Published by The Hefma Pulse / July-August 2016
The HefmA Pulse is the official magazine for HefmA (Health Estates & Facilities Management Association). HefmA was formed in the early 1990’s as a branch based network of Estates and Facilities Professionals working in the NHS.
The HefmA Pulse is the official magazine for HefmA (Health Estates & Facilities Management Association). HefmA was formed in the early 1990’s as a branch based network of Estates and Facilities Professionals working in the NHS.
Time to challenge FM records for legacy buildings?
Based in its recent findings working with NHS Trusts, Airmec is urging any organisation operating in older premises to challenge their estates manager on the accuracy of their asset register and risk assessment. Even where risk assessments are thought to be in place, their inadequacy can be quite surprising, says Airmec, and that in turn can usually be traced to lack of understanding of the assets and infrastructure.
Responsibility to manage premises with chequered FM history and achieve HTM standards for water and air safety load is often falling back on Trust estates managers as PFI firms which are not geared to supporting older buildings decline the business. Typically older buildings are being still being used for, say, outpatient services or by partnership trusts.
Based in its recent findings working with NHS Trusts, Airmec is urging any organisation operating in older premises to challenge their estates manager on the accuracy of their asset register and risk assessment. Even where risk assessments are thought to be in place, their inadequacy can be quite surprising, says Airmec, and that in turn can usually be traced to lack of understanding of the assets and infrastructure.
Responsibility to manage premises with chequered FM history and achieve HTM standards for water and air safety load is often falling back on Trust estates managers as PFI firms which are not geared to supporting older buildings decline the business. Typically older buildings are being still being used for, say, outpatient services or by partnership trusts.
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