Tag: COVID-19

workplace fatalities

ASSP Sees Uncertainty In Workplace Fatality Report

Despite the reported decline in fatal work injuries, a worker still lost their life due to a work-related injury every two hours in 2020.
nfectious Disease in the Workplace

New Course Raises Awareness Of Infectious Disease In the Workplace 

The Global Biorisk Advisory Council has introduced a new GBAC Academy training course to reinforce infectious disease awareness for business professionals.
Cleaning Coalition of America

The Return To Work: Both Vaccinated, Unvaccinated Workers Prioritize Cleaning 

More than one-third of Americans say they would consider quitting their jobs if their workplace was not cleaned properly.
emergency temporary standard

OSHA Extends COVID-19 ETS Comment Period

The comment period for OSHA's COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard has been extended to mid-January.
infection prevention

PurExcellence Program From EvaClean

With this program, the provider of infection prevention solutions has established a roadmap to infection prevention partnerships with healthcare and higher education facilities.
Voluntary Protection Programs

OSHA Launches New Voluntary Protection Programs Portal

OSHA offers a new Voluntary Protection Programs portal, and reminds employers to keep workers trained and healthy during the holiday season.
cold and flu season

5 Tips To Combat Cold And Flu Season

Here are five steps you can take right now to minimize the impact of the cold and flu season on your organization this year, courtesy of SC Johnson Professional. Plus, an infographic!
Housekeepers

Best Western Housekeeper Shines, Wins $5,000

The 2021 Cintas S.H.I.N.E. Award recognizes housekeepers who are key to guest satisfaction and safety.
Virus Risk Indicator

Airthings Virus Risk Indicator

The Airthings Virus Risk Indicator feature for Airthings for Business customers helps people understand their IAQ and how it contributes to spreading airborne viruses, providing personalized insights that will allow them to minimize the risk.
Air Quality

Partnership To Improve Air Quality

Rockwell Automation and the Pyure Company announced a strategic agreement that will allow the companies to work together to provide solutions to improve indoor air quality and fight the spread of COVID-19.
USGBC

USGBC Offers New Safety First Credits Guide

Learn how to respond to COVID-19 with a new Safety First credits guide from USGBC.
ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI)

Did You Miss Our “Stop The Spread: Improve IAQ Using UV Air Disinfection” Webinar?

View this free video webinar and learn how ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) fits into your overall IAQ strategy to protect building occupants – now and in the future.
COVID vaccination

Employer Vaccine Mandates Have Doubled Since August

The most recent Gallagher survey found that more than two-thirds of employers encourage vaccination, appropriate masking, and other safety protocols.
Airborne Viral Load

Fellowes Neutralizes Airborne Viral Load

Fellowes announced that AeraMax Pro AM3 and AM4 air purifiers have demonstrated neutralization of the airborne viral load of SARS-CoV-2 entirely, and were able to remove 99.9999% of the aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 through a single pass.
UBS Arena

New UBS Arena At Belmont Park Designed For Safety, Sanitization

From security to COVID-19 concerns, the new home of the New York Islanders puts comprehensive protocols and processes in place to keep fans, athletes, and artists safe.
Elevator Purifiers

Science Behind The Necessity Of Elevator Purifiers

The science behind air purifiers and why you need one in all your commercial elevators.
Variable Speed HVAC

Low Occupancy? Look At Variable Speed HVAC

Coupled with the need to increase outdoor air into the building, lower occupancies may present a challenge to facilities teams.
Trends in Real Estate

Flexibility, Resilience Will Dominate Real Estate Industry

New PwC US, Urban Land Institute report finds expectations of traditionally designed spaces have changed, and a massive shift in the functionality of offices, shopping centers, and healthcare spaces is likely.
Hybrid Work

The Future Of Work Is Hybrid: Are Organizations Prepared?

New Siemens study reveals majority of organizations have shifted to a hybrid work model, but most are not prepared with change management processes to implement the shift.
environmental disinfection

Indigo-Clean Environmental Disinfection Technology

Indigo-Clean environmental disinfection technology effectively and safely kills SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A viruses.
Workforce Shortages Webinar

Worried About Workforce Shortages? Effective Strategies To Stay Ahead

During this free webinar, you'll learn the top 5 strategies that facility maintenance pros are implementing to overcome workforce shortages.
Webinar, Facility Capital Improvements

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.