Overarching Legislations in Facilities Management

Course details

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The course will provide an overview of the over-arching legislations affecting Facilities Management work and vested parties.    

COURSE PROGRAMME

BUILDING CONTROL RELATED ACTS & REGULATIONS: ADMINISTERED BY BCA

Purpose & Rationale

Building Control Act & Facilities Management  

• - Building Control (Inspection of Buildings) Regulations
  
• - Building Control (Environmental Sustainability) Regulations 2008
  
• - Building Control (Temporary Buildings) Regulations
  
• - Offences & Penalties 
  

WORKPLACE SAFETY & HEALTH ACT: ADMINISTERED BY MOM  

• Purpose & Rationale
  
• Roles & Responsibilities of Vested Parties 
  
• Roles & Responsibilitie of Occupiers
  
• Risk Assessment Plan & Risk Management
  
• Offences & Penalties 
  

EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN MANPOWER ACT: ADMINISTERED BY MOM    

• Purpose & Rationale
  
• Types of Work Passes & Identification of Foreign Workers
  
• Offences & Penalties 
  

FIRE SAFETY ACT & REGULATIONS: ADMINISTERED BY SCDF 

Purpose & Rationale

Fire Safety Act & Facilities Management

• - Application Procedures: Fire Certificate / Trade Fair Clearance / Temporary Change of Use of Concourse Area in Public Building 
  
• - Minor A&A Works
  
• - Temporary Fire Permit / Fire Safety Certificate
  
• - Fire Safety Managers / Fire Emergency Plan / Registered Inspectors
  
• - Offences & Penalties
  

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACTS & REGULATIONS: ADMINISTERED BY NEA

Purpose & Rationale

Environmental Act & Facilities Management

• - Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act
  
• - Energy Conservation Act 2012
  
• - Environmental Protection and Management Act
  
• - Environmental Public Health Act / Cleaning Business License & Progressive Wage Model
  
• - Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act
  
• - Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Act
  
• - Offences & Penalties 
  

PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY ACT : ADMINISTERED BY MHA

Purpose & Rationale

Private Security Act / Police Licensing & Regulatory Department & Facilities Management

• - Licensing of Security Guards
  
• - Licensing of Security Providers / Progressive Wage Model
  
• - Offences & Penalties

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The course will benefit those who have a vested interest in buildings including:

• Developers
  
• Building Owners
  
• Government Officials
  
• Architects
  
• Engineers
  
• Project Managers
  
• Quantity Surveyors
  
• Contractors/Sub-Contractors/Suppliers
  
• Property Managers
  
• Facilities Managers
  
• Maintenance Managers
  
• Management Corporations
  
• Town Councils
  
• and Others