Facility Manager's Portable Handbook

Master every aspect of successfully operating a facility department! Facility Manager's Portable Handbook, by Bernard Lewis, shortens the learning curve by laying out for you important procedures and techniques related to the administration, operation, maintenance, and repair of all architectural and structural items, both interior and exterior, plus equipment and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, utility, and fire safety systems. The Handbook guides you to the best practices for: *Planning, estimating, and controlling all department costs *Maintaining records and reports *Keeping services running during emergencies *Selecting and managing contractors *Installing and using a comprehensive quality control program *Complying with federal, state, and local safety and health policies and regulations *And much, much more Case studies help to spare you expensive trial-and-error efforts. These lively models show you exactly how top facility departments in industry, government, commercial properties and institutions organize, operate and control their various facility support operations, with apositive impact on their organizations' bottom line. The Handbook's a veritable bible for maintenance, facility, and operations managers,