Identifying issues and finding solutions…
…versus identifying issues and pointing fingers. I think we can all agree that (at least for the moment) our friends in the regulatory survey services world have misplaced the location of their...
View ArticleWhy does it happen? Because it happens…
As to that thought/question (or question/thought), for those of you working through your utility systems risk assessments to ensure compliance with NFPA 99 Chapter 4: How are you accounting for...
View ArticleIs it really transparency if they have to catch you first?
A few months ago, I was working with a facility that, as it turns out, was experiencing challenges with managing temperature and humidity in some of their procedural areas. When I got to the space in...
View ArticleMadman Across the Water Management Program
This week brings us something of an unexpected development in the management of the physical environment as our friends in Chicago are seeking comments on a proposed standards revision that more...
View ArticleThe Fountains of Youth and Water Management Programs
As a follow to last week’s item about water management programs, I know a lot of folks are not using their drinking fountains (or as we know them in the Boston areas, bubblers—pronounced “bubblahs”—I...
View ArticleWe know it will never be easy, but will it ever get easier?
It’s always interesting (and perhaps a bit thrilling) when an announcement comes flying over the transom from our friends in Chicago unveiling “modifications” to the Environment of Care (EC) survey...
View ArticleWhen you’ve done all you can do, what do you do?
As I start this, I’m thinking it will be kind of brief, but you and I have both been at the receiving end of my brevity, so we’ll see what happens. As I ponder the various and sundry processes that...
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