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Managing Facilities That Manage Our Health

WEBAs a result of their direct effect on patient welfare, the planning, design, and construction (PDC); maintenance; and daily operations of health care facilities are …

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How to Improve Facility Health Through WELL

WEBAngela Spangler, senior director of global market development for IWBI, was the speaker for the Aug. 14 Facilities Management Advisor Healthy Buildings Week …

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The Critical Need to Develop and Promote Healthy Buildings

WEBHealthy buildings, a critical component of our national infrastructure, should be intricately entwined with the concepts of resilience and social equity, both on a …

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A Primer on Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Protecting Human Health

WEBBefore COVID-19, sanitizing was all that was considered necessary to protect the health of building users. A sanitizer reduces the number of pathogens on a …

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Cleaning for Health Can Be Cost-Effective Using an Outcome …

WEBCleaning for Health Affects Your Bottom Line. Although cleaning has traditionally been viewed as a cost, cleaning for health is connected to an organization’s …

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How Green Buildings Promote Health and Performance

WEBGreen buildings have been shown to reduce related illness by 33 percent. In addition, the green materials of buildings can result in noise reduction, which lowers …

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Facility First Aid Kits: Should You Stock OTC Meds

WEBTherefore, you should assess whether including OTC medications in your first-aid kit makes sense for your facility and proceed accordingly. The ANSI Z308.1 …

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Radon and Health Impacts: New Initiatives to Stop a Silent Killer

WEBThe program is part of the EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement Program—which was established to provide …

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Facility Ergonomics: The Facts on Sitting, Standing, and Moving on …

WEBA National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) review of research on the risks showed “ample evidence that prolonged standing at work …

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7 Ways to Make Facilities Better for Mental Health

WEBFor employees to properly connect with people and the workplace, facilities managers must work on providing adequate spacing, cleaning, lighting, color schemes, …

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Could Your Facility Benefit from an OSHA On-Site Consultation

WEBOne year ago, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a “working paper” that comprised the Agency’s first assessment of the “societal …

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Survey: Personal Health, Sustainability Top Priorities for Employees

WEBWith the link from health to the climate crisis directly drawn, sustainability measures naturally fall into employees’ expectations for healthy offices, according to the …

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OSHA Offers $21M in Training Grants for Workplace Hazards, …

WEBThe U.S. Department of Labor has announced funding opportunities for more than $21 million in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training …

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Is Your Facility OSHA Inspection Ready

WEBThat the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cannot inspect every U.S. workplace is of little consolation when the agency arrives at your …

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The Main Facility Management KPIs and Metrics You Should Track

WEBThey function like health checks for business processes and activities, and regardless of the type of business being operated, companies can use KPIs to gauge …

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Guidance on 6 Action Items to Address Facility Hazards

WEBOSHA reports that Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs is one of its most popular guidance publications. The agency originally published this …

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How Facility Management Impacts Employee Productivity Levels

WEBThe state of facilities management, both hard and soft, can greatly impact employee productivity. A 2017 research project of 1,000 U.K.-based office workers and …

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How Facilities Can Meet Drinking Water and Stormwater Standards

WEB“The purpose of stormwater quality standards is to protect water resources, ecosystems, and human health by minimizing the negative impacts of stormwater …

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12 Facilities Management Certifications to Consider for 2024

WEBManage facility operations and maintenance to achieve performance goals such as indoor environmental quality, health, and safety. U.S. Green Building Council …

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Does Your Facility Have an Adequate Fire Prevention Plan

WEBThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires facilities to have a detailed fire prevention plan when applicable standards require it. However, …

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How to Rethink Facility Layout Design in Order to Improve Safety

WEBTo understand your facility layout, you need to know the hazards in the given workspace. The U.K.’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) contends that a …

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