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Weekly
Projects from
Facilities Management
CLIPBOARD
January 03-January 13, 2006
WEEKLY UPDATES FROM FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
For snow routes, visit: http://www.siue.edu/FACILITIES/campmap/snow.htm
“
Important Questions” just before the Service Numbers
In memory of the West Virginia miners:
“ If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could
make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?”
Stephen Levine
WHAT’S NEW?
BACK AGAIN
The reason for SIUE (a.k.a. students) returns to classes January 9,
2006. Traffic (car and pedestrian) will be more congested and drivers
are reminded to be alert. Each and every student is invaluable to
SIUE.
ROAD CLOSING
Beginning Monday, January 9, 2006, Esic Drive will be closed just west
of Lancashire Drive to the intersection of Highway 157, and Highway
157 will be closed from south of Esic Drive to the entrance of Woodland
Elementary. The construction project is scheduled for completion
by April 30, 2006.
KNOCK, KNOCK
Last fall, confusion regarding locked classrooms resulted in action
by Facilities Management to disable locks on GENERAL classrooms which
should not be locked in any case. When students encounter locked
classrooms, those rooms are under the auspices of specific departments
who should be contacted for entry.
DID YOU KNOW?
The Madison County Soil Water Conservation District has bare rooted
trees, 10 to a bundle, available for $15.00 per bundle. The trees
are: Red Maple, White Pine, Norway Spruce, Black Walnut, and Red
Oak. To order the trees, phone 618-656-7300, extension 3, or fax
618-656-5187. The last day to order is March 24, 2006, and pick up
will be April 6 and 7, 2006.
LIVE AND IN PERSON, AGAIN
As promised, Facilities Management will once again conduct a series
of Building Walk-Throughs beginning early in February, 2006. A short
meeting with building occupants will precede a walk through the building
by the FM management team. The dates and times will be announced
in the ClipBoard; FM is hopeful the participants will be as receptive
and informative as they were in 2005.
GETTING SAFELY THROUGH IT
While Grounds crews work hard to keep campus roads, walks and parking
lots clear and safe using traction materials and de-icers, it should
be understood that these materials are limited in their effectiveness
depending on temperature and shade conditions. When walking on campus
after a snow or ice storm, substantial ice may be present even though
de-icers or traction materials have been used, especially during
morning or late afternoon hours.
Following is a checklist of things faculty, staff and students can do to enhance personal safety during a winter storm:
Wear solid footwear with tread soles to prevent slipping on icy surfaces.
Dress appropriately. Extreme wind chill temperatures can cause exposure
injury within a very short time.
Allow plenty of time to get from car to offices and classrooms.
Use cleared walks whenever possible. Walking on paths not cleared bonds the ice and snow to the pavement and makes it more difficult to remove.
Avoid pathways through wooded areas. These walks are seldom cleared and snow and ice loads can cause falling limbs.
Drive sensibly. Visibility may be reduced by piled snow. Slick road surfaces will mean longer stopping distances.
Be aware that re-frozen melted water will likely exist on roads and walks each morning, creating slick surfaces.
Remember that the nature of snow removal equipment required frequent backing up and turning in driving and pedestrian lanes. Oftentimes the operator has limited visibility, especially when dump beds are in the “up” position. Always leave plenty of room between car and snow removal equipment.
The Grounds Department begins work as early as possible on roads on campus, then works on the main arteries coming to campus from the lots and residence halls, then on sidewalks and steps. Clearance priorities are the same at the Alton and East St. Louis campuses. Keep in mind that a favorite shortcut may not be cleared and plan to use a Snow Route (for snow route maps, visit http://www.siue.edu/FACILITIES/campmap/MainMap-Edwardsville-snow.jpg ).
In any storm, the deciding factors are the hour the storm begins, how quickly the precipitation is freezing, and how quickly the Grounds crew can get to campus and begin work.
As always, the best information comes from the campus community. Phone 3711 or 3711 to report dangerous conditions whenever and wherever they occur.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
Can a person cry under water?
How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated
instead of just murdered?
Since bread is square, why is sandwich meat round?
Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
What disease did cured ham actually have?
How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out
it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?
If a deaf person has to go to court, do they still call it a hearing?
Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and
then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?
Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog’s face, he gets
mad at you,
but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?
If the professor
on Gilligan’s Island could make a radio out
of a coconut, why couldn’t he fix a hole in the boat?
SERVICE NUMBERS
FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Temperature Control, Work Order Control, Maintenance Calls/650-3711
Building Services (Custodial)/650-2067
Customer Service/650-3711
Key Control/650-3200
Utilities & Energy Management/650-3329
Grounds/650-2719
Director/650-2560
Billing Inquiries/650-3161
East St. Louis Higher Education Campus/874-8716
IMPORTANT
INDIVIDUAL NUMBERS
Architects/Engineers:
Rick Klein/3575
Mohammad Rouf/3917
Dan Runyon/3349
Jay Riley/2810
Don Anderson/2567
Billing:
Alicia Wainright/3161
Operational Managers:
Janice LaRiviere/3804 (Maintenance)
Steve Brandenburg/2069 (Building Services, Grounds)
Ed Matecki/3329 or 2258 (Utilities)
Customer Service/Facilities Management /Phone: 618-650-3711
Facilities Management Fax: 618-650-2595
After hours/week-end building problems/3513
As always, for maintenance concerns, temperature problems, or to place
a work order, phone extension 3711.