While a lot of knowledge can be cross trained to staffs, there are many tasks and responsibilities that veteran facilities professionals just instinctively know to do – things like annual elevator inspections, building fire inspections, life safety / fire system and extinguisher inspections and pressure vessel (boiler) inspections.
But there’s a thing about "Brain Drain" for the legacy employee transfer to the younger team members and that thing has to do with time. When you’re staring at an air handling unit from a ladder, time is of the essence, especially when repairs are necessary. I’ve heard of several retired facilities guys who negotiated a "consulting" agreement with their former employers just so they would agree to answer their phone.
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