Developing a comprehensive utility-failure plan

The partnership between a facilities/engineering staff and the emergency management staff is critical


Developing comprehensive utility failure plans requires staff partnership and communication, according to an article on the Health Facilities Management website.

The partnership between a facilities/engineering staff and the emergency management staff is critical to the success of managing a utility failure event.

It is just a matter of time before an unexpected system failure occurs that will impact the normal operations of a healthcare facility. 

The team approach can not only greatly improve the resiliency of a facility but also the response of a team when failures do occur.

Read the article.



October 14, 2019


Topic Area: Energy and Power


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