What is an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Manual?

Operations and Maintenance Manuals or commonly abbreviated as O&M Manuals are essential part of a completed building or structure handover documentation. By definition, a Building Manual contains as built information about the whole of completed building or structure. Whereas an O&M Manual may only contain information about specific trade or service i.e. Electrical O&M Manual or Mechanical O&M Manual etc.

An O&M Manual for specific trade or service may form part of Building Manual prepared for the whol building or structure.

However, the terms O&M Manuals and Building Manuals are used interchangeably in the construction industry.

Information required for compiling an O&M Manual for specific trade or service comes from the relevant trade and specialist contractor (i.e. building services contractor, lightening protection contractor, swimming pool contractor etc.) and their sub-contractors, suppliers and manufacturers. In addition, some information (including as built design, drawings, specifications and residual health and safety risks) comes from relevant designers (i.e. building services engineers etc)

At Safescope we assist different trade and specialist contractors in preparing O&M Manuals for their construction projects.

We specialise in CDM and construction health and safety. We have a thorough understanding of construction and building operations and maintenance requirements, which helps us in providing accurate and robust O&M Manuals in a cost-effective manner.

We have developed a highly professional, technically sounds, experienced and dedicated in-house team for production of O&M Manuals and other handover documentation. We regularly seek assistance from qualified and experienced mechanical and electrical engineers to help us produce technically sound O&M Manuals.

We pride ourselves in production of highly professional and presentable O&M Manuals in prompt and timely manner.

Safescope is based in Ipswich - Suffolk and we have been providing O&M Manuals service to construction related companies in London, East of England (East Anglia), East Midlands, South East Regions and nationally throughout the UK.

Our O&M Manuals service includes the following;

• Agreeing the format for the required O&M Manual.
• Seeking the initial information about the project.
• Seeking the details of sub-contractors, consultants, designers and suppliers involved in the project.
• Establishing the information required from each contractor, consultant, designer and supplier.
• Contacting / liaising with contractors, consultants, designers and suppliers and expediting the required information.
• Undertaking research and contacting other informaiton sources i.e. direct from manufacturers, local authority, energy companies, local transports and other agencies to seek the relevant information for O&M Manual.
• Compiling the information in an agreed O&M format.
• Issuing the draft O&M Manual for comments and feedback.
• Amending and updating the draft O&M Manual taking in account received comments and feedback.
• Issuing the final O&M Manual on CDs, USBs or in Hardcopies, as required.

Safescope has been providing Building (O&M) Manuals (including Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Manuals service) since our inception in 2008. Our experience of producing construction project handover documentation range from a relatively small construction project to multi-million pound complex developments. For further illustration about our Building (O&M) Manuals services experience please follow the link.

For further information and a prompt hassle free fee proposal please contact us as follows:

• Please complete details in the 'Building (O&M) Manuals Quotation' form.
• Alternatively, please download and send us Manuals Enquiry Form and we will get back to you promptly.
• If you would rather talk to us then please contact Lindsey or Khalid on 01473 407020
• You can also get in touch with us by contact@safescope.com

LINDSEY HEFFER
Business Management Co-ordinator
T:  01473 407020
M: 07443 789226
E:  LBrown@safescope.com


DR. KHALID BHUTTO
BEng MSc PhD CMIOSH FCIOB FaPS
Director
T:  01473 407020
M: 07818 288122
E:  KBhutto@safescope.com