Author: FM College Admin

The American Lung Association is urging K-12 schools to prioritize indoor air quality and to test for radon, the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. The naturally occurring, odorless, tasteless and colorless radioactive gas can accumulate indoors, entering through cracks in floors, walls and foundations. The only way to determine if a facility…

Recently, U.S. schools received a D+ grade on the 2025 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Infrastructure Report Card. This was disappointing, but to anyone who keeps tabs on K-12 facilities management, it likely would not have come as a shock. The country’s deferred maintenance crisis is widespread and longstanding; the average school building here…

The hospital went without power for nearly two hours. When a power outage struck Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, recently, the hospital’s backup generator also failed, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. This outage forced ambulance diversions and patient transfers, including five infants and six laboring mothers. The hospital went without power for nearly two…

The 300,000-square-foot facility in Jamestown will provide 140 beds in a modern, trauma-informed care environment. Gov. Kelly Armstrong, along with state agency officials and local leaders, led a groundbreaking ceremony for the new North Dakota State Hospital. The 300,000-square-foot facility in Jamestown will provide 140 beds in a modern, trauma-informed care environment, replacing the existing…

The most effective solutions to workplace violence are sophisticated emergency response planning and master level training for all employees. The numbers surrounding violence in healthcare facilities are staggering. Healthcare workers are five times more likely to experience workplace violence than other occupations, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nearly 82 percent of nurses…