ISO 41001 LA case studies

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The ISO 41001 Lead Auditor credential is a professional certification for people who audit facility management (FM) systems against ISO 41001, the international standard for facility management systems. Candidates are typically FM practitioners, quality and compliance professionals, internal auditors, and third-party or certification-body auditors who need to plan, lead, and report audits of an organization's facility management system. The ISO 41001 LA case studies are 5 cases and about 4,784 words.

Scope boundaries in a hospital FM system: maintenance only?

Northvale Health Group operates six hospitals (1,420 beds) and runs its facility management (FM) system from a single estates directorate. The scope statement in its FM manual reads: 'Provision of building maintenance and cleaning at the six Northvale hospital sites.' Clinical engineering, IT and networks, security, catering, space planning and capital projects are managed by other directorates and are listed as exclusions 'for clarity'.

994 words, about 5 min 2

Performance evaluation collapse at a 40-site FM provider

Meridian Facilities Services delivers hard and soft FM to 40 client sites under a single certified FM system. Performance reporting rests on a monthly SLA dashboard.

937 words, about 5 min 3

Independence, competence and an anonymous allegation

Arden Estates is a public-sector property organisation preparing a tender with a major tenant. The head of estates commissions an internal audit of the property services department and wants a report 'confirming we comply with ISO 41001' before the bid.

958 words, about 5 min 4

Planning a stage 2 multi-site audit with a late document pack

You are lead auditor for the stage 2 certification audit of Kestrel FM, which provides integrated FM to 85 client sites across three regions (1,400 staff, roughly 60% mobile). The scope is 'provision of hard and soft FM services to client sites'.

930 words, about 5 min 5

Work-order data, a blocked fire exit and a disputed finding

During the stage 2 audit of a 900-bed hospital's FM system, the FM team presents its CMMS dashboard: planned preventive maintenance completion is 98.4% for the year against a target of 95%. While sampling you notice that 412 work orders across the year were closed on the last working day of each month, all with the identical free-text note 'done', and all by three supervisors.

965 words, about 5 min