Environmental and Public Health Services are core areas of business of Government Authorities with the intent and purposes of meeting the health needs of people as enshrined in United nations’ declaration. As defined by the United Nations’ World Health Organization health encompasses “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Facility Management (FM) is key to achieving an effective and efficient management of all activities related to public health and environmental matters. It is a management discipline concerned with the integration of processes within an organization and the society that enables the services to be done in a profound sequence. FM outlines the processes for a safe, acceptable and sustainable environment through long-range planning, control and management of the system.

Facility Management gives appropriate guidelines on projects, programmes and services that guarantee public health and environment.

Wastes can be hazardous to both human health and the environment if not well handled.  All wastes materials that exhibit one or more of the following four characteristics, including ignitability, reactivity, corrosivity and toxicity are hazardous and should be managed by informed and highly skilled personnel.

The training as planned focuses on how those charged with the functions of public health service delivery carry out such activities with a high degree of knowledge and skill, applying relevant laws, regulations, edicts, standard disposal methods/transportation systems, etc.

Public health and environmental protection is critical to the society, productivity level, safety and the general well-being of the human person and the environment. The need to train the human capital in an organisation whose core activities revolve round janitorial services is critical to the organisation, people, community and the environment.