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Which fm analytics should you be looking at?

Charged with overseeing the entire operation’s activities, the Facility Manager’s role is complex. From asset maintenance management to ensuring your employees have the tools they need, you were hired to ensure the facility is running at maximum capacity. Data, therefore, is the facility team’s most valuable tool. Technological advancements afford us the ability to gather […]

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Top 5 reasons facilities managers still aren’t using the right software

Imagine a work place where space is utilized to its optimal potential, helping management know exactly where everyone is at each moment, and one where people movement is easily regulated. Picture a work environment where tangible, valuable assets are easily managed, and a place where employees have a specialized Service Request tool that allows them

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How to get upper management onboard with maintenance software

As a facilities/maintenance manager, you’ve thought long and hard about it, and determined you really need a computerized maintenance management software to better manage your workload and take your operations to the next level. You are tired of feeling overwhelmed by the non-stop, unpredictable flood of maintenance needs, and have decided that you need to

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Osha announces updates on recordkeeping rule

The following guest post was written by Fositi Marie Athey of OSHAcampus.com The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule on reporting illnesses and injuries, as well as an updated list on recordkeeping requirements in the workplace. The final rule will take effect on January 1, 2015. Under

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