Author: FM College Admin

Make precision lubrication a foundational pillar for asset reliability. It’s been estimated that more than 50% of failures to rotating equipment can be tied to lubrication, making precision lubrication a foundational pillar for asset reliability. What exactly is a lubrication failure? To some it may simply mean that no lubricant is present while, to others,…

Maintenance and facility managers are always looking to improve their operations and simplify their processes, so you may be looking at switching your equipment from gas to electric to save money and reduce emissions. As always, there are positives and negatives to the changeover, so consider the idea from all angles before making deciding what…

Virtually every business has a carbon footprint, and with that the responsibility to understand its effect on the environment and all the entities with which it interacts. While climate action is often associated with the largest corporations, the fact is that small to midsize businesses (SMBs) make up almost 90% of global enterprises. Their individual…

The acute skilled labour shortage is impacting nine out of 10 Canadian construction companies’ ability to bid on projects and/or meet project deadlines, according to a new KPMG survey. The survey of 275 companies shows that nearly 90 per cent are currently experiencing a shortage of skilled labour or trades. To address this, almost all contractors…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Anheuser-Busch LLC resolving the brewing giant’s violations of the Clean Air Act’s chemical accident prevention requirements and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. Anheuser-Busch will pay $537,000 in penalties and implement a comprehensive safety review of all 11 of its breweries that use the…

  Accountants looking to improve their greenhouse gas reporting can turn to a dedicated guide published last week to help them prepare their numbers ahead of incoming mandatory disclose requirements for businesses. Aimed at professional accountants and finance professionals, the new GHG reporting guidance has been developed by the We Mean Business Coalition (WMBC) and…