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  Judging by the number of inquiries we receive on a weekly basis, one of the hottest topics these days in the boardrooms of employee- and ESOP-owned firms is the examination of the “Strategic Options” available to create and/or maximize shareholder value. More often than not, this is a serious exercise for these teams to…

The fire at a Thai nightclub in early August 2022 was all too familiar. It started during a live music performance killing 20 people and injuring 25. Many of the details emerging are eerily similar to The Station nightclub fire which claimed the lives of 100 people and injured 230 more in February of 2003….

  Indoor air quality is a hot topic these days, with most of the conversation centered around air purification and pollutants, but what about floors and carpets? Rather than cleaning for appearance, science is emerging about prioritizing the largest horizontal surface of the building to clean for health. ISSA Media Director Jeff Cross recently interviewed…

  Five interconnected elements of operational resilience underpin recently released technical guidance for assessing and responding to building-level risk. The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Canada will outline the basic concepts through upcoming cross-Canada workshops, underscoring that operations teams carry key responsibility to safeguard building occupants, facilitate business continuity and protect asset value….

Since the Industrial Revolution, employers and workers have used new resources to perform more work with less physical effort. These resources include energy sources, mechanical equipment, and machine tools. This equipment has provided more efficient methods of production but also exposed employees to hazardous motions and hazardous energy. OSHA, Washington (osha.gov), published machine-guarding standards several…

  About thirty years ago a group of reliability and maintenance practitioners from various companies were discussing what a professional organization for maintenance and reliability should entail. That was the beginning of the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP, smrp.org). I remember many of these discussions being about how to raise the level of…