Staff training can curb performance issues with new healthcare facilities

Retaining a design/construction team member can boost training effectiveness

Staff training can curb performance issues with new healthcare facilities, according to an article on the Health Facilities Management website.

And retaining a design/construction team member can boost the training's effectiveness.

Training usually focuses on system components one at a time, often missing the critical integration and interoperability between components and systems.

Training also often fails to include how the building automation system is integrated with the fire alarm system and fire protection system.

Read the article.

August 19, 2016

Topic Area: Project Management

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