In the world of facility management, timely action and effective communication are crucial. This cautionary tale highlights the consequences of delayed assessments, grounding issues, and interdepartmental conflicts that led to costly outages and operational disruptions. For over a year, this client’s building manager struggled to obtain approval for a facility assessment to confirm equipment operation and verify system redundancy. Management’s delay in uncovering system weaknesses was augmented by a costly failure of a utility substation…
