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Facility Management

How to Plan, Conduct and Document a Fire Drill

Run drills according to your occupancy, local fire code, licensing requirements, authority having jurisdiction (AHJ), insurer requirements and site emergency action plan. There is no single BuildingWrench drill frequency that applies to every facility.

Facility Management

Keeping Fresh Eyes on Your Facility

A fresh-eyes inspection is a deliberate walkthrough performed as if you were seeing the facility for the first time — preferably sometimes by someone who does not work in that exact area every day.

Facility Management

How to Conduct a Major Stakeholder Facility Tour

A stakeholder tour is a scheduled walk of the facility with someone who represents the people using it: see the building through their experience, surface concerns early, identify improvements, and convert useful findings into accountable follow-up.

Facility Management

A Building Condition Caused an Injury or Near Miss: What the Manager Does Next

Your job is to create a clear response: protect people, establish ownership, coordinate qualified help and keep a reliable record. Use the site-specific emergency plan and responder instructions ahead of this general guide. Local requirements, building use and the actual conditions determine what is permitted.

Facility Management

A Pipe Burst: Manage the Response, Not Just the Leak

Your job is to create a clear response: protect people, establish ownership, coordinate qualified help and keep a reliable record. Use the site-specific emergency plan and responder instructions ahead of this general guide. Local requirements, building use and the actual conditions determine what is permitted.

Facility Management

A Contractor Left Damage or Unsafe Work: Take Control of the Handoff

Your job is to create a clear response: protect people, establish ownership, coordinate qualified help and keep a reliable record. Use the site-specific emergency plan and responder instructions ahead of this general guide. Local requirements, building use and the actual conditions determine what is permitted.

Facility Management

Gas Smell or CO Alarm: Lead the Evacuation, Not a Diagnosis

Your job is to create a clear response: protect people, establish ownership, coordinate qualified help and keep a reliable record. Use the site-specific emergency plan and responder instructions ahead of this general guide. Local requirements, building use and the actual conditions determine what is permitted.

Facility Management

The HVAC Failed: Make the Occupancy Decision Before the Complaints Escalate

Your job is to create a clear response: protect people, establish ownership, coordinate qualified help and keep a reliable record. Use the site-specific emergency plan and responder instructions ahead of this general guide. Local requirements, building use and the actual conditions determine what is permitted.

Facility Management

The Power Is Out: Keep an Occupied Facility Under Control

Your job is to create a clear response: protect people, establish ownership, coordinate qualified help and keep a reliable record. Use the site-specific emergency plan and responder instructions ahead of this general guide. Local requirements, building use and the actual conditions determine what is permitted.

Facility Management

The Inspector Found a Serious Deficiency: Turn the Finding Into a Controlled Plan

Your job is to create a clear response: protect people, establish ownership, coordinate qualified help and keep a reliable record. Use the site-specific emergency plan and responder instructions ahead of this general guide. Local requirements, building use and the actual conditions determine what is permitted.

Facility Management

Sewage Backed Up: Contain the Disruption and Manage Reopening

Your job is to create a clear response: protect people, establish ownership, coordinate qualified help and keep a reliable record. Use the site-specific emergency plan and responder instructions ahead of this general guide. Local requirements, building use and the actual conditions determine what is permitted.

Facility Management

A Sprinkler Activated: Coordinate Response and Safe Restoration

Your job is to create a clear response: protect people, establish ownership, coordinate qualified help and keep a reliable record. Use the site-specific emergency plan and responder instructions ahead of this general guide. Local requirements, building use and the actual conditions determine what is permitted.

Facility Management

Storm Damage: Stabilize Operations While More Weather Is Coming

Your job is to create a clear response: protect people, establish ownership, coordinate qualified help and keep a reliable record. Use the site-specific emergency plan and responder instructions ahead of this general guide. Local requirements, building use and the actual conditions determine what is permitted.