The HeatTrak Industrial Blog

Here's How to Get a Grip on Slips and Falls

It’s no secret that slips and falls can be costly to businesses and institutions. They lead to employees taking sick days and result in worker compensation claims, higher insurance premiums, and la...

How to Cut Your Facility's Energy Costs in Winter Without Skimping on the Essentials

Facility managers are well aware of the need to keep energy costs low during winter, which is the most expensive season of the year in terms of energy costs, but they cannot afford to "skimp on the...

Prevent the Effects of Snow and Ice on your Facility’s Turf and Trees

Your facility's turf, trees, and greenery serve to make it attractive and to prevent excessive mud and erosion, but "winterkill" is notorious for turning beautiful landscaping into a veritable "dea...

Make Sure These 4 Items are in Your Commercial Snow Removal Contract

Commercial managers appreciate the importance of fast, efficient, and professional snow removal from their premises. Snow build-up causes delays, foot and vehicle traffic build-up, property damage...

Building a Snow-Site Engineering Plan For Your Facility

Snow removal at your facility requires detailed planning to be optimally effective. A "snow-site engineering plan" refers to a plan that maps out in advance where to plow and pile snow, what areas ...

Reducing Slip and Fall Injuries: Cost-Benefit Realities

Facility managers have many responsibilities keeping their buildings safe for visitors, customers, and employees. These tasks range from monitoring elevator safety to fire alarm maintenance, to wa...

Will Your Ice & Snow Removal Plan Stand Up to Old Man Winter?

Having an effective snow removal plan is a necessity with today’s unpredictable weather. A last-minute storm can have personnel scrambling to clear parking lots, sidewalks, and other areas before t...

25 Ways to Maintain your Facility This Winter!

Even if the snow hasn't started falling where you are, it still pays to be prepared! Here are 25 things to keep in mind when planning your facility's winter maintenance checklist:  1. Keep walkway...

Snow and Ice Pretreatment: Tackle Snow Removal Before the First Flakes

Facility managers must invest significant time and resources into snow and ice removal efforts every winter, but one way to minimize costs and to speed up the commercial snow removal process is by ...

Slips and Falls, OSHA, and Your Facility

Prudent facility managers are well aware of OSHA and the need to remain compliant with its regulations. For those needing a refresher, here are the basics about the Occupational Safety and Health ...

Shocking Slip and Fall Statistics

Facility managers have a lot to contend with when it comes to the day-to-day running of a building, whether it be a commercial office space, or a hospital, institution, or big-box store. While eac...

Wheelchairs and Snow Removal: What You Need to Know

Traveling from place to place during the winter season is difficult for everyone, but those who rely on a wheelchair to get around have additional challenges due to traction problems and the lack o...

The Importance of Diverse Snow Removal Tools

Many factors can affect your facility's snow removal efforts, including: The size and experience of your snow-removal crew The detail and advance planning you put into your winter-storm response p...

Snow Melting Mats a Creative Solution to Snow and Ice Buildup at Minot Air Force Base

Doraville, GA, October 23, 2017—Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota is home to the 5th Bomb Wing, the 91st Missile Wing,  and a total population of some 5,500.  With winter temperatures in Minot ...