Few realise that not having a properly managed, up to date maintenance schedule not only costs more in reactive breakdown repairs and lost staff sick days but exposes you to costly litigation from employees, customers and landlords.
If you are not meeting your obligations under AS3666 and the other associated standards you are at risk of negligence under the current legislation and occupational health and safety requirements. Poor indoor air quality results and if the symptoms are ignored can advance to sick building syndrome. The main factors that affect maintenance practises for heating, ventilation and air conditioning plant are legal, safety, operational, economic and environmental.
Not only are litigation and enforcement costly but provide negative publicity which can reflect on the business. Furthermore, the financial penalty of reactive maintenance has been well proven to be far higher than the other forms of proactive maintenance.
There are some common maintenance strategies that can be referred to more generally as comprehensive, preventative, performance and breakdown maintenance. Most building owners and tenants will need guidance on the best strategy based on considerations such as cost benefit and plant life.
Not only does a proper maintenance schedule need to be drafted with the stakeholders to suit the plant and building objectives but person/s – often a staff member or building manager need to be trained to upkeep and maintain the maintain schedule to make sure all servicing as documented is carried out and any action items are attended to in a timely manner.
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