Facility Management

OSHA Hand-Delivers 'Star' to Nebraska Post Office

February 7, 2008

"The facility's outstanding efforts have included management commitment to safety and health, and employee involvement in safety and health programs," said Charles E. Adkins, OSHA's regional administrator in Kansas City, Mo.

Health Care Management Book Turns Its Focus on CEOs

February 3, 2008

Central Michigan University professor Mark Cwiek will present the book he co-authored, "Optimize Your Healthcare Supply Chain Performance: A Strategic Approach," and participate in a book signing session at the American College of Healthcare Executives annual congress March 10 to 13 in Chicago.

Control of Propane-Powered Forklift Truck Emissions

By D. Jeff Burton, PE, CIH · February 2008

Question: One of our forklift truck operators recently complained of headache. I think he might have been overexposed to carbon monoxide (CO).

It's Time for Our Springtime Push--Get Moving!

By Linda Johnson Sherrard, MS, CSP · February 1, 2008

With the hint of springtime comes a renewal of energy and a newfound determination to get ahead of all those safety job demands! We build and rebuild our "to do" lists and scrutinize each entry, trying to improve the great and bring up to compliance the not-so-great portions of our company's safety program. (Anyone who believes his program cannot be improved is sadly mistaken!)

DHi Photoluminescent Safety Paint Now Approved for New York City Buildings

January 25, 2008

Owners of Class E office buildings in New York have an alternative to tape-based photoluminescent safety products currently in use on stairs and stairwell landings.

GSA Accepts Segways for Impaired Users in Most Facilities

January 8, 2008

Applying to about 8,600 federal buildings, the interim policy says the transporters' speed must be limited to 3 mph.

Successful Mold Growth Remediation in HVAC Systems

By Paul Buckmaster, M.S., CIH, CIEC · January 2008

The summer of 2003 was one of the wettest in Maryland history. Later that fall, an indoor environmental quality (IEQ) investigation in a leased facility revealed mold growth in the air handing units (AHUs) and main supply duct of all 12 of the building’s HVAC systems. During the next two months, we worked with occupants, our leasing agent, the building owner, and his contractor to successfully remediate the mold growth. We decided to assess mechanical hygiene in 15 other buildings.

The Technologizing of EH&S

By Ben Archibald · January 2008

Increasingly, health & safety professionals find themselves the dubious owners of a variety of software tools and large-scale software systems. These tools and systems serve a variety of purposes, from assessment to measurement, to data management and analysis, to large-scale EH&S program automation and administration.

Hair, Hand Dryers Recalled Due to Electric Shock Hazard

January 3, 2008

The company has received a report of a consumer suffering an electric shock after an electrical component came into contact with an ungrounded nozzle on one of the recalled units.

A Cut Above the Rest

By Ronnie Rittenberry · January 2008

Sawn fingers, severed limbs, crushed torsos, and blinded eyes are among the many and sometimes deadly injuries common to sawmill work. Today’s laser-enhanced, electronically operated blades are a far cry from the water-powered saws of yesteryear, but the industry’s hazards have remained largely the same since the nation’s first mill was built at Jamestown, Va., in 1608. Four hundred years later, OSHA still considers sawmilling one of the most dangerous occupations in the country.

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