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Halloween Fire Safety Tips

Halloween is full of fun. Dressing up in costumes, enjoying a delicious caramel apple, or decorating to celebrate the spooktacular night, fire safety may not be top-of-mind for you. People often...
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CertaSite to Speak at Facilities Maintenance & Management Expo

CertaSite will be participating in this year’s Northeast Ohio/Cleveland Facilities Maintenance & Management Expo. The Facilities Maintenance & Management Expo is a regional trade show featuring...
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Top Five Business Challenges for Property Management with Fire Safety

Property managers have quite the responsibility. They oversee hundreds even thousands of dwellings, occupied or not. Add occupants and that responsibility increases. The challenges faced daily are...
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Fire Safety for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Sound is a sense many of us rely on daily. We rely on it when we wake up to our alarm, we rely on it when we are driving. But what if you could not depend on sound? Sound is what ties us safely to...
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Did You Hear That? Fire Prevention Month Kicks Off Tomorrow

Yes, it’s that time of year again. October arrives tomorrow, which means NFPA Fire Prevention Week and National Fire Prevention Month are in sight. Running from Oct. 3 – 9, Fire Prevention Week is...
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What Does a Career in Life Safety Look Like?

The life safety industry is a mystery to many people who have either never heard of it, or don’t really understand what it is. From managing and maintaining to ensuring a building is up to code and...
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How to Use a Fire Extinguisher

If a small fire breaks out in your home or workplace, your first instinct might be to reach for a fire extinguisher. But, do you know how to use one if you need to? When it comes to using a fire...
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My fire extinguisher is expired - does that matter?

If you have a fire extinguisher in your home or business, do you know how long it’s been there? When was the last time you checked the inspection date? If your answer is “I don’t know” – you’re not...
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Best Practices When a Deficiency is Identified

Deficiencies can have a significant impact on employees, your business, sensitive assets, and more. It’s important to stay ahead of potential ones while also not delaying the resolution of current or...
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Is Your Building Safe: The Ins and Outs of Fire and Building Safety

The world of building construction and safety was rocked a month ago with the collapse of the condominium in Surfside, Florida. A forty-year-old building is not old in comparison to many other...
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