Risk Management
Canadian Property Management
Caution afoot
Engineering and life safety specialists are currently examining stairwell concerns in preparation for possible new or revised rules that would be introduced in the 2015 National Building Code.
Canadian Property Management
Flooding brings immediate, downstream costs
Water spills, leaks and floods are a common occurrence that can have a costly impact on public and workplace safety and building operations.
Canadian Property Management
Changes coming from WHMIS
Retraining in WHMIS will likely be required upon the introduction of the globally harmonized system for classifying and labelling chemicals.
Canadian Property Management
Legislation gets to the heart of health and safety
Manitoba is the first Canadian province to mandate automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in specific facilities.
CondoBusiness
Shattered condo balconies
Between May and August 2011, five panels of glass fell from balcony guards on the Festival Tower, a 41-storey condominium in downtown Toronto that was completed in 2010. Since then, residents of the Festival Tower have launched ...
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New smartphone app prevents fraud
Scam Detector is a free smartphone application that exposes in detail more than 550 of the world’s most notorious scams. The company behind the app also updates it regularly with the newest scams.
CondoBusiness
Annual funded ratio
A good way to assess the health of a reserve fund is to use an annual funded ratio (AFR) – the three-year moving average from the reserve fund starting ...
CondoBusiness
Falling glass can cause legal headaches
In Ontario, it is unclear which statutory warranty period applies to the occurrence of falling glass given the lack of specific case law and Tarion direction.
CondoBusiness
Implementing an emergency response plan
It’s important to have a comprehensive emergency response plan (ERP) in place before disaster strikes. The longer an issue is not resolved, the bigger ...




