NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Series 700F Power Processor
This equipment from Controlled Power guards against both high and low voltage conditions.
Winter Maintenance Can Be Eased With Heated Mats
Walt Neilson, maintenance team leader at Mercy Hospital in Grayling, MI, discussed with TFM his department’s use of electric snow melting mats
Small Businesses Getting Down and Dirty
Despite recognizing "cleanliness and appearance" as having the greatest impact on customer first impressions, a significant number of small business owners have curtailed their cleaning processes.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Bed Bugs In Facilities
In April 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a summit to address a developing pest problem—bed bugs in homes and other buildings. In a follow up on this topic, TFM spoke with an expert from Orkin, Inc. who attended the EPA Summit in April.
Security Tips For Retailers During The Holidays
With the financial challenges of a recession and rising crime rates, malls and shopping centers this holiday season are, as always, targets for criminal activity.
OSHA Directive Addresses Flu Prevention for Healthcare Workers
OSHA issued a compliance directive on 11/20/09 to ensure uniform procedures when conducting inspections to identify and minimize or eliminate high to very high risk occupational exposures for healthcare workers to the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus.
NSF International In Operation For 65 Years
Over the past six decades, a substantial portion of this organization's work has been related to products used in facilities.
Employers, Doctors Intentionally Under Reporting Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
New report from the GAO confirms that Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA statistics do not reflect the real risk employees face from workplace hazards.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Penetrations Through Standing Seam Metal Roofs
While penetrations on these roof types can sometimes be avoided, mounting essential rooftop equipment and ancillary mechanicals will be successful when certain guidelines are followed.
Landmark Chemical Security Legislation Passes House
On November 6, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2868, the Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 reauthorizing the DHS program to implement and enforce the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS), which are currently set to expire in October 2010.
Removing Unneeded/Dangerous Chemicals From Schools
Working with EPA’s Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign (SC3), 11 organizations helped to remove an estimated 70,000 pounds of potentially dangerous chemicals from approximately 300 schools.
FRIDAY FUNNY: Body-O-Matic, for the Unsafe Workplace
WorkSafe Victoria has come up with a gruesome campaign to get the point of workplace safety across: The Body-O-Matic vending machine designed to sell spare body parts.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Winning the War on Germs
The uncertain severity and timing of this year’s flu activity means that schools, businesses, and workplaces need to prepare for higher absenteeism rates, along with cases of presenteeism—when someone goes to work or school while sick—leading to productivity declines and the possibility of spreading illness to others.
NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Colordentify From ERC Wiping Products
This color coding approach to cleaning helps prevent cross contamination between departments and wiping applications.
IAQ Trends: Clearing The [Indoor] Air On Improving IAQ
A new guide from some of the top experts can help solve one of the most troublesome facility issues.
Crime Risk Assessments For Corporate Facilities
In order to educate companies about the importance of risk management in preventing premises liability lawsuits, CAP Index offers the following tips to corporate security managers.
NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: SkyGuard From WeatherData Services
This service alerts facilities about potentially damaging weather events ahead of time.
OSHA Reports on Top 10 Safety Violations for 2009
The number of top 10 violations has increased almost 30% over the same time period in 2008.
Disaster Prevention and Response Goal of Agreement
A memorandum of understanding calls for FEMA and ICC to support the maintenance, adoption, outreach, training, and enforcement of disaster-resistant building safety codes to reduce human and economic losses resulting from natural hazards including hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, and flooding.
NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Environment of Care (EoC) From Trane
Through this service, Trane works with healthcare facility managers to identify conditions in their physical facilities that are taking away from the effectiveness of patient care.