Facility Management

April 2 Meeting Set on NIOSH's Food Flavorings Research

March 6, 2008

External peer reviewers and stakeholders can comment about the agency's study of exposures, engineering controls, and better analytical methods.

CPSC Issues Residential Upholstered Furniture Flammability Standard

March 5, 2008

Two choices for manufacturers: smolder-resistant coverings or fire barriers between the cover fabric and inner materials.

Beware the Sliding Program

By Linda Johnson Sherrard, MS, CSP · March 2008

Severe burns from steam. Electric shock. Death when a machine cycles and a worker is caught and mangled. Burns. Destroyed and or disrupted lives of family. Damaged or destroyed equipment. Lost productivity. Add to all of these those dollars by the thousands that are paid out in worker’s compensation claims. Yet every day, somewhere, there is a lockout/tagout program beginning to slide that will result in some employee’s being injured or production’s being adversely affected.

Warding Off Sleepiness

By Bruce Oliver, Jim Dillingham · March 2008

Facilities that operate across multiple shifts face a significant challenge when it comes to maintaining the alertness of their employees. According to the National Sleep Foundation, "Sleep deprivation is greatest among shiftworkers, who average only 6.5 hours of sleep compared to 6.8 hours for people on regular '9 to 5' work schedules and 6.9 hours for all respondents."

ASSE, ASIS Join Brady Center Against Oklahoma Guns-at-Work Law

February 29, 2008

The associations joined in an amicus brief urging the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to agree that the Oklahoma statute, by forcing employers to allow guns such as this Beretta, runs afoul of the General Duty Clause.

Accomplishing Your Long-Range Goals for Safety

By Linda Johnson Sherrard, MS, CSP · February 28, 2008

Admit it: All of us want a model safety program worthy of our talent, efforts, planning, and management ability. We begin each cycle, whether quarterly or annually, with a plump list of programs and specifics to create the perfect safe working environment. Then, the reality spheres of time, cooperation, and funding set a collision course with our goals, and before we realize it, time has flown by and we are no closer than before. So the question is; how do we accomplish our long-range goals for safety?

Houston FM Conference Opens with Best Practices Forum

February 25, 2008

The IFMA official who organized it says the city is an ideal location "because there are so many thought leaders and well-run facilities in this area for participants to see and learn from."

Indian Firm Signs First Clinton Climate Initiative Development Agreement

February 24, 2008

It calls for Milwaukee's Johnson Controls to perform energy-efficiency retrofits at the largest mall in Mumbai.

ASHRAE, BOMA Sign MOU

February 13, 2008

"We are all working toward optimal performance of both new and existing buildings, and this partnership will be beneficial for both ASHRAE and BOMA members,"said ASHRAE President Kent Peterson, P.E.

ASSE: How to Resume Business Following Deadly Winter Storms

February 9, 2008

Among other recommendations, ASSE says to have vents checked to ensure that water heaters and gas furnaces are clear and operable; for interior spaces, ensure no wall or ceiling materials are in danger of falling.

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