Best Practices Maintenance Plan for School Buildings
BEST PRACTICES MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS
State Department of Education
September 2006
Dr. Marilyn Howard State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Acknowledgement
We want to acknowledge and thank staff at the Division of Building Safety who spent time helping compile and review this manual. Much of the information in this manual was taken from Preventive Maintenance for Local Government Buildings, April 2000, published by the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor, Program Evaluation Division.
Table of Contents
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General................................................................................................................................ 1 Legislative Authority .......................................................................................................... 1 Purpose................................................................................................................................ 1 Best Practices and Actions For Preventative Maintenance................................................. 2 Inventory Building Components and Assess Their Conditions...................................... 2 Build the Capacity for Ranking Maintenance Projects and Evaluating Their Costs ...... 4 Plan Strategically for Preventive Maintenance in the Long- and Short-Term................ 6 Structure a Framework for Operating a Preventive Maintenance Program.................... 8 Use Tools to Optimize the Preventive Maintenance Program...................................... 12 Advance the Competence of Maintenance Workers and Managers ............................. 14 Involve Appropriate Maintenance Personnel in Decision Making and in Communicating Building Needs .................................................................................. 15 Summary ........................................................................................................................... 16 Sample
State Department of Education
September 2006
Dr. Marilyn Howard State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Acknowledgement
We want to acknowledge and thank staff at the Division of Building Safety who spent time helping compile and review this manual. Much of the information in this manual was taken from Preventive Maintenance for Local Government Buildings, April 2000, published by the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor, Program Evaluation Division.
Table of Contents
1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7
General................................................................................................................................ 1 Legislative Authority .......................................................................................................... 1 Purpose................................................................................................................................ 1 Best Practices and Actions For Preventative Maintenance................................................. 2 Inventory Building Components and Assess Their Conditions...................................... 2 Build the Capacity for Ranking Maintenance Projects and Evaluating Their Costs ...... 4 Plan Strategically for Preventive Maintenance in the Long- and Short-Term................ 6 Structure a Framework for Operating a Preventive Maintenance Program.................... 8 Use Tools to Optimize the Preventive Maintenance Program...................................... 12 Advance the Competence of Maintenance Workers and Managers ............................. 14 Involve Appropriate Maintenance Personnel in Decision Making and in Communicating Building Needs .................................................................................. 15 Summary ........................................................................................................................... 16 Sample