< Previouswww.fdiforum.net FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 30 hands as up-to-date on government and health guidance as possible, as this will enable as many people as possible to ensure the food safety compliance of the facilities they operate in. Compliance efforts can be a minefield of stress and anxiety, but guidance and legislation are in place, and consistently being reviewed, to provide the best defence against foodborne illness outbreaks and legal issues for your business. Implementing rigorous plans for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) are key tasks, along with regular reviews and record-keeping of all action towards compliance, to remove as much hassle as possible from inspections, and promote safety on the supply chain. Running side by side with the safety of your products and the public is that of your staff, and any machinery or equipment. All three must work harmoniously and effectively together, with as little risk of danger as possible, to provide a productive workplace and quality for your customers. Installing security systems, maintaining safety equipment and conducting safety drills are all indispensable responsibilities, as well as those ever-present compliance needs. But by far the most important concern is training staff for everyday safety and emergency preparedness. An entire team with know-how on how to work safely and with risk awareness will make facilities management much easier, sharing responsibility equally between all necessary employees, and encouraging them to look out for their workplaces and colleagues independently of advice and monitoring. Proper training will also allow operatives to handle and clean equipment thoroughly. This is another obvious must in food preparation, which can never be at its best without well cared-for kitchen equipment. Regular maintenance, timely repairs, and equipment calibration will ensure that all appliances work optimally, keeping the production line flowing and treating ingredients with optimum care. But as well as for reducing downtime and operational disruptions, setting up the appropriate schedules for maintaining high- functioning machines will reduce energy consumption, contributing to environmental sustainability, and reducing operation costs as an added bonus. Managing the balance of energy and waste, and the way both contribute to the sustainability of a business, also falls under the purview of facilities management. Arranging for tasks such as installing lighting, heating and ventilation, or kitchen appliances must be carried out with due attention to energy efficiency, while responsible waste disposal is another sustainable practice essential to promoting environmental responsibility. There’s a variety of approaches to the latter, allowing you to tailor it to the processes, ingredients and materials used in most cases. Recycling and reducing your single use plastics, composting organic waste, or even using waste products as ingredients or resources elsewhere all contribute to sustainability efforts, while waste audits can identify any areas for improvement. Improving the productivity of a food production facility is also helped by active space utilisation, reducing waste in yet another area. Efficient use of space improves workflow and reduces congestion, enhancing productivity by ensuring employees can use www.fdiforum.net 31 © stock.adobe.com/Ludmila FACILITIES MANAGEMENT and move through spaces without difficulty. Chief among your tasks here will be planning the layout for optimal movement of staff, storage and equipment. All workers can give feedback and suggestions here, as this will only improve familiarity with the spaces in question, and make reassessments more practical for those they’ll impact the most. This will need to be reviewed regularly, so adjustments can be made promptly based on any new ideas or operational needs. Take these critical areas in hand, and providing a positive consumer experience with your products will naturally follow on. Clean and well- maintained facilities make for healthy, attractive and delicious food and drink, while safe, informed and therefore confident workers can feel free to put their best into each workspace and product. And you can feel confident too that your effective facilities management is contributing to all these positives and more. 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