To coincide with ISO World Standards Day on 13 October, watch this video on why you need to get onboard with the ISO 41000 series of Facility Management standards. Watch interviews with Stan Mitchell and Duncan Waddell, past-chairman and chairman respectively of the ISO Technical Committee on Facility Management as they explain the importance of…
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The international standard, AS ISO 41001 Facility Management – Management Systems, is one of a growing number of management system standards. Its publication comes many years after the first management system standard on quality and others concerned with the environment and energy, for example. While the requirements are broadly the same across all management system…
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Most standards are basically of two types – those that specify requirements and those that provide recommendations and guidance. AS ISO 41001 Facility Management Systems* is of the first type, but with guidance to support the requirements. Those requirements are mandatory, but the guidance is not and is there to explain and elaborate on what…
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As the saying goes, if it seems too good to be true it probably is. While not as widespread as diploma and degree mills in higher education, certificate mills producing impressive-looking ISO-styled certificates on quality, environmental and energy management are on the rise. Why spend months implementing a new management system to improve your facility…
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The publication of the international standard AS ISO 41001:2019 Facility Management – Management Systems, has helped to elevate the FM industry to the highest level in management terms. AS ISO 41001 is a recent addition to ISO’s management system standards (MSS) and sits alongside AS/NZS ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems, AS/NZS ISO 14001 Environmental Management…
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