Introduction

Health and safety are very important for employees and guests in the tourism and
hospitality industry. Such issues entail careful planning consideration to be successfully
implemented in the operations. This module presents you to the subject of hospitality
facilities planning and explains why knowledge of the various types of facilities is of value
to guests and employees alike. Because of the significance of workplace planning for
workers and other stakeholders, ergonomics and human comfort are also considered as
part and parcel of the planning process. This chapter gives a brief overview of the different
hospitality and tourism facilities to set the stage for a more extensive discussion in later
chapters. Lastly, it discusses issues of concern when it comes to these facilities.
- First I will introduce the introduction of our Module 1 about understanding
hospitality facilities planning and ergonomics, this topic is very important sa
ating mga employees and guest here in our tourism and hospitality industry.
Planning is essential to be successfully implemented in operations of each
facilities, and knowledge about various types of facilities is important para
mas maalagaan at maaccomodate natin ng maayos ang ating mga guest and
employees. Such as the ergonomics and human comfort is part of the
process of planning in facilities. Lastly, we will discuss brief overview of
concerns it comes of facilities.

Discussion
The hospitality and tourism industry are vast industry made up of facilities and complexes.
These facilities play critical roles in providing an appealing environment that contributes
to the overall ambiance, experience, and comfort, not only of the guest but also its other
stakeholders. These areas are conceptualized and maintained by a planning team that is
experienced in the field of facilities planning, layout, and design.
- Our industry is made up of facilities and complexes. It play critical roles that
contribute overall ambiance, experience and comfort for our guest and
stakeholders. Ito ay kinoconceptualized and maintained ng planning team na may
experience or graduate sa field of facilities planning, layout and design.
Ididiscuss ko din po kung bakit mahalaga ang facilities planning, facilities location
and handling system when it comes to facilities in our industry hospitality and
tourism.
1. Facilities planning determines how the hospitality and tourism establishment's
resources best upkeep and maintain the achievement of its goals and priorities. For
example, if it is the goal of the establishment to provide a safe and comfortable
environment for the workers and guests, naturally, it will invest in utilizing high- quality
materials to be installed in the facilities in support of its goal. For facilities planning to be
implemented, concepts such as facilities location, facilities design, and facilities layout
should also be in place.
- Facilities planning is important for us to achieve the goals and priorities of facility.
For example, the one facility goal is to achieve a safe and comfortable atmosphere
for the guest and workers. So we will invest in high quality utilizing materials in
iinstall natin para masupprot ang goal ng facility.Sa plan, we will also implement
the concept of facilities location is important, facilities design na mahalaga din sa
goal natin and facilities layout that should be in place.

2. Facilities Location refers to the placement of the different facility elements relative to
the needs of employees, guests, suppliers, and other stakeholders’ other facilities it
interfaces. As priorities differ for each facility and its users, it is important to consider
facility location as it also includes its placement within the workplace or in a specific plot
of land.
- Facilities location is very relative for the needs of employees, guest, supplies and
stakeholders. This is part of our priority in planning team to consider within the
workplace and in plot of our plan in land/location we choose.

3. A facility design is a specification for the creation of a facility. For this to materialize,
facility systems, layout, and handling systems should be in place.
- A facility design is the creation of facility. Para maconceptualized natin ng buo
ang facility system, layout and handling system. Ito po ang tatlong binubuo na
ididiscuss ko din. First

a) Layout refers to a plan showing the organization and relationship of the parts in a
specific facility. Details for layout would usually include elements of the a. facility and
handling systems.
- Layout is a plan na nagorganization and relationship to the parts of facility. Yung
details ng layout has a elements ng facility and handling system na ieexplan ko
din.
b) The facility system includes structural, atmospheric, and other systems utilized for
the normal operations of each facility. It may include those involved in the physical
makeup of the facility such as interior and exterior, lighting, sanitation and safety, gas,
heat, ventilation and air-conditioning, and water needs.
- The facility system has a structural, atmospheric and systems that nag uutilized
ng operations for the facility. Physical make up of the facility ay nag include ang
interior and exterior na familiar na tayo, at ang mga lightning, sanitation and safety,
gas, heat, ventilation, and air conditioning and lastly water needs na di mawawala.

c) The handling system consists of the elements required for facility interactions. These
would include the front-of-house and back-of-house employees who are needed to
properly deliver the services of the facility.
- Lastly handling system, is required for the facility interaction with the guest. Ito
ay nag include ng front of house and back of house na familiar na tayo, ito ay may
interaction sa employees, who need a proper deliver of the facilities services.

4. Systems analysis refers to the discipline devoted to the structures and roles of work
systems that simplify processes such as work environments and facilities. This field of
study is needed to understand human comfort and ergonomics.
- System analysis, is devoted sa structure and roles of work system sa bawat
facility lalo na yung work environment. This is a field in facilities planning na
iniintindi ang human comfort and ergonomics ng guest and employees.

5. Human factors and ergonomics (HFE) refer to the relationship between people,
technology, and the factors that affect this relationship. In the tourism and hospitality
industry, this is usually observed in workplace scenarios to achieve maximum comfort
and productivity for employees and guests, including the different stakeholder they
interact with.
- it is a relationship between people, technology and factors that affect relationship
in the work environment of the facilities. Sa ating industry usually inoobserved ito
sa workplace scenario para makita ang comfort and productivity ng employees and
guest.
Importance of Facilities Planning and HFE
Facilities planning, together with HFE, are important especially in the hospitality and
tourism industry because of the following:
- Facilities planning with the relationship of human factors and ergonomics is very
important in our industry.
and Ididiscuss ko po ito sa anim na dahilan.

1. As the tourism and hospitality industry is a fast-paced and growing industry, It Is

important that facilities planning be a priority and a continuing activity.
- As our industry is growing industry in our generation. It is very important and
priority talaga that we have a planning team when it comes to the facilities.

2. Facilities planning and HFE, when observed together, can make work easier, improve
efficiency, and render the operational system more resistant to errors that are usually
committed.
- pag pinagsama natin, and work together ang facilities planning and human factors
and ergonomics, nagagawa nitong mas easier ang trabaho, improve efficiency and
render more operational system na nakakaiwas errors ng mga plano.

3. As such, it can increase productivity and reduce costs by reviewing the system and
cutting all activities that are deemed unnecessary or wasteful, such as retraining of staff.
- ito ay naggagain ng productivity and nagrereduce ng cost and cutting the
activities na nakukuha lang naman ng unnecessary ng di na kailangan sa
plano o wasteful lang.

4. Also, wastes such as fines and lawsuits can be avoided because of appropriate
facilities planning and HFE by incorporating Occupational Safety and Health and Disaster
and Risk Reduction concepts.
- Wastes like fines and lawsuits ay pwede maavoid dahil pag work together ng
facilities planning and human factors and ergonomics by incorporating
occupational safety and health and disaster and risk reduction concepts.
5. Facilities planning can also support sustainability initiatives (as the industry facilities
contribute to a lot of wastes) through energy conservation and adopting green
- facilities planning is supported by sustainability initiatives gamit ang enery
conservation and adopting green and go. So we can avoid a lot of waste.

6. Lastly, through facilities planning, firms can cut down on losses and achieve optimum
profitability through their materials handling, process flow, and physical design.
- Lastly, gamit ang facilities planning, ang firms ay pwede macut down ang losses
and maachive ang optimum profitability gamit ang materials handling, process flow
and physical design na kasama sa facilities planning and HFE