Lack of Adequate Facility Management Can Be Risky to Employees

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The most common safety hazards—risk factors—in modern commercial facilities include biological, chemical, and physical hazards. Fortunately, these risk factors are easy to address with a robust facility management program, since most of these safety hazards result from inadequate building equipment maintenance , housekeeping, and lack of security.

Despite being so important, many organisations in India tend to overlook the safety aspect of facility management. Doing so can cause severe consequences on the organisation and its employees, as listed below.

Diseases and Infections

A crucial element of a robust facility management program includes housekeeping and electrical systems maintenance of the facility. Lack of adequate facility maintenance by housekeeping and technical staff can lead to several infections and health problems.

If the commercial facility lacks proper housekeeping and sanitation program, it can lead to the buildup of dust, mould and fungi infestations, and the spread of viruses and bacteria. These problems can cause severe health issues, including hepatitis B and C, skin rashes, coronavirus, asthma, and much more.

The facility managers must also ensure timely maintenance of the electrical systems, especially the HVAC system. An improperly maintained HVAC system can cause humidity buildup, dust buildup, and contaminated air circulation within the facility.

Fire Breakouts

The most common safety hazards—risk factors—in modern commercial facilities include biological, chemical, and physical hazards. Fortunately, these risk factors are easy to address with a robust Facility management program, since most of these safety hazards result from inadequate building equipment maintenance, housekeeping, and lack of security.

Death

While most risk factors can be addressed and dealt with, some can be fatal. Due to a lack of proper HVAC system maintenance, carbon monoxide—a deadly gas—can leak into the building facility and cause CO poisoning in employees . Next, stray wires resulting from improper facility maintenance can cause electrocution, which is a potentially fatal event.

Reduced Morale

When the commercial facility lacks adequate facility management programs, the risk factors heighten and become glaringly evident for employees. Even if the risk factors do not directly affect the employees, they can still psychologically affect their morale by making them feel anxious while working at the facility. This can drastically reduce team morale, bringing down its productivity. If this lack of facility management program is not addressed on time, it can even lead to a higher turnover rate for the organisation and affect its reputation amongst employees and industry partners.

There are three ways to deal with such risk factors; you can either ignore them, control them, or insure against them. Unify believes that insuring against such risks is the best way to keep your employees’ productivity high and reputation intact. You can do so with our integrated facility management solutions, where we take care of your facility with our soft and technical services, along with robust security services. Let us partner with you to make 2021 a safer year for your employees. Contact us now.