The 6,000+ employees of SBM Management provide facilities management services at more than 500 locations throughout the United States, Canada and Latin America. And they do it with an injury rate that is one-third of the rate for their industry.

SBM Management employs both housekeeping and maintenance workers. Both of these groups have specific safety challenges, says EHS Director Dave Stauffer, CSP, ARM.

The top safety hazards for housekeeping workers are: