The duty sits with the organisation and its senior leaders, not with the person who holds the compliance spreadsheet. Name the duty holders, separate delivery from assurance, test your data independently, and make it safe to report bad news. A leader who cannot explain the position has not yet taken ownership.
Safety and Compliance Leadership in FM: Who Owns the Duty is a practical guide for FM and estates leaders, directors and HR and finance colleagues who need clarity on accountability for safe, compliant buildings. It explains the difference between delivery and ownership and shows how to map duties and name dutyholders.
The guide covers independent assurance, compliance data, contractor control, culture, non-negotiable decisions and incident response, and it ends with a ten-point checklist. It is not legal advice, and it encourages readers to check their position with competent advisers.
What the guide covers
- Why ownership differs from delivery
- Mapping duties and naming dutyholders
- Separating delivery from independent assurance
- Treating compliance data as a safety system
- Contractor control and supply chain risk
- Culture, escalation and incident response
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Who this resource is for
FM and estates leaders, directors, and HR and finance colleagues responsible for safe and compliant buildings.
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