Legislation and Regulation

Complying with the Low

More than ever before, facilities managers and contractors are having to allocate time and budget to keeping up-to-date with their legal requirements in order to minimise their potential liability.

Facilities managers are often in the enviable position of carrying out a job with great variety; the role could involve responsibilities as diverse as waste management, outsourcing, health and safety, landlord and tenant issues, building maintenance, security and so on. But this variety means that FM is affected by an equally wide range of legislation, regulation and case law. This brings with it a high level of potential liability - both to the organisation as a whole and to the individual facilities manager.