A Practical Facilities Maintenance Handbook
About this ebook
The content of this handbook was carefully curated. Examples of commonly used documents included in this handbook are: work order, request for quote, request for proposal, hot work permit, daily forklift inspection, and more. These documents can be photocopied and used as is, or you can scan them into your computer and add your company logo and company details to each form to make them your own. Examples of commonly used signage, tags, and labels included in this handbook are: no parking, closed for maintenance, wet paint, hazmat, lockout/tagout, inspection tags, secondary container tags, and more. These all can be used as is, or printed and laminated, or even printed on sticker paper.
Additionally, included in this handbook is an inches-to-millimeters conversion table, wiring schematics, welding, plumbing, and electrical symbols, and 3D isometric drawings of common shop equipment that you can use to fabricate your own shop equipment in house, or send the drawings to your local metal shop to fabricate for your facility.
About the author
Kevin Jones is a facilities professional with over twenty years of experience in the facilities maintenance space. Kevin took drafting all four years of high school, earning an R.O.P. certificate in AutoCAD. Kevin started his career in facilities maintenance in 2002 working for a heavy equipment company in SanDiego, CA. Kevin become a state certified general electrician, utilized his drafting skills to design custom shop equipment, learned to MIG weld so he could then fabricate custom shop equipment for his employer. Kevin also performed plumbing, electrical, and equipment repairs and maintenance for his employer. Kevin was instrumental in earning his company multiple waste reduction and recycling awards from the city of San Diego, as well as a W.R.A.P. award from the state of California for implementing: a mop water reclamation system, closed-loop wash rack water recycling system, an absorbent pad wringer, aerosol can recycling system, and an oil filter crusher.
After nearly thirteen years in San Diego, Kevin moved with his family to North Carolina where he found work as facilities maintenance technician. Kevin performed plant maintenance and operated the onsite greywater treatment plant. Kevin also worked as a metal fabricator, learning to stick weld and TIG weld. Kevin designed a socket weld valve leak testing device that was used to detect defective socket weld valves from the manufacturer, eliminating rework from defectively manufactured valves.
In 2019 Kevin and his family moved to Colorado, where he gained his state apprentice plumbing and electrician licenses. Kevin also earned his EPA Section 608 Universal HVAC Certification, and a Mech VI Heater Mechanic's License. As of 2024 Kevin was working as a building engineer for two commercial office buildings were he oversaw the installation of a new building automation system (BAS) and 160-ton chiller.
Kevin has a YouTube channel devoted to facilities maintenance here: http://www.youtube.com/@
