Author: FM College Admin

  Not everyone enjoys the sweltering summer conditions. For grounds and construction workers who spend most of their working hours outside, summer is a time of excessive temperatures that can lead to heat exhaustion, dehydration, cramps and heat stroke. If employees do not protect their skin it could eventually lead to cancer. Grounds managers at…

Business lore is freighted with misadventures in middle management. Yet middle managers are critical to organizational health and performance, and they are only becoming more so as work continues to transform, according to the new book Power to the Middle: Why Managers Hold the Keys to the Future of Work (Harvard Business Review Press, July…

Maritime Learning Lab While many viewers were diving into the JAWSome content of Shark Week on TV, the South Carolina Aquarium was breaking ground on a new education facility at the Charleston Maritime Center. Situated along the waterfront of the Charleston Harbor and just a short walk from the aquarium, the new Boeing Learning Lab will…

Facility managers have likely experienced firsthand the tumultuous impact of supply chain challenges. These disruptions have brought to light the intricate web of complexities that surround the supply chain, leaving managers with pressing questions and a need for solutions. “Global supply chains were dealing with some big issues in 2019, such as Brexit and a…

  Phoenix Children’s announced the construction of a new 44,000-square-foot neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), slated to open next year at Phoenix Children’s Hospital — Thomas Campus. The new space, which will replace the existing NICU, is one of many expansion projects underway at the Thomas Campus and will be built on the 11th floor…

Managers need to understand their regions’ risk levels for extreme heat, ways to manage it and strategies to implement to provide quality care. Extreme heat causes more deaths in the United States than hurricanes, tornados and floods combined. Because heat waves are rarely perceived as life-threatening, people are less likely to take the appropriate precautions….