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 […]
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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 […]
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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). […]
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Top Stories LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING ENTERING PHASE 2 THIS OCTOBER In the May 26, 2016 issue of our newsletter, we said that we were going to engage our heads, subheads, managers, FMs, PCs and superintendents through a Leadership Development Program. The last session of Phase 1, Leading Change, was held last June 8th. As promised in […]
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Top Stories HEx Replacement Underway Following the reviews by external experts the heat exchangers in many buildings on campus are being replaced. Forestry was completed last week and the contractor is now moving onto Place Vanier buildings. Project Services is leading the replacement project with technical input from several members of the Building Operations […]
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Top Stories UBC Homecoming is September 16th. Let’s make this campus shine. Floods and a power outage created a busy few days for our crews This past week has been exceptionally busy for our operations crews who have attended not one, but two major floods and a feeder outage. Thank yous to all […]
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Top Stories They’re back! Keep eyes out for increased pedestrian and cycling traffic on campus As the start of the school year approaches, it is important that we consider the increased traffic and pedestrian movement on campus. We want to consider the following when moving through the campus to do our daily work: Only […]
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AS SCHOOL STARTS, GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE TO WORK AND PLAN YOUR BREAKS ACCORDINGLY A friendly reminder that as school starts again, thousands of students will be pouring onto campus. Plan extra time for your commute if you drive or take transit to campus. During your work hours, be aware of long line-ups […]
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Top Stories Building Operations Awarded ARI’s Best in Fleet and E#’s Platinum Rating Using a partnership approach, ARI is committed to helping fleet managers understand their current processes and identify new opportunities, while being mindful of their long-term strategic goals. ARI’s Best in Fleet Award serves to recognize fleet managers who have implemented industry […]