A practical introduction to facilities management / Ian C. Barker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barker, Ian C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Facility management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (348 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Caithness, Scotland : Whittles Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a readily accessible and practical guide to the increasingly important subject of facilities management.It shows the formal basis for the complex and constantly moving requirements of FM and recognises that it is becoming more vital in its role of enabling the core business of a company to function effectively and is fast.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Title page ""; ""Table of contents ""; ""Abbreviations ""; ""1 Getting started ""; ""2 The basics ""; ""3 Managing people: staff and customers ""; ""4 Policies, strategies, procedures, risks and liabilities ""; ""5 Outsourcing of services or in-house staff? ""; ""6 In-house teams ""; ""7 Maintenance including new builds and space management ""; ""8 Sustainability, use of resources and sustainable technologies ""; ""9 Waste and how to deal with it ""; ""10 Fleet management ""; ""Appendix 1 Strategic objectives and operational targets for a typical college ""

""Appendix 2 Management strategy for heating and ventilation in a college environment """"Appendix 3 Health and safety rules for contractors ""; ""Appendix 4 Sustainability policy ""; ""Appendix 5 Dealing with bomb threats ""; ""Appendix 6 Preliminaries and conditions ""; ""Appendix 7 Strategy for helpdesk ""; ""Appendix 8 Strategy for operations and maintenance ""; ""Appendix 9 Service level agreements ""; ""Appendix 10 Cleaning specification ""; ""Appendix 11 Grounds maintenance specification for a college ""; ""Appendix 12 Health, safety and environment questionnaire ""; ""References ""

""Index ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 10, 2014).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781849952682

184995268X

9781628700800

1628700807

9781849951159

1849951152

OCLC:

1443941485