The effective date is fast approaching for the new federal mandate for lead-free plumbing products. Decisions made now by facility managers about their plumbing systems can be impacted.
During the two-year agreement, the Alliance will develop fact sheets on the benefits of employers establishing an injury and illness prevention program, hazard identification and control topics that should be included in worker training, fall prevention and best practices for reporting near misses.
Two segments appeared on the science news show Daily Planet and provided an inside look at blast resistance and forced entry testing.
Some workplace experts suggest escaping the office winter blues with bright colors: cheerful shades can help workers beat seasonal doldrums.
Within the past few weeks, two studies examining the subject of happiness in the workplace have been released. And interestingly enough, the results were completely different. Where does your workplace fit? Is the glass half empty (as in the PARADE/Yahoo! Finance poll)? Or is it half full (as in the Marketplace/Gallup poll)?
The American Bird Conservancy is working with cities throughout the U.S. to protect birds from building collisions.
Falls from ladders are the highest cause of injury and death in industry and construction sites. Of those falls, most of them occur near the top of the ladder when a worker attempts to climb onto a roof surface or back onto the ladder.
Johnsonite has unveiled its new Resilient Flooring Channel on the Today’s Facility Manager website.
This recent introduction from Georgia-Pacific Professional provides sanitizer to building occupants.
The right equipment can help facility managers to keep polyester (PET) strapping and steel banding out of landfills.