Operating and maintenance manuals for building services installations (AG 1/87) (Superseded)

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This document was published to improve the standard of operating and maintenance (0 & M) manuals available within the building services industry. It has been deliberately written in direct terms and makes positive recommendations concerning manual content and the procedures by which manuals should be obtained. Superseded by AG 1/87.1

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This publication is superseded. The publication aimed to improve the standard of operating and maintenance manuals available within the building services industry by providing a structured guide to their preparation.

Lists the cost benefits resulting from a properly-prepared manual, and how they can be achieved. 

Divides the Guide into three parts - 1) Considers the content and format of O and M manuals, 2) Examines the conditions and procedures for obtaining manuals of a satisfactory standard, 3) Examines updating procedures and their importance. 

Four appendices treat 1) maintenance labour resource options, 2) a check list for building engineering services, 3) examples of the minimum requirements for plans and drawings in an O and M manual, 4) provides a list of specialist organisations for the preparation of O and M manuals. 



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  • Publisher: BSRIA
  • Author: Armstrong J
  • ISBN: 0860221792