Facilities Evaluation Handbook: Safety, Fire Protection and Environmental Compliance

This "nuts and bolts" handbook is designed for on-the-job use by facility and plant managers, building engineers, and maintenance managers who are charged with the responsibility of keeping their facilities operating smoothly, efficiently and safely, with minimum downtime. Well organized for quick reference, it equips you with all the information and tools you'll need to carry out a comprehensive facility evaluation, showing you streamlined methods for identifying current problems, accurately tracking labor and material expenditures, compiling information necessary to justify capital, operational and man-hour budget forecasts, and effectively formulating plans for corrective measures. Using the detailed guidelines provided, you'll be able to pinpoint and solve problems in the key areas of maintenance, safety, energy efficiency and environmental compliance. Helpful features include self-evaluation checklists, including a new one assessing energy efficiency, as well as guidelines for scoring the evaluation, compiling an evaluation report, and developing your corrective action strategies. Your complete on-the-job guide to assessing facility operation and performance, featuring... Ready-to-use self-evaluation checklists. Specific assessment approaches for safety management, fire protection, electrical safety, and environmental compliance. Tips for conducting a more effective facility walk-through and inspection. Follow-through strategies for scoring your evaluation, preparing a report, and formulating a corrective action plan.Petrocelly, K. L. is the author of 'Facilities Evaluation Handbook: Safety, Fire Protection and Environmental Compliance', published 1999 under ISBN 9780130262202 and ISBN 013026220X.