Pest Control
This bug likes to come out at night and bite people.
What is a bed bug?
This provincial regulation establishes minimum fire safety requirements for buildings and occupancies in Ontario.
What is the Ontario Fire Code?
This system provides heat to a building during cold weather.
What is the HVAC (or heating) system?
This monthly payment is collected from tenants in exchange for occupying a rental unit.
What is rent?
This document lists the items, quantities, and costs requested before a purchase is approved.
What is a purchase order?
Pests that can damage wiring and pest control treatments include baiting, sealing holes and blocking entry points.
What are rodents?
This device is required on every story of a home in Ontario and provides early warning in the event of a fire.
What is a smoke alarm?
Rather than waiting for equipment to fail, this type of maintenance is performed regularly to reduce breakdowns and extend equipment life.
What is preventive maintenance?
This document outlines the terms, conditions, and responsibilities agreed to by a landlord and tenant.
What is a lease agreement?
This process involves comparing prices and services from multiple suppliers before making a purchase decision.
What is getting quotes?
A pest that commonly comes in the German, American & Oriental varierty
What is a cockroach?
In many commercial, industrial, and residential buildings, these must be inspected monthly to ensure they remain charged, accessible, and ready for use.
What are portable fire extinguishers?
Roofs, windows, exterior walls, and foundations are all part of this system that separates the indoors from the outdoors.
What is the building envelope?
The minimum percentage of work orders Homes First aims to complete every month.
What is 90%?
This document confirms that goods or services were received before payment is made.
What is a receiving report?
A sub-category of pest control license, followed by land & water
What is a structural pest control license?
This document, required for many high-rise, commercial, and institutional buildings, details emergency procedures, evacuation responsibilities, and fire protection system information.
What is a fire safety plan?
This plumbing device prevents contaminated water from flowing backward into a building's potable water supply.
What is a backflow preventer?
This process involves requesting prices and proposals from multiple vendors before awarding a contract.
What is tendering?
This document outlines the exact requirements and specifications needed when requesting proposals from suppliers.
What is a request for proposal (RFP)?
A supplemental substance added to a spray mixture to enhance the performance, uptake, or physical properties of the active chemical
What is an adjuvant?
In a high-rise building emergency, this strategy may involve relocating occupants from the fire floor and adjacent floors before a full building evacuation is ordered.
What is phased evacuation?
This document outlines the scope of work, materials, timelines, and costs agreed upon between a property owner and a contractor.
What is a contract (or service agreement)?
The amount of years Jess Hiles worked with Homes First.
What is 37 years?
This procurement practice reduces risk by avoiding reliance on only one supplier for critical goods or services.
What is supplier diversification?