Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories Town Hall Recap Now Available Online Did you miss the town halls held earlier in October? Well you missed more than Russell’s new standup routine, you missed a ton of interesting updates. You can review the presentations here https://buildingoperations.ubc.ca/staff/communications/town-halls/. Follow up with your manager or superintendent for a little more info on […]
Fall leaf collection program moves leaves from 11,000 trees
Building Operations is working to remove leaf matter from across the Vancouver campus… a lot of leaf matter, in fact hundreds of tonnes of leaf matter. Given the large size of our campus and the amount of leaves that we need to manage, we need to use a mix of techniques in order to perform this task efficiently while minimizing impact to campus users.
Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories INJURY INCIDENTS ON THE RISE: BE AWARE, USE CAUTION AND SAY SOMETHING IF YOU SEE ANYTHING UNSAFE We would like to remind ALL staff to watch your footing and avoid being distracted while navigating campus on foot. Based on trends we are seeing in the incident/accident reports, the Building Ops Joint Occupational Health […]
Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories BE MINDFUL OF NOISY WORK IN BUILDINGS Remember to be mindful of noisy work in buildings always. Check with your FM if you are unsure of the impact. Specifically, any work to be done in the Buchanan Tower right now should be discussed with FM Patrick Wong. SOFT LANDSCAPE CLEAN-UP WORK IN […]
Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories Participate in the Upcoming Town Halls and Get Informed Come to the town hall to learn more about the observations and recommendations of the review that was done by an external association APPA (Association Physical Plant Administrators) this past summer, the next steps for our Leadership Development Program and the Workplace Experiences Survey (WES). […]