Facilities Weekly – November 7, 2023
Pixie Pumpkin Patch voted favourite | Annual Respirator Fit Testing: Book your appointment now | Facilities Holiday Celebration | The Centre wants to hear from you | Take the VPFO User Research Survey! | Please RSVP: Farewell Gathering for Teresa Syrnyk | 2023 Facilities Staff Excellence Awards nominations | Help keep furniture out of the landfill with the Furniture Reuse program | Kids to Work Day 2023
Facilities Weekly – October 31, 2023
Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff — Nominations for the 2023 Facilities Staff Excellence Awards are now open! | Do you know the differences between fumehood roof top signage? | Your feedback matters. Take the VPFO User Research Survey | Building safety capacity: daylight savings time ends | Weekly Emergency Tip: emergency preparedness – What do you do if you are driving during an earthquake?
Facilities Weekly – October 24, 2023
Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff — Macleod Building is now LEED Gold v4 certified | David Lam loading dock access will be rerouted starting November 3 | Who have you seen demonstrate excellence in their work? Nominate them for a Staff Excellence Award | It’s not too late to join us for pumpkin carving! | Building safety capacity: protecting your eyes | Weekly Emergency Tip: Keep a wrench near your gas meter in case of an earthquake
Facilities Weekly – October 17, 2023
Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff — Join us as we welcome UBC’s new President and Vice-Chancellor | UBC Cybersecurity Critical Vulnerability | Cancelled: University Endowment Lands (UEL) maintenance | New fuel dispensers at University Services Building | Last week to register: Take your kids to work day | Join us for Pumpkin Carving for the Kids on Oct 31st | Register for the VPFO MS Teams Basic Training | Creating a respectful and inclusive workplace | Building safety capacity: safety headgear – hard hats | Weekly Emergency Tip: emergency preparedness – 10-Step Family Emergency Plan
Facilities Weekly – October 10, 2023
Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff — Thank you for your commitment to ensuring health and safety at UBC | The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) reopens to the public in June 2024 | 2023 Pumpkin Carving for the Kids on October 31 | Liftango Carpool Program | Last week to register: Take your kids to work day | Weekly emergency tip: emergency preparedness
Facilities Weekly – October 3, 2023
Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff — Honouring the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Please RSVP: Farewell Gathering for Jodi Scott | Take your kids to work day: Registration now open! | Building safety capacity: preventing and addressing workplace bullying and harassment | Weekly emergency tip: beware of aftershocks
Facilities Weekly – September 27, 2023
Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff — Building a stronger Facilities team | Farewell Gathering for Jodi Scott | A major milestone as Electrical and Mechanical Building Operations groups roll out the first round of asset QR Code tags | Three additional fully-electrified Mobi public bike share stations | The Centre Health Fair | National Truth and Reconciliation Day (Orange Shirt Day) | New UBC conferences website | Building safety capacity: understanding the risk of fatigue | Weekly emergency tip: emergency preparedness
Facilities Weekly – September 19, 2023
Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff — Digital lockers at Stores will soon be available | USB re-roofing project to begin next spring |
Planon Stream 1 extension project near completion | Zone List updates | Kids To Work Day 2023 Registration Opens September 20 | Book online: Free fitness classes at The Centre | Reminder to share your feedback on proposed amendments to the Snow Policy (SC5) | Building safety capacity: working safely at heights | Weekly Emergency Tip: Emergency Preparedness
Facilities Weekly – September 12, 2023
Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff — Upcoming University Endowment Lands (UEL) project | Kids to Work Day is November 1 | UBC’s Mass Care exercise comes to life in a full set up | Safety Awareness Week is September 18-22, 2023 | Building safety capacity – Safety on the Go: UBC Safe Vancouver App | Weekly Emergency Tip: Emergency Preparedness
Facilities Weekly – September 5, 2023
Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff — A message from John | Safety bollards play a critical role in protecting our campus community | Driving safely on campus | VFA audit 2023/24 | Increase in mosquito activity may be attributable to this year’s weather pattern | Campus as a Living Lab Grand Challenge | Are you prepared for an emergency?