August 24, 2021
Summer Webcast Series: Workplace Design, Emergency Preparedness, and Streamlined Closeouts
Jennifer Boydon

With summer moving into full swing, it’s the perfect time to take a step back and look at how to make improvements. We have scheduled...

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August 15, 2021
Responsiveness is Everything: Having Data Where You Need It When You Need It
Jessica Gopalakrishnan

This article was originally published on BuiltWorlds.com. Last year in 2017, the United States was tasked with recovering from two of the most devastating hurricanes in...

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June 14, 2021
Where to Find Public and Private Funds to Boost Your Facilities Tech Budget
David Trask

Through our experience with facilities and operations teams around the nation, we have learned that many struggle to secure budget approval for technology. Lack of...

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May 14, 2021
National Disaster Preparedness Month: 13 Top Resources to Get Your Building Ready
Esther Carlson

Ready.gov recognizes each September as National Preparedness Month, using it as an opportunity to remind the community about the importance of disaster preparation. Given that...

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May 11, 2021
ARC Emergency Combines Mobility and Real-Time Surveillance
Jessica Gopalakrishnan

In the event of an emergency, nothing’s more important than making quick, high-quality decisions. But without accessible, real-time information, consistently making the right decision is...

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May 5, 2021
How Prepared Are You for the Next Emergency? [Infographic]
Jessica Gopalakrishnan

With the increasing frequency and severity of emergencies that often turn into catastrophes, facilities managers everywhere are quietly asking themselves this question: “could our facility...

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April 23, 2021
3 Key Takeaways from “The Five Layers of School Safety” Webcast Featuring Gary Sigrist
David Trask

Late last month, we teamed up with Campus Safety Magazine to bring the insights of Gary Sigrist—a former educator, school safety director, and police officer—to...

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April 21, 2021
The SAFETY Act and QATT: Legal Expert Speaks on Emergency Preparedness and Liability
David Trask

ARC was fortunate to feature legal risk manager and President of Petrone Risk, John Petrone in a recent webcast called, “Preparing for the Unpredictable: Emergency...

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April 18, 2021
New School Safety Funding and Legislation: What Facility and Operations Teams Need to Know
Jake Young

On Capitol Hill and throughout the United States there are more than 100 pieces of legislation in motion to improve school safety. Some of the...

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April 17, 2021
First Alert to Share Advice on Managing Fire Extinguishers and Safety Equipment [Live Webcast]
David Trask

The November 2017 recall of more than 40M fire extinguishers shined a spotlight on two issues that are often overlooked. First, facilities managers must be...

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April 16, 2021
Safety Alert: Responding to a Fire Extinguisher Mass Recall
David Trask

Yesterday, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a mass recall of nearly 40 million plastic handle fire extinguishers and push-button Pindicator fire...

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April 15, 2021
What Fast-tracking NFPA 3000 Means for a Facility’s Active Shooter Plan
David Trask

The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) has decided to fast-track NFPA 3000, which is the Standard for Preparedness and Response to Active Shooter and/or Hostile...

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April 14, 2021
Campus Safety Magazine to Feature Gary L. Sigrist Jr. in “The Five Layers of School Safety” Webcast
Jennifer Boydon

The Five Layers of School Safety Following an outcry for government action to improve school safety, lawmakers have provided millions in additional funding for schools....

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March 24, 2021
Former SWAT Leader Shares Insights on Active Shooter Preparation
David Trask

Captain Mike Bolender, founder of the Peaceful Warrior Group, is actively touring the nation helping facilities teams prepare for active threats. While he’s been personally...

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When Catastrophes Strike Facilities: Frequency, Costs, Risk Mitigation
Todd Moore

This article was originally published on FacilitiesNet.com. Facility teams that manage 20 or more buildings will face a $506,000 catastrophe every 1.7 years, on average, according...

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March 23, 2021
Four Key Takeaways from Command Solutions’ Emergency Management Webcast
David Trask

Emergency Planning: Command Solutions’ Expert Advice Dozens of finely tuned cogs and gears turn the emergency planning wheel. And when any one of those cogs...

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March 15, 2021
5 States Where School Safety Legislation Helps Secure Funding to Improve Building Security
David Trask

On the backdrop of strong federal legislative action, state governments are taking it upon themselves to mitigate the effects of school shootings. Much of this...

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December 21, 2020
Emergency & Life Safety: 5 Gaps Fixed with Mobile Facilities Dashboards
David Trask

Emergency & Life Safety As technology advances, outdated approaches to emergency information management expose facility-related risks that have serious implications for business risk management. In...

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