Building management is a sub branch that falls under property management. The work of a building manager is to supervise the hard and soft structures of a built structure ensuring security, health, safety and maintenance of the structure are at a satisfactory level. Thus, a building manager has many roles and responsibilities.
Among the important responsibilities is to cater for occupants and visitor safety. He makes sure disability access requirements are in place and ensures emergency doors are visible and exits are always lit. He also has to check if posted maps and signs contain the necessary and appropriate information and evacuation procedures. He also makes sure the interior floors are clean during winter by custodians to keep visitors and occupants safe.
Another important role is checking if the security and fire systems are in place. This means checking security systems, security staff and fire prevention systems. Security staff may also be supervised directly or their chief security staff will report to the building manager. Operations of the fire and security systems are checked and he may hire experts to evaluate the structures and give necessary changes.
Large buildings have electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems that ensure operation of elevators and escalators. A building manager has a maintenance staff that may oversee repairs to these systems. If he or she is responsible for a residential building, he or she is in a position to respond to tenants requests for repairs. He or she will then undertake repairs or order the maintenance staff to do so.
The janitorial and landscape staff members are also the responsibility of the building manager. Janitors who do daily cleaning are supervised alongside the groundskeepers who ensure that the lawns are well maintained. A building manager hires the employees who may wash and wax the floors, as well as clean the bathrooms. If there are no employees, it is the responsibility of the manager to find suitable people.
In the event of an accident in the building, it is upon the building manager to investigate the cause of the accident. They may hire experts to give them detailed accounts of what happened and he can determine the necessary precautions that will be put in place. In addition, he can also make necessary upgrades that will make the building safer and more comfortable.
In addition, he has to ensure that he has an adequate number of staff in the building who are well trained in emergencies should they occur. He has to ensure sufficient fire evacuation officers and fire wardens are appointed and ensure emergency drills are undertaken. It also lies within their power to fire employees who seem incompetent and hire appropriate staff members. He should also ensure adequate numbers of first-aiders are nearby in the occurrence of an emergency.
Appointments for inspections of the building are a key responsibility. The safety of the building is determined by the control and safety inspections. Additionally, for a departmental plant, engineering insurance inspections are carried out to establish the eligibility for an insurance cover. Hence a building manager has his hands full to ensure the safety of the building they manage.
Among the important responsibilities is to cater for occupants and visitor safety. He makes sure disability access requirements are in place and ensures emergency doors are visible and exits are always lit. He also has to check if posted maps and signs contain the necessary and appropriate information and evacuation procedures. He also makes sure the interior floors are clean during winter by custodians to keep visitors and occupants safe.
Another important role is checking if the security and fire systems are in place. This means checking security systems, security staff and fire prevention systems. Security staff may also be supervised directly or their chief security staff will report to the building manager. Operations of the fire and security systems are checked and he may hire experts to evaluate the structures and give necessary changes.
Large buildings have electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems that ensure operation of elevators and escalators. A building manager has a maintenance staff that may oversee repairs to these systems. If he or she is responsible for a residential building, he or she is in a position to respond to tenants requests for repairs. He or she will then undertake repairs or order the maintenance staff to do so.
The janitorial and landscape staff members are also the responsibility of the building manager. Janitors who do daily cleaning are supervised alongside the groundskeepers who ensure that the lawns are well maintained. A building manager hires the employees who may wash and wax the floors, as well as clean the bathrooms. If there are no employees, it is the responsibility of the manager to find suitable people.
In the event of an accident in the building, it is upon the building manager to investigate the cause of the accident. They may hire experts to give them detailed accounts of what happened and he can determine the necessary precautions that will be put in place. In addition, he can also make necessary upgrades that will make the building safer and more comfortable.
In addition, he has to ensure that he has an adequate number of staff in the building who are well trained in emergencies should they occur. He has to ensure sufficient fire evacuation officers and fire wardens are appointed and ensure emergency drills are undertaken. It also lies within their power to fire employees who seem incompetent and hire appropriate staff members. He should also ensure adequate numbers of first-aiders are nearby in the occurrence of an emergency.
Appointments for inspections of the building are a key responsibility. The safety of the building is determined by the control and safety inspections. Additionally, for a departmental plant, engineering insurance inspections are carried out to establish the eligibility for an insurance cover. Hence a building manager has his hands full to ensure the safety of the building they manage.
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