Physical and Virtual Risks in Facilities Management
Integrating people, place, process and technology under the facilities management umbrella adds multiple layers of complexity to operational compliance or facility managers.
New compliance mandates and expectations leave facility managers in charge of managing growing risks and physical weaknesses. In this blog, we look at both physical and virtual risks in facilities management.
Health and Safety
First and foremost, facilities managers must prevent threats to human health and safety that can arise from poorly maintained life safety equipment, improper handling of hazardous materials and other workplace issues.
Company environmental health and safety policies and procedures represent a highly visible area of compliance risk and legal liability. A lack of safety awareness can result in severe penalties, accidents and death.
The health and safety of the built environment is a top priority for facilities management and includes waste management and the maintenance of infrastructure such as fire extinguishers to reduce incident risk. Identifying environmental risks and regularly maintaining infrastructure remains a prerequisite.
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Information Security
Organisations using smart building management services are responsible for any security weaknesses and need to ensure that their corporate data management – including integrated data and analytics – stay secured and protected to avoid data breaches.
Companies must ensure that their service providers are equipped to protect both physical and virtual corporate data assets with best practices and access control. Access to information is important to regulatory agencies to assess compliance and data governance. Standardising data related to compliance ensures that data remains accurate, consistent, and secured.
Is your organisation capable and equipped to integrate the latest regulatory framework and good practice to guarantee the health and safety of all people involved, environmentally sustainable practices, and industry compliance to the highest global standards?
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SHEQ is an integrated management system that aggregates SHEQ data in a single, auditable database. It manages analysis and reporting effectively, ensuring effective compliance and a robust approach to corporate sustainability.
The SHEQX suite of modules assists in driving compliance with international standards and guidelines, e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and more.
