Bio-resilient campus and facilities: The role of facility manger during the coronavirus disease (outline provided)
Role of a Facility Manager during the Corona Virus Outbreak
Continuity Plan
Business Continuity Plan
Business Impact Analysis: Time-sensitive operations such as lab activities will be identified
Recovery: The facility will engage in recovery activities such as surveillance and health assessments.
Organization: The manager will create a team of employees to implement the continuity plan
Training: Provision of education will be essential to ensure that the facility attains sustainability in its operations (National Institutes of Health, n.d.).
Academic Continuity Plan
Accreditation: The accreditation calendar needs to be adjusted to enhance the management of the crisis.
Additional facility: To ensure alternative learning, the lecturers will use online facilities to teach
Operational considerations: Lab classrooms may have to close due to the problem. The school will maintain a list of courses for online lessons.
Teaching: The course materials will be condensed to cover up the lost time (NIH, n.d.).
Facility Operational Continuity
Notifying and Deploying Employees: The manager will alert employees a suitable time to deploy their activities.
Identifying critical functions: Functions such as operations will be identified.
Alternate facility: The facility with the lowest risk will be identified and used for operations
Roster personnel: The manager will provide knowledge of functions to the authority (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, n.d.).
Workplace Strategies and Policies
The facility manager needs to develop flexible policies and strategies. They include:
Development of remote working skills: The employees will be trained on how to coordinate and collaborate during remote operations
Creation of a system of record: Provision of productivity apps and business apps for the employees will be considered
Development of Remote work foundation: Provision of internet access, quick start guides, and remote desktop will be used
Implementation of a system of engagement: Will involve conferencing, open participation, and digital learning (United States Department of Labor, n.d.).
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (n.d.). Nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs).
Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nonpharmaceutical-interventions/index.html
National Institutes of Health (n.d.). Corona virus (COVID-19). Retrieved from
https://www.nih.gov/health-information/coronavirus
United States Department of Labor (n.d.). Occupation safety and health administration.
Retrieved from https://www.osha.gov/Publications/influenza_pandemic.html
