Dispatch maintenance work
Assign approved work to a competent internal or external person with scope, access, isolation, communication, evidence, and completion expectations.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Business area | facilities |
| Primary role | operations-facilities-manager |
| Frequency | event-driven |
| Privacy sensitivity | medium |
| Security sensitivity | high |
| Compliance review | needed |
Trigger and handoff
Trigger: A triaged work order is ready for planned or urgent execution.
Inputs
- Approved work scope and priority
- Competence and vendor status
- Site access and member-impact context
Outputs
- Accepted assignment
- Access and disruption plan
- Escalated resource or safety issue
Current manual methods
- Phone call to usual contractor
- Email description
- Untracked key handoff
Human judgment and approvals
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Match competence and response to actual risk
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Coordinate safe access and operational timing
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Approval: Facilities owner approves assignee and scope; duty holder approves permits or isolations
Failure modes
- Assignee lacks required competence
- Work begins without isolation or member communication
Success metrics
- Work starts with accepted scope and controls
- Dispatch exceptions are resolved before unsafe activity