Tag: American Red Cross

What Should Be in Your Facility’s First-Aid Kit?

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Sep 25, 2023 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Oct 9, 2023

Facilities managers should work with building management to ensure they have adequate first-aid kits and automated external defibrillator devices (AEDs) to comply with the law and minimum safety standards and, more importantly, for the safety of facility occupants. The installation and maintenance of these units, along with associated signage, usually fall in the hands of […]

Under Construction: Hurricane-Hardened Emergency Center in Florida Keys

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Jun 20, 2023 Under Construction

Updated: Jun 21, 2023

As facilities professionals prepare for hurricane season, they should check out a hurricane-resistant emergency operations center (EOC) that’s currently under construction and is being built to weather the most dangerous Florida Keys storms: the new two-story Monroe County Emergency Operations and Communications Center on the Island of Marathon, which will be 28,321 square feet, including […]