SAFETY PROS SEEK SOLUTIONS TO GROWING PROBLEM OF FATAL WORKPLACE FALLS
Falling at work is the leading cause of fatal/catastrophic incidents, especially from ladders and roofs. Fatal on-the-job falls increased by 17% in 2004 countrywide....
Second edition of the Industrial Waste Treatment Handbook released
Woodard & Curran is pleased to announce that the second edition of the Industrial Waste Treatment Handbook has been recently released.Based on the first...
News From Campus of the Future Conference in Honolulu
Datatel(R), Inc., and SchoolDude.com, Inc. announced yesterday a partnership to provide Datatel clients with a cost-effective and efficient way to manage their institution's work...
New “Green” Fraud Advisory
The EcoLogo ProgramM, formerly known as the Environmental Choice ProgramM, has instituted a new “Fraud Advisory” service to help purchasers—government, business, as well as...
Student Wins Engineering Scholarship
At a private ceremony on May 21, local heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) contractor Engineering Excellence awarded Diamond Oaks Career Development Center...
SimplexGrinnell Executive Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
R. Bruce Fraser, director of industry relations at SimplexGrinnell (a business unit of Tyco Fire & Security), was recently awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement...
The Facility Manager’s Guide To Prevention of Avian Flu and Other Bird-Borne Diseases
With a growing climate of fear over the avian flu and talk in the news of a potential pandemic, it is good idea to...
The Facility Manager's Guide To Prevention of Avian Flu and Other Bird-Borne Diseases
With a growing climate of fear over the avian flu and talk in the news of a potential pandemic, it is good idea to...
London chaos remembered; New York threat thwarted
As people around the world remember the horror and sadness of last year's transit bombings in London, and other infrastructure disruption story is unfolding.Details...
The Evolution of Green Cleaning – To Infinity and Beyond!
The Beginning – When Green Cleaning Wasn’t Even a Buzzword Today, smart businesses recognize the health and economic benefits of green cleaning. Yet, not...
I HATE SHEA! HOK rebuilding baseball stadiums…one at a time
In the July 2006 issue of Fast Company, Paul Lukas writes,In 1962, as the New York Mets played their first season in the old...
Sears Agrees to Settle with OSHA for 2005 Safety Violations
From yesterday's Occupational Hazards site.After being fined $135,000 for work safety violations by OSHA, Sears, one of the nation's largest retailers, has agreed to...
TFM Show Speaker Named An Entrepreneur Of The Year By Ernst & Young
Michael Gordon, founder and president of ConsumerPowerline, has won the 2006 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® Award for the New York Metro...
AHR Expo Adds IAQA as New Endorsing Association
Reflecting its ongoing commitment to improving Indoor Air Quality, the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) has announced its endorsement of the AHR Expo. IAQA...
Atlantic City Casinos Shut Down
Atlantic City’s casinos began to close this morning as the budget crisis in New Jersey continues. This is the first time the casinos have...
Wireless sensors could protect US power grid
From today's NewScientistTech comes this piece by Tom Simonite.A network of compact surveillance sensors could soon be monitoring the US power grid. Sensors attached...
Leonardo Academy To Develop ANSI Standards For Pollutant Emissions
Leonardo Academy has announced it is launching the development of ANSI standards for quantifying and documenting environmental emission inventories, offsets, and reduction credits. The...
Business Execution Blues: 10 Reasons Why "Getting It Done" is so Hard
Here's what we need to do. Now let's get it done. We've all heard those words from management. And whether such orders refer to...
Business Execution Blues: 10 Reasons Why “Getting It Done” is so Hard
Here's what we need to do. Now let's get it done. We've all heard those words from management. And whether such orders refer to...
Roof Consultants Institute Foundation receives support from Firestone
Firestone Building Products Company recently donated $10,000 to the Roof Consultants Institute Foundation to support the Foundation’s commitment to education and research initiatives. ...
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.
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).
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