Register now for the 2008 School Facility Managers' Academy!
If you're new to facilities management, would like your key staff to be more knowledgeable about the job, or would like a refresher on code compliance and other key responsibilities of the job, SFMI's new School Facility Managers' Academy can give you that solid foundation for excellence in a complicated profession. By attending the School Facility Managers' Academy, directors and staff learn about a broad range of topics:
- Preventative maintenance
- HVAC
- Blueprints
- Civil Service regulations
- Building cleaning
- Bidding
- Capital projects
- Budgets
- Use of facilities
- Grounds care
- Security
- Asbestos
- Right to Know
- Indoor Air Quality
- Integrated Pest Management
- NYS PESH inspections
- SAVE
- RESCUE
- Personal protective equipment
- Automatic external defibrillators
- Backflow valves
- Electrical folding doors
- Lockout/tagout
- Lead
- Blood-borne pathogens
- Confined space
- Fire safety
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- SBGA
This is an excellent, comprehensive start to anyone's career. I would highly recommend it to anyone getting into school facilities management.
ALLEN WAKEFIELD, CDF, East Williston, UFSD
The 2008 School Facilities Managers Academy is scheduled for December 3-2, 2008 in Latham, NY. Check back for more details.