Regulatory Compliance, HELP!
Compliance with laws and regulations can be complex. Much of it has to do with awareness, knowing that there is something to comply with. As a business owner, it is on you. In a recent round of inspections to do asset inventory and compliance, I found businesses with no functioning emergency lights, fire extinguishers that […]
Preventative Maintenance, Obsolete?
Preventative Maintenance is now considered a basic form of maintenance, it is being bypassed with Predictive and Prescriptive Maintenance since they are more efficient, cost effective. That being said, Preventative can still be critical. Sometimes we think of Preventative as maintaining Capital Assets to ‘prevent’ breakdowns. That is a piece of the pie, but often […]
Focus: Energy Consumption
Energy usage is getting a lot of focus these days. Sometimes we seem to overlook simple things that can get a big return. We adjust the set points and hours of operation on HVAC systems, put in motion/heat sensing LED light fixtures that also adjust with higher outside light levels to maintain a specific candle […]
L&I, NOT the Bad Guys
They actually do NOT want to fine you, shut you down, drive you insane. What they want is for all workers to be safe, for employers to have safe workplaces. They would rather spend all of their time doing requested consultations over surprise inspections. They want to do: Safety and Health, Risk Management, and Ergonomic […]
IAQ
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) has become a major topic since Covid. The discussion is not only about killing virus’s, but overall health of the occupants. Killing a virus, but leaving smelly or particulate laden air is not acceptable either. Solve YOUR problem, not someone else’s! There are options out there, some only kill virus’s, others […]
Sensors, Why?
Sensors are getting a lot of air time these days, and for good reason. But before going out and buying a bunch of sensors determine: 1. What are you trying to learn? 2. What are you trying to solve? 3. Am I willing to spend the time and resources to continually monitor and make the […]
Business Continuation Planning
Are you prepared for any events that could impede your business from continuing? Natural disasters? Electronic attacks? Active shooters? Legal changes? Are you compliant with ISO45001 & 22301? Do you train to those standards per OSHA 29CFR 1910.38? In todays business climate, even a small hiccup can sink your business! Having a plan is only […]
Facilities Operations Assessments
Facilities Management and Operations Assessment, when did you have one done? Never had one? You are not alone! Providers of third party Facility Services do them to verify that they are fulfilling their contracts with their clients. Their clients value the third party data as a means of building the relationship with their FM supplier. […]
Life Safety Beyond the Obvious
Life Safety can sound ominous. However all we have to do is ask for a consultation with your Fire Authority Having jurisdiction (AHJ), with L&I. They will be happy to talk you through what is you are responsible to to inspect. Let’s look at some of them: 1. Extinguishers have monthly and annual requirements. 2. […]
Life Safety Codes
They are written to save us from ourselves! History has the stories that lead to the codes. In most cases it was greed, foolishness, laziness that lead to a disaster that lead to the writing of a code. Let’s look at Fire Doors. The purpose of fire doors is to contain fire, protect occupants. Codes […]
