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Top Stories WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR SAFETY? PERFORM PRE-JOB PLANNING Planning for success ensures job safety One of our most powerful safety tools is pre-work planning. Pre-work planning is a safety assessment at the start of a shift or before beginning any work. Research has shown that employing pre-work planning throughout a job […]
Building Operations’ Robotic Floor Scrubber Pilot Comes to Successful Conclusion
Building Operations and UBC alum-driven company, A&K Robotics, completed their successful three-week pilot test of A&K’s robotic floor cleaning system at UBC’s Sauder School of Business in the Henry Angus Building.
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Top Stories What Are You Doing for Safety? It Doesn’t Have To Hurt: Preventing Musculoskeletal Injuries A musculoskeletal injury or MSI is an injury or disorder of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, nerves, blood vessels or bursae. They can occur suddenly (overexertion) or develop over a period of time (repetition). The presence of risk […]
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Top Stories WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR SAFETY? KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF INSPECTIONS We are always shocked and disturbed when we hear about workplace disasters. These reactions primarily focus on the workers who are killed or injured and their families. But amidst this expression of humanity, questions begin to arise. How did this happen? […]
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Top Stories WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR SAFETY? KNOW THE SIGNS OF HEAT STRESS As the outdoor temperature begins to rise with the onset of summer weather, the risk of heat stress also increases for outdoor workers. Sun exposure is the primary source of heat stress for outdoor workers contributing to health issues from […]
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Top Stories WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR SAFETY? PROTECT YOURSELVES FROM THE SUN AND HARMFUL UV RADIATION Of the 1.5 million outdoor workers in Canada, about 900,000 are outside at least 6 hours a day. As an outdoor worker, you are often working outside when solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation is strongest. Spending lunch and […]
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Top Stories What Are We Doing for Safety? Avoiding a Near Miss–The One that Almost Happened An employee walks down the hall, stepping over an extension cord stretch across his path. He turns a corner and nearly collides with another worker. To avoid the collision, he steps to the side, spilling hot coffee onto […]
Greg Scott Joins UBC as Managing Director, Building Operations
Greg has significant experience building multi-disciplinary teams to deliver quality services and programs related to facilities operations and development.
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Top Stories $2000 Penalty for Distracted Driving Is Now in Effect in BC These days your ability to focus on the road can face a lot of challenges. Recent research shows that when using electronic communication devices, drivers can fail to process about 50 per cent of the visual information in their driving environment. While […]
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Top Stories WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR SAFETY? LET’S DO THE SAFETY W.A.L.K. Watch what your co-workers are doing: Are they wearing the correct PPE? Are they following procedure? Are their actions hazardous to themselves or others? Do they look comfortable? Do they appear stressed? Ask questions about: What your coworker is doing Why […]