HOLIDAYS AND MAINTENANCE IN SCHOOLS
The holiday period is the perfect occasion to put into practice some actions that would be impossible during the school season. While some rest and have fun, for others it is a time of intense work.
With the school empty it is much easier to work in the renovation works, maintenance and repairs of the school infrastructure, make the hygiene of the environments, carry out the immunization against pests.
This scheduled maintenance contributes to the school's structure being conserved in the best possible way. Therefore, it is important to organize a schedule so that these services happen periodically.
Noise and dust of work, interdiction of spaces, dirt, lack of water and light, strong chemical odors, are just some of the inconveniences of what a maintenance can bring and that definitely are incompatible with the period of classes.
Widening of doors in existing classrooms - adaptations due to pedagogical requirements.
Making budgets in advance and scheduling services is essential. For this reason, it is necessary to have a clear diagnosis of the maintenance necessary to the physical structures of the school. Ideally, this should happen before the start of the holidays, so that the plan is put into practice during the period.
It is important that managers schedule and comply with the order and deadlines for the execution of repairs on vacation. When there will be no risk of disturbance to student learning.
Renovation for greater connection between spaces – a pedagogical requirement
New classrooms – construction due to the increase in the number of students
Maintenance programs can be classified in three different ways: according to the complexity of the services, the characteristics of the building, installation and equipment and the purpose of the maintenance. Some maintenance services do not require great technical expertise and can be scheduled in the short term (daily, weekly and monthly), and must be performed by the school’s own staff, proper to the functional staff of the school, It should be noted that some maintenance services, to roofs, electrical and hydraulic installations, coatings, etc., require specialized and/or engineering knowledge, and should be conducted by a duly qualified and qualified professional for the service(s). This type of maintenance should be scheduled to occur in the medium to long term, that is, quarterly, semi-annually and annually.
In addition, the vacation period can be used for renovations of the existing infrastructure for pedagogical adaptations and also for new projects.
