Facilities Management is committed to providing the University community with a progressive and broad programme of Preventive Maintenance. The role of Preventive Maintenance is to reduce the frequency of equipment breakdowns, and increase the useful life of University assets. In this way a comfortable and safe environment can be provided for staff, students and visitors to the University.
QUT's policy on Preventive Maintenance requires that regular periodic maintenance be carried out on systems and equipment, with reference to one of three priority levels:
- Priority One refers to equipment or systems that have to be maintained according to statutory legislation or Australian Standards, such as passenger lifts, fire fighting equipment and electrical appliance testing.
- Priority Two is assigned to a maintenance project where it is implied that a duty of care exists upon QUT to properly maintain plant and equipment for the safety of the University community, such as filter replacement, external lighting and walkways.
- Priority Three maintenance items are those that carry a strong economic argument for preventively maintaining plant, equipment and fabric, such as external painting programmes, roof cleaning and window systems
The following Preventive Maintenance contracts are just a few of the areas that Facilities Management have the responsibility of administering:
- air-conditioning systems
- passenger and service lifts
- fume cupboards
- fire detection and protection equipment
- road sweeping
While going mostly unnoticed, QUT's Preventive Maintenance program is an important service provided by Facilities Management, which helps to reduce the number of maintenance calls to our Help Desk.