Are You Using Fall Protection Properly?
Are your employees properly protected from fall hazards? Are you absolutely sure that your equipment is up to OSHA Regulations and ANSI Standards, and your employees properly equipped for fall protection? There’s nothing worse than a false sense of security, especially when working at great heights. There are many occasions when workers think they’re protected…
COVID-19: Are You Prepared for Bioterrorism?
As we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire world has become aware of the impact a pandemic has on the way we live and do business. While COVID-19 is believed to be a natural outbreak of a new coronavirus and not the product of bioterrorism, it shows what a widespread pandemic can do to our…
IEI Staff Engineer Stephen Morgan Obtains PSP Certification
We are very proud to announce that our very own Stephen L. Morgan PSP has passed his ASIS Physical Security Professional (PSP) exam! The 2.5 hour exam covers a wide variety of Physical Security domains such as: Physical Security Assessment Application, Design, and Integration of Physical Security Systems Implementation of Physical security measures. According…
Signs of Parking Structure Deterioration
Parking structures are an integral part of cities all across the country, providing visitors and their vehicles with a place to park and shelter from the elements. They also often provide access to offices and housing. The challenging part of maintaining a parking structure is the onslaught of environmental stressors like moisture, expansion and contraction,…
COVID-19: How to Screen your Employees
Thermography is an imaging technique using infrared (IR) cameras to measure surface temperatures of objects. Infrared cameras use infrared radiation in the same way that a common camera creates an image using visible light. People and objects release radiation as a function of their temperature. Thermal imaging cameras can pick up this radiation and use…
Drones: The Next Security Threat?
Over the past couple decades, drone technology has advanced at a spectacular rate. Global Positioning Systems, accelerometers, and lightweight components have made drones cheaper, more accessible, and better performing than ever before. There is a nearly limitless number of applications for commercial drone flight, including photography, videography, agriculture, search-and-rescue operations, land surveying, and more. Recreational…
Fall Protection Regulations 101
Building a new facility or headquarters for your company is exciting but it can be a large task. Planning can take months, and as an employer, an owner, or building manager, your job is to ensure the safety of everyone involved during construction and when the building is occupied. OSHA requires fall protection for any…
What makes IFMA truly a global organization?
In the conflicted world we live in today, members of IFMA (International Facilities Management Association) should be proud to be a part of a truly global organization. Innovative Engineering Inc. (IEI) was recently selected to present on Parking Structure Maintenance at the IFMA World Workplace at the convention center in Phoenix, Arizona. The presentation, given…
How to win a Yeti Cooler from Innovative Engineering Inc.
Innovative Engineering Inc. (IEI) is giving away customized Yeti Roadie 20 Coolers. Last week IEI exhibited at the 2019 National Parking Association Convention at Loews Sapphire Falls Resort near Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. They conducted the “Candy Crane” competition to see who could use a remote controlled backhoe to transfer the largest amount of…
DURABILITY OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES: WHAT DID THE ROMANS KNOW?
One question that I was asked during a recent presentation was “What are the differences in materials between then and now and what improvements have been made to increase durability of parking structures?” I’m sure the question was relative to recent history. However, there are Roman structures such as the Colosseum and the Pantheon that…