tossed around a lot, but nobody seems to know what it means. What people seem to agree on is that company culture is the attitudes, behaviors, and expectations that exist in a workplace environment. Company culture is …

Categorized: Business & Industrial, Professionalism, Wellness

VANMar4

The Process Rule + Energy Standards

March 4, 2020

The Department of Energy has approved “The Process Rule” that dictates how energy efficiency standards for equipment are created and updated. They say the changes modernize the process, but other organizations have other opinions. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient …

Categorized: Business & Industrial, Energy Efficiency, Environmental, Facilities Management, Financial, Plant operations, Sustainaibility

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Spring garden care and maintenance

February 26, 2020

Technically, spring 2020 will begin with the vernal equinox on March 19th. But depending on where you live, warm weather may come much sooner, or much later. For example: In San Antonio, Texas, the last frost date falls on March …

Categorized: Buildings, Cleaning, Colleges & Universities, Environmental, Facilities Management, Health Care Facilities, Maintenance, Schools

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How to keep your passwords secure

February 19, 2020

Criminals are targeting hospitals and businesses around the world with ransomware. Insecure passwords can make your company vulnerable to this kind of attack. Many people use weak passwords, or do not follow password best practices. Some of the biggest mistakes …

Categorized: Business & Industrial, Colleges & Universities, Emergency Preparedeness, Facilities Management, Financial, Health Care Facilities, Information Management, Plant operations, Schools, Security

The benefits of sanitation and housekeeping at your workplace

February 12, 2020

Wiping a counter with a bleach solution is an example of sanitizing. Although the words “cleaning” and “sanitizing” are often used interchangeably, there is a big difference between both processes. Cleaning can be defined as the physical act of removing …

Categorized: Business & Industrial, Cleaning, Colleges & Universities, Facilities Management, Health Care Facilities, Information Management, Plant operations, Schools, Wellness

How incident reports help to prevent accidents

February 5, 2020

Accidents and incidents are not the same. An accident results in personal injury or property damage, while an incident in the workplace is an unplanned event that doesn’t result in injury, but does cause damage to property, or has enough …

Categorized: Buildings, Business & Industrial, Colleges & Universities, Emergency Preparedeness, Facilities Management, Information Management, Plant operations, Security

What you need to know about fertilization

January 29, 2020

Soil fertility refers to the ability of soil to sustain agricultural plant growth. Fertile soil has the ability to supply essential plant nutrients and water in adequate amounts and proportions for plant growth and reproduction. That’s why it is important …

Categorized: Buildings, Business & Industrial, Colleges & Universities, Facilities Management, Maintenance, Plant operations

Suspicious packages: What to look for

January 22, 2020

According to the US Postal Service annual report, in 2017 the US Postal Inspection Service responded to 2,282 incidents of suspicious items, substances, powders or liquids in the mail or at postal facilities. This statistic reveals that incidents related to …

Categorized: Buildings, Business & Industrial, Colleges & Universities, Emergency Preparedeness, Facilities Management, Maintenance, Plant operations, Schools, Security

Diabetes control includes a healthy-eating plan

January 15, 2020

More than 30 million people in the United States have diabetes, and 1 in 4 of them don’t know they have it. Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the United States. These facts, published by the Centers …

Categorized: Colleges & Universities, Facilities Management, Health Care Facilities, Plant operations, Schools, Senior Services, Wellness