Purpose

Facilities operations and building managers must be properly trained on new equipment and facilities. Contractor provided training is key to understanding equipment startup, operations and maintenance, shutdown, and emergency procedures.

Responsibility & Timeline

The Project Manager (PM) and Contractor should coordinate facilities training at substantial completion with facilities operations and building managers prior to occupancy.

Process

Training should be built into the Project Schedule to allow ample time to complete.The amount of training allocated to the project is identified in the contract documents and varies depending on the complexity and size of the project and systems.

Oregon State University Facilities operations personnel and maintenance personnel should be invited to the training. Attendance is documented with sign-in sheets.

Appropriate O&Ms should be provided for the equipment that is being trained on.