Workplace Safety

healthy buildings

Healthy buildings improve productivity

The heightened focus on hygiene and sanitization in the last few years has shone a light on cleanliness as it relates to the safety of
indoor air quality

Improving the indoor air quality in your building

The cooler weather is on its way, and when that happens, windows and bay doors start to stay closed, so facilities need to do what
power tools

Making power tool safety a priority

Facility managers often use power tools in the day-to-day maintenance of their buildings, but are you staying as safe as you can be? According to
heat

Beating the heat

As the weather continues to heat up through the summer, there are many maintenance workers who need to spend their days in the hot sun
equipment rentals

Adding equipment rentals to your maintenance plan

As a maintenance manager, you may not have access to all the equipment you need throughout the year, and equipment rentals can save you time
mould

Avoiding summer mould in your building

The heat of the summer weather can have adverse effects on your building and your maintenance plan. Along with added moisture from rainfall, the risk
air

Protect your employees and your facility from air pollution

As the summer heats up, so do wildfires and the smoke they carry. This year Canadian wildfires have sent dangerous levels of smoke up and
hazards

A safe approach to outdoor maintenance hazards

Safety isn’t necessarily something most people associate with groundskeeping, but outdoor maintenance comes with a list of hazards that need to be considered as part
roof

Increasing safety on the roof

As a maintenance manager, you need to become familiar with all the elements of your building, including your roof. Whether you need to access the
common spaces

The challenges of cleaning common spaces

As the public returns to a pre-COVID lifestyle, filling up common spaces, more and more hospitality facilities are following suit. Hotels and motels, restaurants, and
technology

Does automated cleaning give you a competitive edge?

Technology and automated cleaning have made huge strides in recent years, helping to address the ongoing labour shortage, and in many cases, improving hygiene and
cleaning chemicals

How to avoid mistakes with cleaning chemicals

With cleaning and hygiene, using products safely and properly is vital, and that means paying special attention to the cleaning chemicals you’re using. It’s a
parking lot

Is your parking lot a priority this spring?

As a maintenance manager, you know how important it is to keep your parking lot in top condition. Not only is it the first stop
flooding

Why flooding season matters for facility maintenance managers

Canada is no stranger to flooding and extreme weather. Even though it’s officially spring, a recent Colorado low system brought a messy week to much
spring cleaning

Cleaning up your warehouse

As the seasons change, spring cleaning your warehouse just makes sense to boost safety and increase efficiency. Just like at home, the process basically involves
ladder

Staying safe on a step ladder

As the weather warms up and you start to conduct your annual spring building maintenance, focusing your attention on ladder safety is important. Reaching high
facility audits

Three types of facility audits

Even with a quality control program in place, facility audits are a smart move to address any ongoing issues and prevent surprise expenses for facility