Author: FM College Admin

Each year as the warm weather approaches we are struck here at NFPA by the number of news headlines we read about deaths related to electric shock drowning (ESD). Most people have never heard about nor are they aware of ESD and the electrical dangers posed in water environments, and each year people are injured…

  The professional cleaning industry has been making giant strides in the past two decades by manufacturing, developing, and using cleaning solutions that have a reduced impact on the user, building users, and the environment. But when the pandemic arrived, the world was in a health crisis. Facility managers wanted to do whatever they could…

  As the current energy crisis vividly illustrates, the withdrawal pains associated with ending the economy’s fossil fuel addiction and moving to clean, renewable sources are deeply painful. While purists and progressives champion a cold-turkey approach, reality requires the transition to alternative fuels for electricity and transportation to be more like an extended rehabilitation program….

When the European Union embraced the concept of double materiality in the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, mandating that investors consider risks corporations externalize onto people, the business and human rights movement notched a significant win. Now the notion of double materiality is also taking shape in a different guise beyond Europe: in rising investor concerns…

Creating a disaster plan is a crucial step both for preparing for an emergency, and also for business continuity following the wildfire. The record heat in 2021 was damaging, particularly in the West and Pacific Northwest. As droughts became more frequent, it increased the likelihood and severity of wildfires – putting property at risk of…

  In today’s competitive job market, finding, recruiting, and retaining employees is a challenge for most business sectors. But for rental housing providers catering to a wide range of demographics and personalities, the importance of having a reliable, professional, service-oriented staff can’t be underscored enough. “We have an operating philosophy at M&R Holdings that we’ve…