Health and Safety
Canadian Facility Management & Design
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.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Grease and degreasers: what you need to know
Most commercial kitchens share one thing in common: grease. That poses several risks.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The germ hotspots to watch this travel season
Summer 2022 is expected to be a busy travel and tourism season, but that brings with it risks. It's vital to identify the germ hotspots.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ISSA, IWBI form new coalition for workplace health and safety
The new coalition aims to help businesses and organizations better afford and implement health and safety improvements in workplaces.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
How to ensure safe work in a confined space
Knowing how to mitigate the risks involved in working in a confined space is vital.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Creating a safe haven in clean schools
Traditionally, schools maintained their own janitorial staff on-site, but this is no longer optimal in many cases.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Cleaning is caring — it’s not rocket science
As restrictions lift and foot traffic increases, the American Cleaning Institute’s Brian Sansoni says it’s time to go back to basics.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
How aerosolized hydrogen peroxide can help reduce hospital infections
Adding a touchless aHP disinfection system can result in a significant and sustained reduction in CDI rates.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The importance of professional service providers
Outsourcing can help meet heightened expectations of cleanliness by creating a reliable supply chain and instilling confidence.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
University of Calgary recognized for environmental stewardship
The university has been named as the 2022 recipient of the ISSA Canada Environmental Stewardship Award.
Construction Business
Collaborating on worksite safety
A construction worksite is inherently challenging with many moving pieces. Collaboration and building relationships ensure safety for all.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
HSC & Green Seal unite on standard for IAQ in schools
The standard will be the centrepiece of a program to help school facility management transform health and sustainability.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
4 steps for proactive cleaning
The secret to reopening – and staying that way – is a proactive, hands-on approach
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The new commercial office takes shape
Facility managers and BSCs are reassessing how they maintain safe office environments. Keeping best practices in mind is vital.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Home owners and builders lack awareness of IAQ health risks
After exposure to scientific findings, the number of homeowners who viewed their homes as somewhat or very unhealthy more than tripled.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
COVID-19 cleaning lessons: In with the new, stick with the old
Old and proven lessons must be adhered to more strictly than before.
Construction Business
IRL Construction wins ICBA safety innovation award
IRL Construction’s new intelligent illumination safety system has earned the ICBA 2022 Health and Safety Innovation Award.
