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EPA Celebrates $34M in Grants to Improve Indoor Air Quality in Schools

By Joe Bebon, Editor Nov 11, 2024 Green Building

Updated: Nov 11, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrated $34 million in Inflation Reduction Act grants awarded to five organizations to help school districts across the country improve indoor air quality (IAQ). EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz recently joined the grantees at Horatio B. Hackett School in Philadelphia to congratulate them on their awards, underscore the importance of IAQ, and highlight previous school efforts. “EPA is proud to […]

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A Couple of Facility Fall Protection Questions Answered

By Facilities Management Daily Advisor Staff Jul 29, 2019 Safety

Updated: Jul 29, 2019

Every so often, your facilities management team members will find themselves on scaffolds, platforms, or scissor lifts. Whether you’re performing new construction or routine maintenance, fall protection must be addressed whenever an employee is working at heights. Is adequate railing protection enough? Can you require use of a fall arrest system even when one isn’t […]

Case Study: Surveillance System Secures Houston Facilities for the Homeless

By Facilities Management Advisor Staff Aug 17, 2021 Safety

Updated: Aug 17, 2021

The Star of Hope Mission in Houston, Texas, has installed hundreds of Hanwha Techwin security cameras and a Wisenet WAVE video management system (VMS) to help secure facilities for unhoused men, women, and children. In this case study, Star of Hope Mission Director of Facilities Development Ike Kimmel and the security tech company discuss the […]

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Dates Added for Facilities Management and Total Security Summits!

By Facilities Management Daily Advisor Staff Mar 7, 2019 Security

Updated: Mar 11, 2019

Forum Events, a leading networking event offering that provides opportunities for senior-level executives to meet with high-quality solution providers, improving ROI by optimizing the sourcing process, is excited to announce the expansion of its  Facilities Management and Total Security Summits, increasing from two events per year to four, starting in 2019.

NIOSH: 1 in 5 Non-Healthcare Workers May Be Exposed to COVID-19

By Guy Burdick, Contributing Writer Nov 21, 2022 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Nov 22, 2022

Workers’ occupation, industry, and specific job duties factor into how physically close to others they must work, whether they need to interact with the public, and whether they are potentially exposed to infectious diseases like COVID-19, according to new research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). In what may be the first study […]

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Options for Addressing EPA’s HazWaste e-Manifest Program at Your Facility

By William C Schillaci Aug 23, 2019 Maintenance and Operations

Updated: Aug 23, 2019

If your facility generates or transports hazardous waste, take note; effective October 1, 2019, through September 30, 2021, the EPA will apply new user fees in its hazardous waste (hazwaste) e-Manifest Program. Publication of the Agency’s fee memo provides facility managers and their safety committees an opportunity to review the different types of manifests regulated […]

Increase in Positive Drug Tests Present a Facility Security Concern

By Guy Burdick Jan 25, 2019 Human Resources

Updated: Jan 25, 2019

Drug use among employees is a broad concern for any organization, and with wide acceptance of medical marijuana and the legalization or decriminalization of recreational marijuana in many states, facility managers, along with HR and security personnel can have difficulty navigating these changes. While public attitudes regarding marijuana use are shifting, serious concerns remain about […]