Facilities Weekly

The Facilities Weekly is distributed by email each week on Tuesday. It contains a summary of the news and events to help team members and colleagues across all the Facilities departments be informed of issues and situations they need to know and/or would help them do their job.

This is an archive of past editions so you can catch up on the latest in Facilities.

For submissions or questions, please email communications@vpfo.ubc.ca.


Sep 10, 2024

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)

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Sep 04, 2024

Facilities Weekly – September 4, 2024

Brock Commons South opens to welcome its first cohort of students | Rigid Equipment Training Session for Building Operations Plumbers & Stores Teams | See you at the UBC Welcome Back Staff BBQ! | Back to school with Safety & Risk Services — upcoming safety events on campus | Reminders for staying secure on campus | New Job Strategy Session (NJSS): September 3, 2024 | Thermal units current operating statuses | Building safety capacity: Hearing testing (make-up sessions) | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Keep shoes by your bed

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Aug 20, 2024

Facilities Weekly – August 20, 2024

Construction and road closures | Entering a lab space? Follow these procedures to stay safe | USB fuel dispensers unavailable on August 28 | Zone list update – Aug 19 | New presentation templates | Register for the UBC Welcome Back BBQ | A big thank you from the VPFO EDI committee | Watch Frank play at Battle of the Bats | Thermal units current operating status | Building safety capacity: hearing testing (make-up sessions) | Weekly emergency tip: Get to know your neighbours

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Aug 13, 2024

Facilities Weekly – August 13, 2024

Touch a truck: Giving kids a hands-on experience of Waste Management | Updates to required mental health training for managers and supervisors | You’re invited to the UBC Welcome Back BBQ | Zone list update | Marra Lab construction to begin | Reminder: Beaty Expansion tower crane removal August 15 | Explore VPFO virtual backgrounds | Do you love board games? | Thermal units current operating status | NJSS July 23 & Aug 6 | Building safety capacity: respiratory protection | Weekly emergency tip: Pet preparedness

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Aug 06, 2024

Facilities Weekly – August 6, 2024

Reaching for the sky: new high-head lab under construction for STBE cluster | New UBC vehicle parking spots available near Friedman Building | Get ready for the Welcome Back Staff & Faculty BBQ | Show your connection to the VPFO with updates templates | Thermal units current operating status | Upcoming thermal projects & outages | Building safety capacity: Protecting your eyes | Weekly emergency tip: Build your grab-and-go bag

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