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  Workplace violence is on the rise in healthcare facilities. To address the issue, organizations must ensure the safety and well-being of staff. While maintaining a security presence can be part of the solution, healthcare facilities managers also need to develop effective training programs and, just as important, select a program that meets the unique…

Infectious diseases are troublesome enough, but another dangerous and often-unnoticed intruder can lurk in healthcare facilities: mold. A trial regarding damages in a class-action lawsuit filed by families of patients exposed to mold at Seattle Children’s hospital began recently, according to KING 5. The trial involves four families among 77 plaintiffs exposed to mold in…

  Predicting the future is a fool’s errand, but why let that stop us? Last year was volatile, and so was everything around corporate sustainability. The big stories of 2023 included the “anti-ESG” movement’s silencing effect on many companies; the explosion of clean tech; new reporting laws that are pressuring companies to measure and do…

Linda Besetzny oversees facilities management on a global scale, which poses unique challenges but offers rewarding opportunities. And with over 25 years of industry experience, she has a long list of achievements and interesting stories to share. Besetzny is the director of global facilities at R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest and largest independent…

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS), alongside White House officials, unveiled its first set of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at its South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center (S&DC). Charging stations like these will be installed at hundreds of new S&DCs across the country throughout the year and will power what will be the nation’s largest…

  Major cities like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Boston have reinstated masking guidelines within their hospitals and other healthcare facilities as cases of COVID-19, the flu and RSV begin to rise. According to the New York State Department of Health, cases of COVID-19 have been on the rise in the U.S. since mid-November,…