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CLIPBOARD
March 26 - April 1, 2006
WEEKLY UPDATES FROM FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
“The spaghetti harvest here in Switzerland is not, of course, carried out on anything like the tremendous scale of the Italian industry,” Dimpleby informed the audience. The narration then continued in a tone of absolute seriousness: “Another reason why this may be a bumper year lies in the virtual disappearance of the spaghetti weevil, the tiny creature whose depredations have caused much concern in the past.”
Dimbleby anticipated some questions viewers might have. For instance, if spaghetti grows on trees, does it always come in uniform lengths? The answer was that “this is the result of many years of patient endeavor by past breeders who succeeded in producing the perfect spaghetti.” And apparently the life of a spaghetti farmer was not free of worries: “The last two weeks of March are an anxious time for the spaghetti farmer. There’s always the chance of a late frost which, while not entirely ruining the crop, generally impairs the flavor and makes it difficult for him to obtain top prices in world markets.” Finally, Dimbleby assured the audience that, “For those who love this dish, there’s nothing like real, home-grown spaghetti.”
Of course, the broadcast was just an April Fool’s Day joke. But soon after the broadcast ended, the BBC began to receive hundreds of calls from puzzled viewers. Did spaghetti really grown on trees, they wanted to know. (Remember, this was the 1950’s and spaghetti was not a widely eaten food in Britain. In fact, spaghetti was considered by many to be very exotic.) Even Sir Ian Jacob, the BBC’s director general, later admitted that he had to run to a reference book to check on where spaghetti came from after watching the show.
The idea for the segment was dreamed up by one of the Panorama cameramen, Charles de Jaeger. He later said that the idea occurred to him when he remembered one of his grade-school teachers chiding him for being “so stupid he would believe spaghetti grew on trees.”
March 26 - April 1, 2006
WEEKLY UPDATES FROM FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
“The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest Hoax” just before the Service Numbers
The first of April, some do say,
Is set apart for All Fools' Day.
But why the people call it so,
Nor I, nor they themselves do know.
But on this day are people sent
On purpose for pure merriment.
~ ~ ~ Poor Robin's Almanac (1790)
WHAT’S NEW?
The first of April, some do say,
Is set apart for All Fools' Day.
But why the people call it so,
Nor I, nor they themselves do know.
But on this day are people sent
On purpose for pure merriment.
~ ~ ~ Poor Robin's Almanac (1790)
WHAT’S NEW?
SO MUCH HELP…
Again in 2006, the Facilities Management Walk-Throughs are providing valuable insight into each building’s unique set of problems. The Walk-Through of Dunham Hall has been re-scheduled for March 31, 2006; the meeting begins at 1:15 in Room 1023. The Lovejoy Library Walk-Through is scheduled for April 14, 2006, and will begin with a meeting at 1:15 in the third floor Conference Room.
CHECK IT OUT…
Many people are unaware that studies have begun to address how the workplace fits the worker. The science, ergonomics, is geared toward properly designing work environments to avoid fatigue, injury and loss of productivity. The goal is preventing work related musculoskeletal injuries and illnesses such as: muscle and joint pain, numbness, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, sprains and strain. Risk factors for these injuries include repetition, force, mechanical compression and awkward posture.
So…why is this being reported in the ClipBoard? Many people are also unaware that free ergonomic assessments are available right here on campus. When contacted, Safety Officer Nanci Villotti will schedule an appointment to assess what is working in the environment, and what could be changed to make the worker more comfortable.
The assessment, which usually takes about an hour, begins with a discussion of how the person works and any problems they seem to be having. Then with the use of several tools, including a check list and short workbook, the comfort of the worker is assessed. Special attention is paid to the chair, keyboard, work surface, light and vision, monitor and work environment. Based on the results, the worker and supervisor are provided with written recommendations for improving the workstation.
Nanci also provides information on injury prevention, including stretching techniques and quality rest breaks. A sixty-day follow up may be conducted to ensure that recommendations are implemented and providing relief.
To schedule an Ergonomic Assessment, phone Nanci at Environmental Health & Safety, extension 3584
BIG BLUES AVAILABLE
As reported in an earlier ClipBoard, Steve Brandenburg, Assistant Director for Building Services, has a surplus of large blue recycling cans; contact him at 2069.
KEY REMINDER
Key inventories should have been returned to Campus Box 1039. Non-compliance reports are being compiled and will be sent to Vice Chancellors by March 25, 2006. Questions should be directed to extension 3200 or 3201, or e-mailed to kmurphy@siue.edu.
BECAUSE ONE NEVER KNOWS…
Adult CPR and First Aid Classes are available to faculty and staff under the auspices of the American Red Cross. All information regarding classes is available by contacting Lois Dipazo at 618-465-7704.
STINKY NEWS
Groundsmen will resume spraying of pre-emergent the week of March 26-April 1, 2006. Building engineers will be making adjustments in each building to minimize the effect.
Again in 2006, the Facilities Management Walk-Throughs are providing valuable insight into each building’s unique set of problems. The Walk-Through of Dunham Hall has been re-scheduled for March 31, 2006; the meeting begins at 1:15 in Room 1023. The Lovejoy Library Walk-Through is scheduled for April 14, 2006, and will begin with a meeting at 1:15 in the third floor Conference Room.
CHECK IT OUT…
Many people are unaware that studies have begun to address how the workplace fits the worker. The science, ergonomics, is geared toward properly designing work environments to avoid fatigue, injury and loss of productivity. The goal is preventing work related musculoskeletal injuries and illnesses such as: muscle and joint pain, numbness, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, sprains and strain. Risk factors for these injuries include repetition, force, mechanical compression and awkward posture.
So…why is this being reported in the ClipBoard? Many people are also unaware that free ergonomic assessments are available right here on campus. When contacted, Safety Officer Nanci Villotti will schedule an appointment to assess what is working in the environment, and what could be changed to make the worker more comfortable.
The assessment, which usually takes about an hour, begins with a discussion of how the person works and any problems they seem to be having. Then with the use of several tools, including a check list and short workbook, the comfort of the worker is assessed. Special attention is paid to the chair, keyboard, work surface, light and vision, monitor and work environment. Based on the results, the worker and supervisor are provided with written recommendations for improving the workstation.
Nanci also provides information on injury prevention, including stretching techniques and quality rest breaks. A sixty-day follow up may be conducted to ensure that recommendations are implemented and providing relief.
To schedule an Ergonomic Assessment, phone Nanci at Environmental Health & Safety, extension 3584
BIG BLUES AVAILABLE
As reported in an earlier ClipBoard, Steve Brandenburg, Assistant Director for Building Services, has a surplus of large blue recycling cans; contact him at 2069.
KEY REMINDER
Key inventories should have been returned to Campus Box 1039. Non-compliance reports are being compiled and will be sent to Vice Chancellors by March 25, 2006. Questions should be directed to extension 3200 or 3201, or e-mailed to kmurphy@siue.edu.
BECAUSE ONE NEVER KNOWS…
Adult CPR and First Aid Classes are available to faculty and staff under the auspices of the American Red Cross. All information regarding classes is available by contacting Lois Dipazo at 618-465-7704.
STINKY NEWS
Groundsmen will resume spraying of pre-emergent the week of March 26-April 1, 2006. Building engineers will be making adjustments in each building to minimize the effect.
IN THE WORKS
EAST ST. LOUIS HIGHER EDUCATION CAMPUS (ESLHEC)
Update March 26, 2006: A meeting was held with the architectural/engineering consultant on the 6th Street Enhancement project. Currently, students who travel via Metrolink use this road for access, but it has no sidewalks. The pavement is filled with potholes and large AmerenIP service trucks travel up and down. This project will add a sidewalk from Broadway to the campus along the west side of 6th Street. Street lighting and landscaping will make the walk attractive and safe as well as offer an improved entry to the campus. Another architect was on campus to survey the existing windows and masonry walls to identify the work necessary to correct the water intrusion problems in these areas. He is planning on a quick turn around of design as this work is considered an emergency project by the state. It would certainly be nice to see the windows completed before the next winter season.
ADA PROJECT
Update March 26, 2006: The revised 100% drawings have been distributed and in-house review has begun. Some of the glitches in the drawings have been corrected, which is encouraging. Perhaps this set of drawings and specifications is reasonably complete; only review will tell.
SIUE SDM ALTON CAMPUS/DENTAL CLINIC FACILITY EXPANSION
Update March 26, 2006: The snow storm stopped the final grading and seeding the contractor intended for last week. Now he will have to wait for dry ground and warm weather to grade and plant. Meanwhile, inside the building, casework installation continues. The electricians and plumbers have been able to install the work easier, and therefore faster, than originally anticipated. The eight double cabinets are nearly finished. The general contractor still has the countertop to install, the plumber will install the sink and the electrician will complete some trimming. The project is on schedule for end of April completion.
MASONRY RENOVATION
Update March 26, 2006: Snow delayed the masonry contractor’s return to campus; he will try again this week to get started. The CDB Project Manager is pushing them to finish work by the end of May. FM agrees and is lending our weight to meeting this schedule.
On April 1, 1957, the British news show, Panorama, broadcast a segment about a bumper spaghetti harvest in southern Switzerland. The success of the crop was attributed to an unusually mild winter. The audience heard Richard Dimbleby, the show’s highly respected anchor, discussing the details of the spaghetti crop as they watched a rural Swiss family pulling pasta off spaghetti trees and placing it into baskets.Update March 26, 2006: A meeting was held with the architectural/engineering consultant on the 6th Street Enhancement project. Currently, students who travel via Metrolink use this road for access, but it has no sidewalks. The pavement is filled with potholes and large AmerenIP service trucks travel up and down. This project will add a sidewalk from Broadway to the campus along the west side of 6th Street. Street lighting and landscaping will make the walk attractive and safe as well as offer an improved entry to the campus. Another architect was on campus to survey the existing windows and masonry walls to identify the work necessary to correct the water intrusion problems in these areas. He is planning on a quick turn around of design as this work is considered an emergency project by the state. It would certainly be nice to see the windows completed before the next winter season.
ADA PROJECT
Update March 26, 2006: The revised 100% drawings have been distributed and in-house review has begun. Some of the glitches in the drawings have been corrected, which is encouraging. Perhaps this set of drawings and specifications is reasonably complete; only review will tell.
SIUE SDM ALTON CAMPUS/DENTAL CLINIC FACILITY EXPANSION
Update March 26, 2006: The snow storm stopped the final grading and seeding the contractor intended for last week. Now he will have to wait for dry ground and warm weather to grade and plant. Meanwhile, inside the building, casework installation continues. The electricians and plumbers have been able to install the work easier, and therefore faster, than originally anticipated. The eight double cabinets are nearly finished. The general contractor still has the countertop to install, the plumber will install the sink and the electrician will complete some trimming. The project is on schedule for end of April completion.
MASONRY RENOVATION
Update March 26, 2006: Snow delayed the masonry contractor’s return to campus; he will try again this week to get started. The CDB Project Manager is pushing them to finish work by the end of May. FM agrees and is lending our weight to meeting this schedule.
“The spaghetti harvest here in Switzerland is not, of course, carried out on anything like the tremendous scale of the Italian industry,” Dimpleby informed the audience. The narration then continued in a tone of absolute seriousness: “Another reason why this may be a bumper year lies in the virtual disappearance of the spaghetti weevil, the tiny creature whose depredations have caused much concern in the past.”
Dimbleby anticipated some questions viewers might have. For instance, if spaghetti grows on trees, does it always come in uniform lengths? The answer was that “this is the result of many years of patient endeavor by past breeders who succeeded in producing the perfect spaghetti.” And apparently the life of a spaghetti farmer was not free of worries: “The last two weeks of March are an anxious time for the spaghetti farmer. There’s always the chance of a late frost which, while not entirely ruining the crop, generally impairs the flavor and makes it difficult for him to obtain top prices in world markets.” Finally, Dimbleby assured the audience that, “For those who love this dish, there’s nothing like real, home-grown spaghetti.”
Of course, the broadcast was just an April Fool’s Day joke. But soon after the broadcast ended, the BBC began to receive hundreds of calls from puzzled viewers. Did spaghetti really grown on trees, they wanted to know. (Remember, this was the 1950’s and spaghetti was not a widely eaten food in Britain. In fact, spaghetti was considered by many to be very exotic.) Even Sir Ian Jacob, the BBC’s director general, later admitted that he had to run to a reference book to check on where spaghetti came from after watching the show.
The idea for the segment was dreamed up by one of the Panorama cameramen, Charles de Jaeger. He later said that the idea occurred to him when he remembered one of his grade-school teachers chiding him for being “so stupid he would believe spaghetti grew on trees.”
(From www.museumofhoaxes.com)
SERVICE NUMBERS
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
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.
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
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.