Administration
Invented in 1940 to increase production of B2 bombers, this is a widely accepted management tool for lowering cost by substituting equivalent materials and relates value received to the functions and resources designated for a project.
What is value engineering?
Rarely used, so must be regularly inspected ad tested to determine that it is operable and effective in an emergency. Control valves, fire pumps, extinguishing systems, heat and smoke detectors.
What is fire protection equipment?
What is a management contract?
Controls that make use of microprocessors and sophisticated programming to control a verity of electrical devices. They can do things like turn on and off lights, air handlers, heating units and ventilation units according to a preset schedule.
What are direct digital controls?
A guide to mitigate hazards caused by construction. this was developed ty he Joint Commission to protect the health and safety of patients, staff and visitors and compensates for deficiencies in the Life Safety Code.
What is Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM)?
Controlling all departmental POs, due diligence with regard to purchasing and finance, ensuring unnecessary purchases are not made, locating appropriate suppliers.
What are the facility manager's purchasing responsibilities?
An international, non-profit organization that publishes more that 300 codes and standards to reduce fire risk.
What is NFPA?
A method of calculating how long it will take a project to pay back the capital investment required for it.
What is a payback period calculation?
Examples include reducing the use of incandescent lamps, replace mercury-vapor lights, use a time-clock control for outside lights, use motion/infrared sensors to control lights, collect rainwater for watering plants.
What are energy saving initiatives?
A timetable or schedule before the actual start of a project and can be supplemented with Microsoft Project, BuildIT, or VirtualBoss. Start date and expected end date are included.
What is a construction schedule?
Understanding details of the work staff are expected to do, understanding policies and procedures before putting equipment into service, new hires understand the type of behavior your hospital requires, sensitivity/DEI, understanding personal growth and how to achieve better performance.
What are reasons for training?
Working with CFC's/refrigerants, some electrical, plumbing and elevator work.
What areas require licenses or certifications?
A method of determining the acceptability of a project or of deciding between projects by calculating the cost of the project throughout its life. the calculation must include the initial investment, costs of operation/maintenance, administrative expenses, finance charges, energy consumption and expected modifications and replacements.
What is life-cycle costing?
One is the activities necessary for the upkeep of equipment, buildings and grounds. The other is a response to something that has broken down, worn out or been damaged.
What is the difference between maintenance and repair?
Guaranteed maximum price, cost plus percentage, cost plus fixed fee and cost-plus fixed fee with upset figure are all considered this.
What are common types of construction contracts?
Generate a work order for corrective action. Prioritize the work order according to the severity of the problem. Identify the cause(s) of the deficiency. Track trends in deficiencies so that long-term corrective measures can be put in place.
What is handling maintenance deficiencies?
This type of activity includes periodic fire drills, understanding evacuation routes, locations of fire alarm pull stations, and operation of handheld extinguishers.
What is fire training for staff?
A summary of all projected income and expenses for a specific time period (monthly/annually), including seasonal expenses, payroll, materials/supplies, etc.
What is an operating budget?
The practice of having various parts and supplies on hand in order to make the repairs and perform the preventive maintenance tasks required. Manu businesses use a software program to track holdings, consumptions and purchases. Each item should be listed by name, number of the part and how many are in stock.
What is maintenance inventory control?
A multi-disciplinary and organization-wide inspection to reduce infection risks. This includes isolation with air filtration, and potentially relocating susceptible patients.
What is an Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA)?
What are green buildings?
Once this toxic substance is discovered on piping, in flooring, and other older items, usually during a project, an abatement program is needed.
What is asbestos abatement?
Not discrete for a single year, since construction and renovation may be multi-year projects. Tax laws and company policy control which items can be included in this type of budget.
What is a capital budget?
A staff request for something to be fixed or replaced and notifies Maintenance that something is wrong or has broken and needs attention.
What is a maintenance work order?
One of these refers to the "footprint" of an area and includes walls, partitions, internal corridors, minor utility columns and usable spaces. The other refers to the space within an area, department or room that is actually usable.
What is the difference between gross and net square footage?