What is BS 7370-1 - Grounds maintenance about?
BS 7370-1 is the first part of a multi-series standard that covers grounds maintenance, enabling the development of protocols for the maintenance of grounds, ensuring the safety, cleanliness and conservation of the environment.
BS 7370-1 provides general recommendations for establishing and managing grounds maintenance organizations that are suitable for undertaking tasks of varying size and complexity.
BS 7370-1 also gives guidance on design considerations that lead to reasonable technical and cost parameters in subsequent maintenance.
Who is BS 7370-1 - Grounds maintenance for?
BS 7370-1 on grounds maintenance applies to:
- Ground maintenance department
- Land authority, board and organizations
- Landscape managers
- Regulatory bodies
- Ground maintenance personnel
- Environmental management institutions
Why should you use BS 7370-1 - Grounds maintenance?
Grounds maintenance is the upkeep of land that has a recreational or amenity use, or a functional purpose that is not solely for agriculture, commercial horticulture or forestry, fish-farming, land drainage, water supply or navigation.
BS 7370-1 provides users guidance on organization and management, organization of grounds maintenance department, staff training, organization of work by contract, management plans and objectives, preventive maintenance, maintenance costs, mechanization, and more enabling users to develop protocols for effective maintenance of grounds.
BS 7370-1 provides users guidance on planning factors, including landscape design, cost of maintenance, design parameters for grass areas, hard areas, use of hazards, siting of furniture, planted areas, management of people and control of access, enabling strategic planning for improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness in ground maintenance applications.
With obedience and compliance to BS 7370-1, users can develop a framework for effective maintenance of grounds, enabling users to optimize planning objectives and priorities, staff resources and costs.