Risk Management
A recap of IFMA’s World Workplace
In the past, cleaning suppliers, landscapers, and pest control companies dominated FM shows. Not anymore.
FMs: From backroom professional to essential team member
As pandemic protocols begin to wane, FMs must continue to shine and maintain the profile they earned and the renewed relationships built and established throughout the past two-plus years.
Reimagining Canada’s health care system
The Canadian health care system is at a tipping point with rising demands for service, record levels of job vacancies, and increasing public and political pressures.
Operational resilience a performance priority
New technical guidance for assessing and responding to building-level risk underscores that operations teams carry responsibility to safeguard occupants, facilitate business continuity and protect asset value.
Why facilities must be proactive to improve cyber security
Research found cyber attackers increased their targeting of internet-connected OT devices by 2,204% between January and September 2021.
Science on display at Memorial University
A blue whale skeleton, 25 metres long, suspends from the ceiling of Memorial University’s Core Science Facility—as though it is swimming in empty space.
8 essentials for worker safety
AFFLINK's Safety Supply Checklist outlines eight essentials for facility managers and workers.
Fuel-switching challenges expected to ease
Climate, cost and capacity pose fuel-switching challenges for building owners looking to curb greenhouse gas emissions in line with Canada’s target for a 40 per cent reduction below 2005 levels by 2030.
Hybrid workplaces give rise to legal dilemmas
Organizations are kickstarting work models that reflect flexible preferences, but along with this culture shift comes new legal considerations and best practices for equitable treatment.
Tapping into the disability purchasing market
Canadians with disabilities make up the largest potential market of consumers, clients, employees and homeowners, with an annual buying power of $25 billion.
The future of water in buildings is smart
Water creates levels of risk throughout all stages of a building’s life cycle and is a major cause of loss during and after construction.
Workers now expect more from employers — a human factors approach can help
People are now looking to see if the organizations they work for align with their personal health needs.
Safely using UV-C light to disinfect indoor spaces
Historically, there have been two strategies to address the safety concerns with using UV-C light to disinfect air in occupied spaces.
Supercharging FM teams during a labour shortage
How do you keep your FM team engaged and committed amidst a labour shortage when other companies are actively recruiting qualified candidates to join their workforce and leaving gaps in your FM operations?
Developing an asset approach to risk management
The facilities management industry has experienced numerous building science innovations, but risk management programs are still lacking.
Strategies to reduce the risk of COVID in schools
Schools should implement these layered prevention strategies to mitigate the risks of COVID infection or transmission to the school community and beyond.
Psychological health of workers at lowest point
New findings revealed that general psychological health is currently at its lowest point in the last 22 months among Canadian workers.