Ladder Safety Tips to Prevent Workplace Injuries

Ladder Safety Tips to Prevent Workplace Injuries

In facilities management, a lot of tasks require using a ladder. But without proper safety practices, ladder usage can lead to injuries or even death. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ladder deaths accounted for 161 on-the-job fatalities in 2020, the most recent year for which statistics are available. That same year, there…

Strategies for Improving Facility Resilience

Strategies for Improving Facility Resilience

  As extreme weather increases, so also do power outages. Here’s what you need to know  to improve facility resilience. Even as utilities work ardently to improve grid reliability, the sad truth is that an increase in extreme weather has increased grid unreliability as well. A recent study by Climate Central showed that blackouts increased…

The State of Organizations 2023: Ten shifts transforming organizations

The State of Organizations 2023: Ten shifts transforming organizations

Business leaders around the world are currently addressing not only economic volatility, geopolitical instability, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic but also a range of organizational shifts that have significant implications for structures, processes, and people. The shifts include complex questions about how to organize for speed to shore up resilience, find the…

Employers gain nearly two extra weeks of work from hybrid workers

Employers gain nearly two extra weeks of work from hybrid workers

New analysis has found that on average hybrid working employees deliver nearly two extra weeks of work a year for their employer as well as working harder and better in a hybrid environment.  The results of the analysis — which shows the benefits of hybrid working for organisations — are a combination of academic research…

What’s New in the PASS Guidelines for Securing K-12 Schools

What’s New in the PASS Guidelines for Securing K-12 Schools

In a constantly changing world, the security and safety challenges schools face—as well as the ways in which schools can address those challenges—are also ever-changing. The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) has released the sixth edition of its Safety and Security Guidelines for K-12 Schools—a free resource that offers comprehensive information for school administrators,…

What to Do in the Event of a Water Outage

What to Do in the Event of a Water Outage

  Water is an integral part of daily operations as it is dispersed to different areas throughout a facility. A water outage can drastically disrupt workflow if it is unplanned. Albrecht explains that planned water outages occur when an interruption takes place under a planned schedule. These outages provide regular, prearranged maintenance to prevent the…