Health, Environment and Safety in Facilities Management

Course details

• The roles and responsibilities of facilities management
• Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act
• Business Continuity Plan (BCP)

The training programme covers the fundamentals of general facilities management in a practical way. The focus areas include an overview of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHAct) and some of its implications, emergency and contingency planning and the basics of asset management and building maintenance.

The programme also broaches the importance of and the methods linked to conducting building assessments that enables the delegate to strategize, schedule and implement planned maintenance schedules to ensure the sustainable and efficient use of assets during its life cycle.

In addition, the delegate will attend three days of practical hands on fire marshal and health awareness training. This part of the training is accredited and linked to unit standards at NQF levels 1 and 2 that is valid for two years.

Delegate Profile

Facilities coordinators, facilities managers, office managers, personal assistants, building managers, property developers, handymen and maintenance managers.