First off, kudos to anyone who must manage environmental, health and safety (EH&S) issues at a facility.

As an environmental consultant who has been up close and personal with many facility and plant managers over the years, my hat’s off to you because I know how much responsibility you have in so many different areas. And that makes the role challenging beyond the official job description you were hired under.

As a property manager, no matter whether you oversee a shopping plaza, office complex, warehouse site, hotel, apartment complex, or industrial or manufacturing facility, you have to watch out for a variety of environmental, health and safety (EH&S) issues.

Of all the environmental issues surrounding facility management, one of the most important to keep an eye on is the indoor air quality of places where people live, work, and otherwise stay for long periods of time.

Since we are knee-deep in the winter months, we are thinking a lot about heating oil. Although this is becoming less and less common these days, as most heat now is generated by electricity, propane or natural gas, there are still major environmental hazards related to heating oil, specifically the storage tanks, underground and aboveground.