The HeatTrak Industrial Blog

Winter Slip and Fall Cost-Benefit Analysis

Facility managers are not only tasked with managing essential services such as parking, cleaning, and security; they must also be concerned about the organization’s bottom line. Wintertime creates ...

From Falling Leaves to Football: Facility Maintenance in Autumn

Proper care for your facility's turf and fields during the fall is both important in itself and is a major key to having your grounds successfully survive the winter. To ensure your grounds will be...

The Importance of Facility Rooftop Snow Removal

In February 2015, record snowfalls in Boston caused 44 roofs to collapse across a two-day period. Throughout New England, in fact, ice dams, snow drifts, and snow weight threatened roofs as more th...

Five of the Most Highly Compensated Slip and Fall Lawsuits

In today’s litigious society, facilities with deep pockets are at risk for expensive lawsuits, particularly for personal injury claims from visitors and licensees. In northern locations where long ...

Prepare Your Facility For Snow and Ice Melt Flooding & Water Damage

Three-quarters of the water supply in the western parts of the United States are derived from the annual snow and ice melt at winter's end. While this is a natural process that is vital to the eco...

Is Your Inventory Stocked With All Commercial Snow Removal Tools?

With winter upon us, facility managers should take a cue to get busy stocking up on tools and equipment that will be needed for wintertime snow and ice removal. Along with a well trained staff and...

The Importance of Inspecting Your Commercial Snow Removal Equipment

Large scale snow and ice removal efforts are nearly impossible without a full warehouse of mechanical equipment constantly at your disposal. Selecting superior pieces of machinery and then keeping...

Protecting Your Facility from Ice Dams

Every year, ice dams cause significant damage to commercial and residential properties that frequently costs thousands of dollars in repairs. One recent "nightmare scenario," for example befell a W...

7 Ways Snow Melting Mats Can Help Facility Managers

1. Protect your company from slip and fall lawsuits Heated snow melting mats could help you eliminate or significantly reduce liabilities associated with slip and fall accidents. These portable mat...

3 Facility Maintenance Mistakes You Probably Don't Know You're Making

Building maintenance usually falls in the hands of managers at the top of the chain. Mistakes can be made by the newest operations manager or a veteran in the industry. Managers are often tasked wi...

The Importance of Disaster Training: How to Handle the Unexpected

We all wish we could live in a world where disasters do not exist, but the reality is that a wide range of different types of disasters can strike at anytime, endangering the safety of your buildi...

3 Ways to Attain Maximum Energy Efficiency This Winter

Maximizing your facility's energy efficiency this winter should involve a multiple-front approach, covering such things as upgrading your insulation, locating and eliminating air leaks, and instal...

How To Train and Educate Your Team For Quick & Efficient Snow Removal

Although most facility managers know well how to handle snow and ice removal tasks themselves, the responsibility of passing that knowledge on to others might not always come naturally. And yet, wi...

Developing an Eco-Friendly Solution to Snow and Ice Management

Keeping walkways and parking lots safe for pedestrians during inclement weather is a challenge for every facility. Many organizations tackle snow and ice management by hiring professional snow remo...