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Facility maintenance managers – top concerns and the right solution

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  The work of facility maintenance managers is complex and demanding, and many report that they’re struggling to keep up. According to a recent FacilitiesNet survey, which asked facility maintenance managers to rate their top job-related concerns, the most common response was resource shortages, followed by the related problem of increasing workload. Considering the wide-ranging […]

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Construction hazards and ways to decrease risk of injury

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Careless health and safety practices within the construction industry were the cause of thousands of injuries and 148 deaths in the UK in 2013. The sad fact is that, with the correct personal protection equipment (PPE), proper diligence by employees, and employers and a proactive attitude could have counteracted some of these hazards and tragedies

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Can inventory theft be prevented?

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Workers at a Texas Caterpillar plant were recently accused of stealing some $160,000 worth of parts.  Nine people are believed to be involved in the thefts, which have been taking place since July. Situations like the one faced by Caterpillar show how quickly theft problems can get out of control if they aren’t addressed quickly.

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How strong organization saved foster farms from regulatory disaster

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For years it appeared that Foster Farms, California’s largest producer of chicken, was doing an excellent job of keeping its meat salmonella-free. When the company conducted regular salmonella testing on chicken carcasses, they usually found no trace of the dangerous bacteria. That all changed last year when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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How maintenance software can help guard against toxic mold

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Stories about the onset of mold-induced illness read like something out of a horror film. People who were perfectly healthy days or weeks ago develop sudden nosebleeds, rashes, headaches, and respiratory problems so severe that they must be hospitalized in some cases. The culprit is an invading organism that often spreads invisibly, contaminating work and

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Bearing in mind the importance of metal

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Guest blog by Barton Henderson, Manager at Statewide Bearings All machine elements are subject to damage and malfunction. To minimize these damages, choosing the right part for the right job is essential. Every metal has its own specific properties and comes in many different grades of quality. Leaving out the difference between one type of material and

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Can pay-for-performance increase equipment roi?

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On the surface, pay-for-performance programs seem to offer a straightforward way to boost output and other performance metrics. After all, nobody is going to pass up an opportunity to make more money, right? After years of pay-for-performance experiments in a wide range of industries, the answer has come back: it depends. Some companies claim to

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