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 ...
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...
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...
Caring for and Maintaining your Business’s Entrance Mats
An entrance mat (placed inside or outside an entryway) helps keep your building free of outdoor elements that can get tracked indoors by wet or dirty feet. However, a poorly maintained entrance mat...
Ten Slip and Fall Experts Weigh in on Accident Prevention
We spoke to ten experts on slips and falls to hear their thoughts on the following topics: What is your top piece of advice for slip-and-fall prevention? With all the many feet of sidewalks, entr...
Staying Safe When Removing Snow and Ice from Your Facility's Roof
Preventing safety hazards and minimizing the risk of damage to your facility during the winter months can be challenging, especially when you need to deal with removing snow and ice from its roof. ...
Becoming Proactive About Snow and Ice Removal
Severe winter storms not only disrupt business, they also can put your employees and visitors to your building at risk for injury. The best way to limit potential harm caused by blizzard conditions...
Comparing Commercial Snow Removal Options: Buy, Rent, or Hire?
Removing snow from your parking lot each winter is no small task. Back-to-back storms can dump snow in uninterrupted accumulations. Facility managers must have a reliable plan in place to ensure th...
Doraville, GA, January 2019 - With some 22 million passengers a year, Charlotte Douglas International Airport is the eighth-busiest airport in the US. Despite North Carolina’s generally balmy weath...
Tree and Landscaping Hazards Caused by Snow and Ice
Trees, shrubs, plants, turf, and other landscaping elements at commercial/industrial facilities routinely "take a beating" every winter as prolonged snow and ice cover, dry, dehydrating winds, and...
Yale University Cuts Slip-And-Fall Rates, Liability Risk with Snow Melting Mats
Doraville, GA, August 2019—With winter temperatures in New Haven, CT, dipping into the teens and low 20s and snow accumulation averaging 31 inches a year, reducing winter-related slip-and-fall acci...
How Much Will a Slip and Fall Injury Cost You?
Facility managers are often charged with making critical decisions regarding liability protection that will affect their facilities’ bottom line. While preventative measures to guard against laws...
Snow Melting Mats Increase Safety, Lower Liability Risk at Hunterdon, NJ County Offices
Doraville, GA, September 2018—With winter temperatures in western New Jersey dipping into the teens and snowfall rates averaging 23 inches a year, reducing winter-related slip-and-fall accidents is...
Canalside Buffalo Cuts Slip-And-Fall Rates, Liability Risk with Snow Melting Mats
Doraville, GA, September 2018—With winter temperatures in Buffalo, NY, dipping into the low teens and snow accumulation averaging 89 inches a year, reducing winter-related slip-and-fall accidents i...
Snow Melting Mats Provide a Creative Solution to Snow and Ice Buildup at Cape Cod Resort
Doraville, GA, January 2019 - With winter temperatures on Massachusetts’ Cape Cod peninsula plunging into the low 20s and snowfall rates averaging 33 inches a year, reducing winter-related slip-and...