Fire/Life/Safety
LAFD Chief Reg 4 Program Needs to be Overhauled
Building safety, most especially maintaining fire protection equipment, is an integral part of managing commercial properties. However, personnel in the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) that oversees the Chief Regulation #4 Program – which regulates fire life and safety – is scarce. Moreover, the program as a whole is vastly in need of an update. Without …
Read MoreCivil Unrest and Protests: How to Prepare Your Commercial Building
While commercial building owners routinely create detailed emergency preparedness plans for natural disasters, additional procedures are needed to protect buildings damages and safety concerns as a result of civil unrest. These plans should be tailored to reflect …
Read MoreHow Technology is Changing Disaster Management
How Technology is Changing Disaster Management Emergency Preparedness, Fire/Life/Safety, Technology It was not that long ago that disaster management professionals handled crises primarily through landlines and press conferences. Thankfully, over the past 10 years, technology has redefined global emergency management and disaster communications. One of the first national disasters to heavily rely on technology, according…
Read MoreBuilding Access Key Box (Knox Box) Best Practices
Building Access Key Box (Knox Box) Best Practices Fire/Life/Safety The Building Access Key Box (Knox Box) Best Practice is a resource building managers and engineers can use in order to make sure keys, access cards, and other information that are required to be in the Access Key Box are kept current. It also provides additional…
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