Tag: Emergency Preparedness
Four Data Center Trends To Watch In 2018
Significant developments, both internal and external, are impacting data center facilities.
Electronic Sprinkler Systems For Warehouse Facilities
Electronic sprinkler systems provide enhanced fire protection to support business needs and future proof a facility for the needs of tomorrow.
Bluvision Workplace Optimization Solution Adds Emergency Mustering
Solution instantaneously determines how many people are present in designated mustering points and how many remain in the evacuation area needing to be rescued.
Ten Principles For Building Resilient Communities
A new report from the Urban Land Institute's Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance outlines ten fundamental principles for building resilient communities that successfully...
Armorcoat Safety & Security Window Film By Solar Gard
While the discussion of school safety continues by lawmakers around the country, San Diego-based Solar Gard is speaking out and urging school districts to...
Four Severe Weather Communication Mistakes
Fast, accurate, and frequent communication with employees is fundamental when effectively preparing for and managing severe weather emergency events.
NCPC Focuses On School Safety And Security
There have been at least 200 shootings on school campuses—the most recent in Parkland, FL—and shooting drills are becoming as commonplace as fire drills.
Collaborative Response Graphics From Critical Response Group
Collaborative Response Graphics® provides a solution to the biggest challenges first responders face during active school shooter incidents.
SilverShield Visitor Management System
South Florida company launches visitor and incident management system to improve school safety.
Workplace Safety: Employee Perceptions, Employer Policies Not Aligned
When it comes to workplace safety, employers often miss the mark in critical communication and planning, according to a recent Rave Mobile Safety survey.
Safety: Recognizing CEOs Who “Get It”
The National Safety Council has released its annual list of leaders with proven track records of putting safety first.
NextWave Launches VR-Enhanced Training, Custom Safety Plans
NextWave Safety Solutions is tackling workplace incidents with proprietary technology that brings transparency and preparedness to the safety industry.
Attack Resistant Openings From ASSA ABLOY Win Design Award
Attack Resistant Openings were developed with K-12 schools and colleges in mind, and have become popular for offices, places of worship, libraries, and other public buildings.
Retail Facilities Natural Disaster Damage Survey Tool Released
The Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association has released a customizable template designed to help retail facilities managers assess the status of stores following a natural disaster.
Question Of The Week: Are You Prepared For A Confined Space Rescue?
Here are seven steps to help you prepare a response in case someone working at your facility becomes injured, incapacitated, or trapped in a space and has to be rescued.
Increased Active Shooter Incidents Prompt New Response Standard
In response to the rising toll of active shooter and hostile events, NFPA is fast-tracking a new standard for unified response.
Mass Notification: 5 Factors To Consider
Whether focused on routine alerts or emergency events, check this list when evaluating life safety systems.
Urban Fire Chiefs Discuss Recent Response Incidents
At the NFPA Urban Fire Forum earlier this Fall, fire chiefs gathered to hear accounts of emergency response to Texas and Florida hurricanes, the Grenfell Tower fire in London, and the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, FL.
Preparing For The Black Friday Frenzy
Learn how retail facility managers prepare for the most highly anticipated, and busiest, shopping day of the year.
Healthcare Facilities And Emergency Preparedness
New insights from ARC Document Solutions focuses on the role of facility management during emergency events and for CMS compliance.
Worried About Workforce Shortages? Effective Strategies To Stay Ahead
Join us for this free webinar on Thursday, April 25 and you'll learn the top 5 strategies that facility maintenance pros are implementing to overcome workforce shortages.
View This Free Video Webinar: Maximizing Value For Facility Master Planning
A panel of Facility Management leaders discuss long-term planning challenges and answer questions about maximizing the value of conducting a Facility Condition Assessments (FCA).
[VIDEO] Collect Asset Data at the Speed of Walking a Building
AI powered data collection with AkitaBox Capture. Take a picture of the asset nameplate, touch the floor plan to locate the asset and move to the next asset. Save up to 90% of your time in the field with AkitaBox Capture AI.