Aideen Doneski is the director of business operations at Gleeson Powers Inc., a specialty fire barrier management and firestop contractor that is FM Approved and UL Qualified. She works closely with GPI staff on its fire barrier management programs and its Life Safety Tracker System® Management Software. She can be reached at Aideen@gpi-firestop.com. Visit http://www.gleesonpowers.com for further info.
Taking a traditional paper and pen approach may work for a very small facility whose passive fire protection maintenance needs are minimal, but in the current climate of advanced technology, the paper and pen approach likely has disadvantages that far outweigh the biggest, “we’ve always done it this way,” advantage.
