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Customer Experience
PERFECT NPS SCORES THIS WEEK!
Did you know that our customers have the ability to provide direct feedback on the quality of the services that Building Operations provides? We have been using the Net Promoter Score (NPS) to measure customer satisfaction since 2010. The NPS is a one-question survey graded on a 1-10 scale that asks the question “how did we do?”
The feedback we receive from the NPS helps us improve our services and ensures we are truly meeting the space performance needs of our campus community. Last week all our scores from the NPS were a perfect 10! Kudos to everyone in Facilities!
EXAMS PERIOD IS APRIL 8-26 – PLEASE PLAN WORK ACCORDINGLY.
Winter term 2 exams start April 8 through to April 26. When planning jobs please be mindful of exam locations and noisy work around these locations during this time frame.
Asset Stewardship
IT’S VEHICLE INSURANCE RENEWAL TIME – CURRENT STICKERS EXPIRE MARCH 31.
Please have your crews swing by the Garage this week to get their 2019/20 stickers placed on the vehicles. The current stickers expire March 31, 2019!
Employee Engagement
COME OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR BOPS STORE THE WALL TEAM.
Building Operations will be competing in Storm the Wall in the President’s Challenge Division on March 27 at 4:00 p.m.
Come out and support your BOPS team.
Our team consists of:
Francis Lepage- Swimming
Greg Scott- Sprinting
Andrew Porritt- Biking
Jenn Sheel- Running
Bryan Archibald- Climbing (the Wall)
Leadership Development
CHECK OUT WWW.HR.UBC.CA/CAREERS FOR CURRENT BUILDING OPS JOB POSTINGS
Know anyone interested in working in Building Operations? Let them know about our current job postings
- Job #33261 Auxiliary Service Worker
- Job #32964 Trades 2 – Metal Worker
For full listings, check out designated job postings boards or visit UBC Careers
Quick Updates
WELCOME TO BUILDING OPERATIONS: Dayu Song (TEMPORARY BUYER)
THE EYES HAVE IT – MARCH IS WORKPLACE EYE SAFETY MONTH
The human eye is often taken for granted. While people are accustomed to eating healthy foods and receiving the proper amount of exercise, many rarely consider their vision health. When it comes to our eyes, it is most important to protect the eyesight we have been given. During Workplace Eye Safety Awareness Month, we would like to remind everyone that workplace eye safety actions are easy to incorporate and invaluable to maintain long-term vision health.
Eye injuries in the workplace are surprisingly common. According to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, over 700 Canadian workers per day sustain eye injuries on the job, often resulting in lost time and in some cases (10 – 20%) either temporary or permanent vision loss. This figure is sobering given that the right eye protection could lessen the severity or even prevent 90% of eye injuries in accidents.
There are many common causes of workplace eye injuries: flying objects such as bits of metal, glass, stone or wood; unsafe handling of tools; particles such as sand or sawdust; chemical splashes; radiation; sparks and slag from welding and cutting; objects handing from ceilings; sun and wind. Unfortunately, Building Operations First Aid has seen them all.
Luckily, here are some things that you can do to decrease these dangers on the job.
- Be aware of hazards in your workplace and eliminate them before starting work by using machine guards, work screens or other engineering controls.
- Always wear the appropriate safety eyewear, even if you are just passing through a potentially hazardous area.
- Choose protective eyewear that is designed for the specific duty or hazard. For example, if you’re working in an area with lots of particles or dust, be sure to wear safety goggles with side shields to protect against foreign objects from entering your eyes.
- Always wear safety goggles or face shields when working with chemicals to protect against splashing.
- When working around hazardous radiation like welding, fiber optics and lasers, be sure to use specially designed safety goggles and helmets that are made specifically for such tasks.
- Keep safety eye wear in good condition and replace when necessary.
- Make sure your protective eyewear fits and is worn consistently.
- Protective eyewear used in Canada must meet Canadian Standards Association (CSA) standards.
- Other ways of protecting your eyes and your vision in the workplace include following the safety procedures for your workplace and knowing the location of eyewash stations, first aid and knowing how to use them.
Remember that something as simple as putting on a pair of safety glasses can help prevent serious eye injuries. These injuries are not only painful, they cause many lost workdays and sometimes lead to permanent vision loss. So during the month of March and all year round, remember to wear your safety eyewear.
Eye injuries in the workplace are very common. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reports about 2,000 U.S. workers sustain job-related eye injuries that require medical treatment each day. However, safety experts and eye doctors believe the right eye protection could have lessened the severity or even prevented 90% of these eye injuries. Simply using the proper eye protection on the job could prevent thousands of eye injuries each year.
To mark Workplace Eye Safety Month, the CDC/NIOSH and American Academy of Ophthalmology has put together some tips to help us alleviate some of the eye problems modern technology has given birth to. They are:
- Get an eye exam: Has it been a year or two since your last exam by your ophthalmologist, who can rule out the possibility of any eye disease. If you wear glasses or contact lenses you could simply need glasses when working at a computer, reading, or your prescription might need updating.
- Screen distance: You should sit approximately 20 inches from the computer monitor, a little further than you would for reading distance, with the top of the screen at 2 plus or minus eye level.
- Equipment: If possible chooses a monitor that has both contrast and brightness controls.
- Reference materials: Keep reference materials on a document holder so you don’t have to keep looking back and forth, frequently refocusing your eyes and turning your neck and head.
- Lighting: Modify your lighting to eliminate as much reflections or glare as possible. If possible arrange your work station away from window glare.
- Rest breaks: Take periodic rest breaks and try to blink often to keep your eyes from drying out. Use the 20-20-20 method. Every 20 minutes of typing stop and focus on an object 20 feet away for 20 seconds. Allowing your eyes to reduce the constant focus strain. Additionally, force yourself to yawn this can help moisturize your eyes.
Another thing to remember is that the forced-air heating systems can increase problems with dry eyes during the winter months. The usual symptoms of dry eye are stinging or burning eyes, scratchiness, a feeling that there’s something in the eye, excessive tearing or difficulty wearing contact lenses.
Over-the-counter eye drops, called artificial tears or saline drops, usually help, but if dry eye persists, see your eye doctor for an evaluation.
REGISTER YOUR STAFF FOR 2019 CORE SAFETY TRAINING COURSES
WESBROOK MALL & STUDENT UNION BOULEVARD UPGRADES: JAN 14 TO OCT 31
ROAD CLOSURE JANUARY 14 – MAY 31 WESBROOK MALL BETWEEN STUDENT UNION BLVD. & UNIVERSITY BLVD.