Facilities Weekly – November 19, 2024
Stay safe as we head from fall into winter | Last chance: Fill out the 2024 WES Survey | Improving safety in interstitial areas | See something? Do something. International Fraud Awareness Week | Save the date: Facilities’ Winter Event | Thermal units current operating status | NJSS | Annual Respirator Fit Testing | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Get notified during an emergency with UBC Alert
Facilities Weekly – November 13, 2024
Clog Monster campaign results | Safety alert: Slow down in the yard | New job openings confirmed to move ahead | Book your Respirator Fit Test now | Staff Excellence Awards | Chair blowout sale at the Zero Waste Market | Upcoming road closures and changes | Facilities winter events are coming | Inspiring the next generation: Kids to Work Day | Thermal units current operating status | Emergency preparedness tip: Drop, cover, and hold on
Facilities Weekly – November 5, 2024
How are we saving 19 Olympic sized pools worth of water? | A Halloween to remember: costumes, pumpkins, and a Cookie Monster favorite! | Climate Action Plan: Operational emissions going down, down down | How are our buildings doing? Check out the latest Facility Condition Index | Millwrights enhance skills with air compressor training | Employee and Family Assistance Program transition to GreenShield Health | Thank you for your feedback on the Facilities Road map communications | District Energy System (DES) – November projects | Thermal units current operating statuses | Building safety capacity: Save lives with AEDs | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Prep your car for winter driving
Facilities Weekly – October 29, 2024
Stop the Clog Monster outside the UBC Bookstore | Staff Excellence Award nominations | Workplace Experience Survey 2024 | Last chance to share what you’d like to hear about the Facilities 3-Year Road Map | New Job Strategy Session: October 22, 2024 | Zero Waste Market chair blow out sale! | See some spook-tacular pumpkins and vote for your favourite | Building safety capacity: Daylight savings time ends on Sunday | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Pack your car kit
Facilities Weekly – October 22, 2024
Don’t feed the clog monster campaign | Security alert: Be aware of CEO and colleague fraud emails | Refreshing our Facilities fleet | Updating our Cintas uniforms to UBC Facilities | UBC Campus Mail relocated to the UBC Bookstore | Annual Resppirator Fit Test – new respirator fit test course! | Reminder: tell us how you’d like to hear about Facilities’ 3-Year Roadmap | Thermal units current operating status | Support your mental health next month with Thrive | Building safety capacity: Safety Day 2024 | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Emergency proof your home
Facilities Weekly – October 8, 2024
Construction begins on the UBC Sauder Expansion | Ongoing 16th Ave watermain project | Thermal units current operating status | Upcoming thermal projects October 2024 | Keep an eye out for respirator fit testing notifications in October | Pumpkin Carving for the Kids on October 31 | Register you child for Kids to Work Day 2024 | Workplace strategies for mental health: the Four A’s Model for dealing with stress | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Keep cash on hand
Facilities Weekly – October 2, 2024
Upcoming road closures | Save the date: Kids to Work Day is November 6 | New Job Strategy Session (NJSS): October 1, 2024 | Thermal units current operating statuses | Free Coffee, Please! Give back to community and get free coffee for a month! | Refeshing UBC’s Strategic Plan | Building safety capacity: Communicable Disease Prevention | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Keep your vehicle fueled or charged
Facilities Weekly – September 24, 2024
Orange Shirt Day at UBC | Celebrate Circular Economy Month | New Job Strategy Session (NJSS): September 24, 2024 | Thermal units current operating statuses | Building safety capacity: OHS Regulation App | October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month & Privacy Matters @ UBC Symposium | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Set up your Medical ID on your iPhone
Facilities Weekly – September 17, 2024
Operational Improvement in Municipal Services | Hebb Tower heating system repair | Celebrating our staff who joined the 25 Year Club | Thermal units current operating statuses | Join the Campus Security Stakeholder Meeting in-person | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2024 events | Building safety capacity – Safety on the Go: UBC Safe Vancouver App | Weekly emergency tip: Text, Don’t call
Facilities Weekly – September 10, 2024
Regular testing and maintenance lead to quick action in an emergency | Reminder to bring your wristbands to the UBC Welcome Back Staff BBQ | New Job Strategy Session (NJSS): September 10, 2024 | Thermal units current operating statuses | Bioenergy Research & Demonstration Facility (BRDF) | Visit our VPFO booths at UBC’s Welcome Back BBQ | Participate in Orange Shirt Day on September 30 | Harvest Feastival is Back! Come celebrate on September 19 | Building safety capacity: Learning for work with Occupational Health & Safety Training | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Automated External Defibrillator (AED)