Facilities Weekly

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Facilities Weekly – January 30, 2024

Customer service strategy focus group session | Zone list updated | Thermal unit current operating statuses | Building safety capacity: Workplace noise hazards | Weekly emergency tip: Keep shoes by your bed

Facilities Weekly – January 24, 2024

Shaping our customer service strategy together | Stores rolls out smart lockers | USB Roof Renewal | New I-B-55 Hot Work Safe Work Procedure | Thermal units current operating statuses | Workplace strategies for mental health | Join the 2024 VPFO Sun Run team | Building safety capacity: hearing testing | Weekly emergency tip: smoke alarms

Facilities Weekly – January 16, 2024

Thank you from John for your hard work this weekend | Soft plastic and Styrofoam recycling | Preparing for extreme weather | Thermal Units Operating Statuses | Building safety capacity: working in the cold | Weekly emergency tip: stock your 72 hour emergency kit

Facilities Weekly – January 9, 2024

Shaping our customer service strategy together | New safety trainers for 2024 | New Master Services Agreement with Acklands-Grainger Inc. | CHBE- Digital Design Studio construction | Get ready for Pink Shirt Day | Preparing for extreme weather | Thermal units current operating statuses | Bioenergy Research & Demonstration Facility (BRDF) | Campus Energy Centre’s Distributed Energy System (DES) | Join the 2024 UBC VPFO Sun Run team | Building safety capacity: Hearing testing | Weekly Emergency Tip: Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Facilities Weekly – December 19, 2023

2023 Facilities Staff Excellence Award winners | Facilities emergency contacts for the holiday season | Join us for coffee and treats on December 22 | The 2023 Facilities Holiday Event was a success | Zone list updated | Thermal units current operating statuses | Working Alone or In Isolation procedures during the holiday season | Shutting down before you leave | How to submit content for the Facilities Weekly | Building safety capacity: safety footwear | Weekly Emergency Tip: get to know your neighbours

Facilities Weekly – December 12, 2023

A message from John Metras: A warm thank you for your hard work and dedication over the past year | We look forward to seeing you at the Holiday Lunch! | Shaping our customer service strategy together | Construction begins on the Lab of Archeology | Thermal units current operating statuses | Bioenergy Research & Demonstration Facility (BRDF) | Building safety capacity: Avoid slips, trips, and falls this winter | Weekly Emergency Tip: Pet preparedness

Facilities Weekly – December 5, 2023

Zero waste market Ubyssey feature | Red zone under Jenny Black | ESF closure | United Way pancake breakfast | Rodent prevention | 988 helpline | MS teams drop-in | Thermal updates | Working in the cold | Emergency tip: create a grab and go bag

Facilities Weekly – November 28, 2023

NAFTA Clean Air award winner | UBC Lead Exposure Control Plan (ECP) and a new Lead Awareness training course | Zone list updated | United Way events | Preparing for winter weather at UBC | VPFO MS Teams In-Person Training | Thermal units current operating statuses | Bioenergy Research & Demonstration Facility (BRDF) | Campus Energy Centre’s Distributed Energy System (DES) | Weekly Emergency Tip: Make a household emergency plan

Facilities Weekly – November 21, 2023

Coast Salish Two-Spirit Mosaic mural installed | Exam period begins Monday, December 11 | Thermal units current operating statuses | Sub Head pilot program successful | Personal Protective Equipment on-site | Bioenergy Research and Demonstration Facility (BRDF) | Campus Energy Centre’s Distributed Energy System (DES) | The Arts Student Centre wins Design Excellence award | Join us for Soup or Sweet! | Annual Respirator Fit Testing: Book your appointment now | The Centre Survey

Facilities Weekly – November 14, 2023

MacLeod Engineering Building Renewal wins 2nd in Concrete Construction Awards | BC Hydro Clean Energy Champions | Facilities’ United Way Campaign: Soup or Sweet! | Register Today: Facilities Holiday Celebration | Please RSVP: Farewell Gathering for Teresa Syrnyk | 2023 Facilities Staff Excellence Awards nominations open until Nov. 23 | Building safety capacity – Respiratory protection | Weekly Emergency Tip: How much water should I have for an emergency?