Area of Study 5.0: Facilities and Property Management: Grades 6-12

Integrate knowledge, skills, and practices required for careers in facilities management and maintenance.

Analyze career paths within the facilities management and maintenance areas.

Demonstrate planning, organizing, and maintaining an efficient operation of residential or commercial facilities.

Demonstrate sanitation procedures for a clean and safe environment.

Apply hazardous materials and waste management procedures.

Demonstrate a work environment that provides safety and security.

Demonstrate laundering processes aligned with industry standards and regulations.

Demonstrate facilities management functions.

Explain the roles and functions of individuals engaged in facilities management careers. 

Analyze opportunities for employment and entrepreneurial endeavors.

Summarize education and training requirements and opportunities for career paths in facilities management. 

Analyze the correlation between facilities management occupations and local, state, national, and global economies.

Create an employment portfolio to communicate facilities management careers knowledge and skills.

Analyze the role of professional organizations in facilities management professions

Apply environmental services standards and procedures in residential and commercial settings.

Operate cleaning equipment and tools.

Manage use of supplies.

Maintain building interior surfaces, wall coverings, fabrics, furnishings, and floor surfaces.

Perform facilities maintenance based on established standards and procedures.

Analyze energy efficient methods and practices in a variety of geographic and cultural settings.

Analyze the various types of cleaning methods and their environmental effects.

Summarize federal and state regulations regarding safe handling, usage, and storage of chemicals.

Apply Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations to safety procedures for bloodborne pathogens present in blood and body fluids.

Select a pest control system appropriate for the facility and the type(s) of pests likely to be present.

Utilize Centers for Disease Control (CDC) standards.

Integrate Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations.

Investigate local, federal, and state regulations and geographic and cultural influences regarding waste management.

Demonstrate a waste minimization plan.

Practice a recycling program for conservation of resources.

Record presence of hazardous materials and occurrence of hazardous situations accurately and communicate to appropriate authorities.

Describe procedures for safely handling and storing hazardous materials and waste products. 

Design energy efficient methods for waste management in diverse settings.

Investigate safe storage and disposal of pesticides.

Design procedures for external and internal emergencies.

Apply security procedures.

Demonstrate safe procedures in the use, care, and storage of equipment.

Apply safety and security procedures as required by Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), Occupational Safety and Health Administrations (OSHA), and other agencies.

Apply procedures for control of infection and infectious materials.

Summarize the functions of machines and equipment used in laundering operations.

Demonstrate standard laundry procedures.

Apply procedures for the selection of textiles, chemicals, and equipment in the laundering process.

Apply industry regulations to laundry/linen systems. 

Demonstrate quality customer service which exceeds customer expectations in diverse settings.

Demonstrate the elements involved in staff planning, recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and terminating of employees.

Design staff schedules that meet industry needs and consider individual diversity.

Conduct orientation, regular training and education, and on the job training/retraining, considering employee diversity.

Demonstrate techniques and strategies to evaluate employee effectiveness.

Apply principles of purchasing and receiving in facility management operations.

Implement procedures to control inventory.

Apply accounting principles in planning, forecasting, and recording profit and loss.

Develop a marketing plan for a business or department.