Facility management
Facility management is an interdisciplinary field primarily devoted to the maintenance and care of commercial or institutional buildings, such as hospitals, hotels, office complexes, arenas, educational or convention centers. According to the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), it is "a profession that encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure functionality of the built environment by integrating people, place, processes and technology."
In the United States both facility management and facilities management are widely used, while ’facilities management’ is preferred in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and English-speaking businesses in several European countries. In Australia the term commercial services has replaced facility management in some organizations.
The definition of facility management provided by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and ratified by BSI British Standards is, "(the) integration of processes within an organisation to maintain and develop the agreed services which support and improve the effectiveness of its primary activities."
Facility management is performed during the operational phase of a facility or building’s life cycle, which normally extends over many decades. It represents a continuous process of service provision to support the owner’s core business and one where improvement is sought on a continuous basis. The support of administrative facility management through information technology is identified as computer-aided facility management(CAFM).
Health and Safety
- Occupational safety and health, including compliance with local, state, and national laws and agencies, such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and EN 54
- Industrial hygiene, including indoor air quality
- Display Screen Regulations
- Safety Rules for Contractors
- Risk Assessments
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
Fire Safety
- Fire protection and safety
- Smoke/Heat Detectors
- Fire Alarm Systems
- Sprinker Systems
- Fire Extinguisers
- Dry Risers
- Fire Stopping
- Fire Risk Assessments
Security
- Security
- Access control
- Manned Guarding
- Intruder alert
- CCTV
Maintenance Systems
- Heating, Ventilating, Air conditioning and Refrigeration
- preventive and predictive maintenance
- Corrective maintenance/Reactive repairs
- Building automation systems
- Building fabric and decorative
- Grounds maintenance and horticulture
Periodic Statutory Testing and Inspections
- Lifting equipment
- Work equipment
- Legionella
- Pressure systems
- Asbestos
- Mansafe systems (window cleaning, roof access, etc)
- Electrical portable appliances and fixed wiring
- Lightning conductors
- Emergency lighting
- Fire protection systems
Operational
- Help desk
- Cleaning
- Waste Management
- Environmental Issues
- Reception
- Meeting Room Management
- Mail Room
- Photocopying
- Vending
- Office space planning, layout, and furniture placement
- Car Parking
- Specifying, tendering and contracts’ negotiation
- Pest control
- Daily inspection of escape routes and fire exits
Business Continuity Planning
- Business continuity planning
- Disaster recovery
- Emergency Procedures
See also
- Building Information Modeling
- Computerized Maintenance Management System
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