Tag: Hurricanes
Storm Shelter Doors: Balancing The Code Requirements
Implementation and understanding of comprehensive severe weather solutions such as storm shelter doors, and adherence to codes and requirements is necessary to mitigate risks and protect lives in the face of severe weather.
Listen Now: Climate Change’s Impact On Violence
A behavioral risk expert discusses how climate change is impacting human behavior, creating an increased risk of workplace violence.
Take Action Against Natural Disasters During National Preparedness Month
The EPA is encouraging individuals, businesses, and communities to follow health and safety tips to mitigate the impacts of natural disasters.
Resilience And The Built Environment
Much of the discussion in the construction community about how to withstand one-time devastating events as well as repeated lesser events that take a toll on the built environment have been centered around the concept of resilience.
Natural Hazards And Buildings
Whether hurricanes, wildfires, or earthquakes, threats from nature call for renewed look at emergency preparedness plans.
Protect Facilities Against Pests During Hurricane Season
Here are tips to prevent pest infestations when facilities are impacted by water and wind brought about by a hurricane.
Build Resilient Structures in High Wind Areas
Design solutions and resources to help prepare and protect structures against damage due to high wind events.
Hurricane Preparedness Guide For Buildings Available From IBHS
The Insurance Institute For Business & Home Safety offers a free guide for facility management and small business owners, covering readiness, improvement options, and last minute prep.
News From NFPA: Ready Or Not, Disaster Can Strike Facilities Anytime
Whether it's a natural threat of extreme weather or a manmade hazard, a disaster can take out an electrical system. What is your plan?
Hurricane-Resistant Fenestration Should Combat Both Wind And Debris
Proper specification and installation of windows, skylights, and related products protects facilities during extreme weather events.
Preparing Buildings For Hurricanes, And Other Extreme Weather
June 1 marks the beginning of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, and the NOAA Climate Prediction Center says above-normal hurricane activity is expected.
Protect Facilities From Wind And Flood Damage
Cost-effective prevention is worth considering as the 2018 hurricane season is in full swing, and research from global insurer FM Global bears out this assertion.
InCarib.net Launches Caribbean Infrastructure Suppliers Directory
Inspired by rebuilding efforts in the region after the 2017 hurricane season, this online resource strives to connect private sector suppliers and government, utility, and regional development agencies.
Puerto Rico Blackout Second Largest In History, Research Firm Finds
With the island experiencing a full power outage, Rhodium Group reports that more than 3.4 billion hours of electricity have been lost on the island.
Metl-Span Panels Withstand Hurricane Maria
A 34,000 square food storage facility in Puerto Rico escaped the Category 4 hurricane relatively unscathed.
Environmental Concerns In The Wake Of A Hurricane
Property damage after a hurricane and the resulting flooding can go beyond repairing physical structures.
Dire Hurricane Season Forecast Could Mean Costly Losses
With experts forecasting up to nine Atlantic hurricanes this year, companies with wind and flood exposures are advised to consult experts who can help them strengthen their catastrophe insurance programs.
Don’t Be Left In The Dark: Perform Generator Maintenance
With hurricane season around the corner, regular maintenance and checkups help facility executives rest assured that their generators will provide backup power when needed.
Question Of The Week: What Is On Your Hurricane Preparedness List?
Loss of main power is always a top concern in extreme weather situations, and the non-profit Powered For Patients urges healthcare facility managers to safeguard their backup power supply systems.
Elevator Safety During Hurricanes, And Everyday
Before and after the hurricane tips from KONE, along with an article on regular maintenance for elevator and escalator safety