by Facility Executive | Apr 16, 2025 | building-envelope, Business Continuity, Critical Operations, Environment, Facilities Management, Featured, fire prevention, Fire Safety, lightning, Lightning Eliminators & Consultants, lightning protection, Lightning Strikes, Maintenance, oil and gas operations, Operational Disruption, Security & Safety
In industrial settings, a single lightning strike can ignite fires, destroy valuable assets, and lead to costly downtime and environmental damage.
by Facility Executive | Apr 2, 2025 | Business Continuity, corporate security, cyber resilience plans, Cyber Security, cybersecurity measures, Data Breaches, Facilities Management, FacilityBlog, Featured, multi-factor authentication, NordPass, password management, Professional Development, Security & Safety, strong passwords, Technology, weak passwords, Workplace Culture
New research from NordPass reveals a troubling reality: businesses worldwide are still failing at one of the most basic cybersecurity measures — strong passwords.
by Facility Executive | Mar 31, 2025 | Business Continuity, disaster recovery, Distributed Energy Resources (DER), energy storage technology, Facilities Management, Featured, Fire & Life Safety, Fire Training, Firefighters, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), North American Fire Training Directors (NAFTD), Security & Safety, U.S. Department of Energy, Vector Solutions, Workplace Safety
A program to train U.S. fire departments to safely mitigate fires that involve energy storage technologies adds guidance to fight fires that involve DER.
by Guest Contributor | Mar 28, 2025 | Center for Urban Economic Development, data, data protection, employee privacy, Facilities Management, Facility Managers, FacilityBlog, Featured, personal data, pimloc, Security, Security & Safety, Simon Randall, Surveillance, Technology, Workplace, workplace surveillance
How facility managers can adopt modern surveillance strategies that protect both organizational interests, and employee privacy.
by Guest Contributor | Mar 26, 2025 | 'IBEW Local 134', Elbert Walters III, electrical, electrical maintenance, electrical safety, Energy Management & Lighting, Facilities Management, FacilityBlog, Featured, industrial, Manufacturing, NFPA, NFPA 70B, Powering Chicago, Security & Safety, systematic maintenance', Workplace Safety
The updated NFPA 70B marks a shift in how manufacturing and industrial facilities should approach electrical maintenance and safety.
