Facility Management Resources

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Resources

MAFMA has compiled the following list of links on topics relevant to facilities operations and maintenance. Please forward other suggested links to [e-mail] for addition to this list.

Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)

• MA Dept. of Environmental Protection, Asbestos Information & Resource Guide
• The Department of Labor Standards (DLS) Asbestos Program

Bloodborne Pathogens

• U.S. Dept. of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Energy Efficiency - Sustainable Design

• MA DEP- Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
• US General Service Administration
• MA Operational Services Division-Environmentally Preferable Products (EPP)

Fire Codes

• Department of Fire Services, Massachusetts
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Hazard Communications Program- Employee Right to Know

• OSHA

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (Hazardous Materials Release Plan)

• OSHA

Hazardous Waste- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Comm. of MA, DEP
• Hazardous Waste Management

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

Integrated Pest Management

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• MA Department of Food and Agriculture

Lead in Drinking Water

• MA DEP
• MWRA
• EPA

Lead-Based Paint

• Comm. of MA- Health and Human Services
• EPA

Mercury Prevention

• MA DEP
• MA Sustainability Program
• MA Dept. of Public Health
• EPA

Mold

• EPA
• International Center for Toxicology in Medicine

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) (Stormwater)

• Metropolitan Area Planning Council
• MWRA
• EPA

Permit-Required Confined Spaces

• MA Division of Occupational Safety
• OSHA

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• MA Dept. of Public Health
• OSHA Free Course on PPE

Playground - Safety

• US Consumer Product Safety Commission

Radon Information

• MA Health and Human Services
• EPA

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

• MA DEP
• EPA

Underground Storage Tanks (USTs), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

• MA Department of Fire Services
• EPA

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