FDH Drain Lines - Reminder - 04/20/06

Just a quick reminder:

The Facilities Management Plumbing Shop in conjunction with Risk Management will begin replacing failing drain lines FDH. The work will begin April 23 on the seventh floor, and is scheduled to be done by May 8th. This will require the Men's and Women's public restrooms on the seventh floor being closed at this time. These closings are necessary to replace the failing drain lines. This will not affect the restroom in the President's office.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this work.

Kevin Raschko
Assistant Director
Facilities Management
895-0431

Weekly Fire Alarm Testing - 03/10/06

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

MSM - MUSEUM

FDH - FLORA DUNGAN HUMANITIES

LBC - LYNN BENNETT COMLPEX

On: Friday, March 10, 2006

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

Weekly Fire Alarm Testing - 03/03/06

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

BHS - BIGELOW HEALTH SCIENCES

BEH - BEAM HOTEL MANAGEMENT

MSM - MUSEUM

On: Friday, March 03, 2006

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

Weekly Fire Alarm Testing - 02/17/06

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

TBE - THOMAS BEAM ENGINEERING

FOU - FOUNDATION BUILDING

BPB - BIGELOW PHYSICS BUILDING

On: Friday, February 17, 2006

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

Weekly Fire Alarm Testing - 02/10/06

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

ARC - ARCHITECTURE

CSB - CAMPUS SERVICES BUILDING

FRA - MAUDE FRAZIER HALL

LLB - LIED LIBRARY BUILDING

On: Friday, February 10, 2006

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

Weekly Fire Alarm Testing - 02/03/06

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

LAC - LIED ATHLETIC COMPLEX

SFB - STAN FULTON BUILDING

On: Friday, February 3, 2006

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

Weekly Fire Alarm Testing - 01/27/06

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

CBC-A CLASSROOM BUILDING COMPLEX - ROUND BLDG

CBC-B CLASSROOM BLDG. COMPLEX - RECTANGULAR BLDG

CBC-C CLASSROOM BLDG COMPLEX - TRIANGULAR BLDG

On: Friday, January 27, 2006

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

Weekly Fire Alarm Testing - 01/13/06

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

MPE - McDERMOTT PHYSICAL EDUCATION

PRO - REPROGRAPHICS

On: Friday, January 13, 2006

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

Campus Wide Fire Flow Testing

State-required, quarterly campus-wide fire sprinkler testing will be conducted over two weekends (4 days) on Saturday / Sunday, January 21 / 22, 2006 and again on Saturday / Sunday, January 28 / 29, 2006 Testing will begin around 4:00 AM and last throughout the day, until approximately 4:00 PM.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please call the Plumbing Shop at x51387 or send an e-mail to: plumbshop@unlv.edu

Thank you very much.

Weekly Fire Alarm Testing - 01/06/06

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

PAR - Paradise Campus

On: Friday, January 6, 2006

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

2005.12.02 - Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

CSB - Campus Services Building

BMC - Beam Music Center

On: Friday, December 2, 2005

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Mike Twork / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

2005.10.14 - Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

SCS - SYSTEM COMPUTING SERVICES BUILDING

On: Friday, October 14, 2005

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Mike Twork / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

2005.10.14 - Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

TBE - THOMAS BEAM ENGINEERING

BHS - BIGELOW HEALTH SCIENCES

On: Friday, October 21, 2005

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Mike Twork / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

2005.10.05 - Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

HFA - HAM FINE ARTS

CDC 7, 8 and 9 - CENTRAL DESERT COMPLEX

On: Friday, October 07, 2005

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Mike Twork / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

2005.09.30 - Campus Wide Fire Flow Testing

State-required, quarterly campus-wide fire sprinkler testing will be conducted over two weekends (4 days) on Saturday / Sunday, October 8 / 9, 2005, and again on Saturday / Sunday, October 15 / 16, 2005. Testing will begin around 4:00 AM and last throughout the day, until approximately 4:00 PM.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please call the Plumbing Shop at x51387 or send an e-mail to: plumbshop@ccmail.nevada.edu.

Thank you very much

2005.09.19 - Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

CBC-C Classroom Building Complex C &

LLB Lied Library Building

On: Friday, September 23, 2005

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Mike Twork / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

2005.09.14 - Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

WRI - Wright Hall &

PAR - Paradise Campus

On: Friday, September 16, 2005

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Mike Twork / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

2005.09.06 - Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

LFG - Lilly Fong Geosciences

ARC - Architecture

On: Thursday, September 8, 2005

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Mike Twork / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

2005.08.30 - Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

FDH - FLORA DUNGAN HUMANITIES &

BSL-B - BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW (SQUARE BUILDING)

On: Friday, September 2, 2005

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Mike Twork / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

2005.08.24 - Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

CBC-A - CLASSROOM BUILDING COMPLEX A (ROUND BUILDING)

SSC- STUDENT SERVICES COMPLEX

On: Friday, August 26, 2005

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Mike Twork / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

2005.08.18 - WHI Asbestos Abatement/Renovation

Beginning on August 22, 2005 at 6:00a.m., UNLV Planning and Construction will have contractors in Juanita Greer White Hall (WHI), room 312A, 313A, 319 and the hallway area, for a asbestos abatement/renovation project. The work is scheduled to be completed by August 31, 2005. This is an asbestos abatement/renovation project, and during this time, no one other than the specified contractors will be allowed in the work area. Both UNLV Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) and an independent safety consultant will be monitoring the project to ensure that health and safety standards are met and that appropriate precautions are taken to guarantee the safety of building occupants and visitors to the area.

Please notify everyone in your department that does not have e-mail access.

Please contact Charles White at 50971 in regards to any day-to-day project concerns, or Rob Hoffman, at 54048 in regards to any environmental health & safety concerns.

Thank You
Rob Hoffman,
Asbestos Management Specialist
Environmental Health & Safety
895-4048

2005.08.16 - Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

WHI - JUANITA GREER WHITE HALL

BSL-A - BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW (A BUILDING)

On: Friday, August 19, 2005

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Mike Twork / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

2005.08.03 - Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

CET - CARLSON EDUCATION TRAILER

HCH - HAM CONCERT HALL

JBT - JUDY BAYLEY THEATER

On: Friday, August 5, 2005

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Mike Twork / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

2005.07.13 - Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

GRA - Grant Hall

LAC - Lied Athletic Complex

On: Friday, July 22, 2005

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Mike Twork / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

2005.07.18 - RAJ Asbestos Abatement/Renovation

Beginning on July 21, 2005 at 7:00a.m., UNLV Planning and Construction will have contractors in the Rogers Administration and Justice (RAJ) building, room 139A for an asbestos abatement/renovation project. The work is scheduled to be completed by July 29, 2005. This is an asbestos abatement/renovation project, and during this time, no one other than the specified contractors will be allowed in the work area. Both UNLV Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) and an independent safety consultant will be monitoring the project to ensure that health and safety standards are met and that appropriate precautions are taken to guarantee the safety of building occupants and visitors to the area.

Please notify everyone in your department that does not have e-mail access.

Please contact John Treston at 52539 in regards to any day-to-day project concerns, or Rob Hoffman, at 54048 in regards to any environmental health & safety concerns.

Thank You
Rob Hoffman,
Asbestos Management Specialist
Environmental Health & Safety
895-4048

2005.07.13 - Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

BHS - Bigelow Health Sciences

On: Friday, July 15, 2005

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Mike Twork / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

2005.07.11 - Fire/Evacuation Drill at FRA

A fire/evacuation drill will be conducted in the Frazier Hall (FRA) before July 15th. These drills are mandated by State and local fire agencies, and are invaluable to the participants. Our desire is to minimize the amount of disturbance to FRA programs, but also to maximize the fire and life safety level of the building users and occupants.

FRA programs will be faxed a memo outlining the procedures they are requested to follow. Please make enough copies to distribute to all impacted staff and faculty. If there is anyone who is disabled or physically challenged in FRA please contact Edward Gannon, Fire Safety Officer, at extension 5-1791 for accomodations. The entire exercise should take less than 30 minutes. It will give Environmental Health & Safety an opportunity to test the evacuation effectiveness of FRA under realistic conditions. In addition, it will give alarm technicians the opportunity to test the systems and make necessary adjustments/corrections.

We will attempt to schedule around particularly important events but require realism in the exercise. Again, if you have any questions or requests, please contact Edward Gannon directly at extension 5-1791.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this essential procedure.

2005.07.07 - TEC Asbestos Abatement/Renovation

Beginning on July 13, 2005 at 5:00 a.m., UNLV Facilities Management will have contractors in the Technology Building (TEC) hallways, rooms 110 and 111, for a asbestos abatement/renovation project. The work is scheduled to be completed by July 29, 2005. This is an asbestos abatement/renovation project, and during this time, no one other than the specified contractors will be allowed in the work area. Both UNLV Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) and an independent safety consultant will be monitoring the project to ensure that health and safety standards are met and that appropriate precautions are taken to guarantee the safety of building occupants and visitors to the area.

Please notify everyone in your department that does not have e-mail access.

Please contact Darrell Hancock at 52566 in regards to any day-to-day project concerns, or Rob Hoffman, at 54048 in regards to any environmental health & safety concerns.

Thank You
Rob Hoffman,
Asbestos Management Specialist
Environmental Health & Safety
895-4048

2005.07.06 - Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

CEB - CARLSON EDUCATION BUILDING

LBC - LYNN BENNETT CENTER

On: Friday, July 8, 2005

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Mike Twork / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

2005.07.05 - Campus-wide Fire Flow Testing

State-mandated, quarterly campus-wide fire sprinkler testing will be conducted over two weekends (4 days) on Saturday/Sunday, July 16/17, 2005 and Saturday/Sunday, July 23/24, 2005. Testing will begin around 4:00 AM and last throughout the day, until approx. 4:00 PM.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please call the Plumbing Shop at x5-1387 or send an e-mail to plumbshop@ccmail.nevada.edu.

Thank you very much.

2005.07.01 - BHS Fire Alarm Testing

Due to the 4th of July holiday and higher priority inspection demands (Firework Stands), The Clark County Fire Department has rescheduled the Fire Alarm Testing for BHS-100 for Tuesday July 05, 2005. We regret this unavoidable change and appreciate your understanding.

Please keep in mind that this test should take no longer than one hour and will consist of short intermittent sounds. While the test is underway, the occupants of the Bigelow Health Science Building will NOT be required to exit the building.

If the Fire Alarm sounds in regular intervals and continues to sound for longer than 15 seconds, ALL the occupants of The Bigelow Health Science Building WILL BE required to exit the building.

Thank you very much for your understanding.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact James Fernane 5-2470

2005.06.29 - Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

TEC - TECHNOLOGY BUILDING

SFB - STAN FULTON BUILDING (formerly IGI)

On: Friday, July 1, 2005

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Mike Twork / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

2005.06.21 - Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

TBE - THOMAS BEAM ENGINEERING

LLB - LIED LIBRARY BUILDING

On: Friday, June 24, 2005

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Mike Twork / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

2005.06.15 - Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

WRI - WRIGHT HALL

BDC - BENNETT DEVELOPMENT CENTER

On: Friday, June 17, 2005

from: 4:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Mike Twork / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

2005.06.15 - Fire Drill at CSB

A fire/evacuation drill will be conducted in the Campus Services Building (CSB) before June 30th. These drills are mandated by State and local fire agencies, and are invaluable to the participants. Our desire is to minimize the amount of disturbance to CSB programs, but also to maximize the fire and life safety level of the building users and occupants.

CSB programs will be faxed a memo outlining the procedures they are requested to follow. Please make enough copies to distribute to all impacted staff and faculty. If there is anyone who is disabled or physically challenged in CSB please contact Edward Gannon, Fire Safety Officer, at extension 5-1791 for accommodations. The entire exercise should take less than 30 minutes. It will give Environmental Health & Safety an opportunity to test the evacuation effectiveness of CSB under realistic conditions. In addition, it will give alarm technicians the opportunity to test the systems and make necessary adjustments/corrections.

We will attempt to schedule around particularly important events but require realism in the exercise. Again, if you have any questions or requests, please contact Edward Gannon directly at extension 5-1791.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this essential procedure.

Edward Gannon, CFPS
UNLV Fire & Life Safety Office

2005.06.13 - HFA Roof Replacement - Asbestos Abatement

Beginning on June 15, 2005, UNLV Facilities Management will begin roof replacement on the Ham Fine Arts (HFA) building. The roofing contractor will be removing the first portion of the roof down to, but not including, the asbestos containing material. The asbestos abatement contractor will shut down the HVAC in the evening hours, and then proceed to remove the asbestos portion of the roof. After the abatement portion of the project, the roofing contractor will then proceed with the roof replacement. The work is scheduled to be completed by August 31, 2005. This is a roofing & asbestos related project, and during this time, no one other than the specified contractors will be allowed in the work area. Both UNLV Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) and an independent safety consultant will be monitoring the project to ensure that health and safety standards are met and that appropriate precautions are taken to guarantee the safety of building occupants and visitors to the area.

Please notify everyone in your department that does not have e-mail access.

Please contact Ken Hughes at 0436 in regards to any day-to-day project concerns, or Rob Hoffman, at 54048 in regards to any environmental health & safety concerns.

Thank You

Rob Hoffman,
Asbestos Management Specialist
Environmental Health & Safety
895-4048

2005.06.09 - Wright Hall Stone Tile Cleaning

Starting Thursday, June 9 contractors will be cleaning the stone tile at John S. Wright Hall. The contractors will be using high pressure water and working overhead. Please heed the warnings and use caution when in the area. The cleaning project is scheduled to be completed by June 17. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact James Fernane at 895-2470. Thank you.

Tim Lockett

Assistant Director of Construction
UNLV Planning and Construction

2005.06.06 - Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

This week's fire alarm testing will be in:

MPE - McDermott Physical Education Building

ARC - Architecture Building

On: Friday, June 10, 2005

from: 4:00 AM - 7:00 AM

Thank you,

Andy Anderson / Mike Twork / Larry Smith
Alarm.shop@ccmail.nevada.edu
X 5.1863

This testing will be with audibles.

2005.05.27 - The UNLV University Response Team

Facilities Management & Planning and Public Safety are pleased to announce the creation of the campus University Response Team (URT). There are currently 51 URT members, all volunteers from within FM&P. Each has received 24 hours of specialized training and are certified in First Aid, CPR and AED procedures. This program provides additional campus resources to assist our Campus Police Officers and local emergency responders. The URT works closely with the Department of Public Safety to support their efforts to manage campus emergencies such as power outages, fires, site control, traffic control, or hazardous spills to name but a few. URT members can be easily recognized by their bright yellow vests marked with the letters URT on their backs. The URT is dispatched by Public Safety when needed. Please follow any instructions they may give you regarding your safe evacuation, or directing you to a safe assembly area.

This group of dedicated volunteers has devoted many hours to their training and certifications, and are to be commended for their efforts. Congratulations to them and to Ed Gannon, Fire and Life Safety Officer, for his efforts on the development and implementation of this program. If you would like more information or have an interest to join the URT, please contact Environmental Health & Safety at 54226.

2005.05.23 - FDH Asbestos Abatement/Renovation

Beginning on May 26, 2005 at 7:00 a.m., UNLV Facilities Management will have contractors in Flora Dungan Humanities (FDH), rooms 324-326, for an asbestos abatement/renovation project. The work is scheduled to be completed by June 3, 2005. This is an asbestos abatement/renovation project, and during this time, no one other than the specified contractors will be allowed in the work area. Both UNLV Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) and an independent safety consultant will be monitoring the project to ensure that health and safety standards are met and that appropriate precautions are taken to guarantee the safety of building occupants and visitors to the area.

Please notify everyone in your department that does not have e-mail access.

Please contact Darrell Hancock at 5-2566 in regards to any day-to-day project concerns, or Rob Hoffman, at 5-4048 in regards to any environmental health & safety concerns.

Thank You

Rob Hoffman,
Asbestos Management Specialist
Environmental Health & Safety
895-4048

2005.05.20 - Telecommunications Work Orders

Please note that Work Orders using 101 accounts for Telecommunications are officially closed; but due to requests, we have extended the time until Friday, May 27. Beginning Tuesday, May 31, we will only accept work orders with 06 account numbers. Thanks.

Lauren Dean

2005.05.20 - Mail Services Schedule - May 25

The Mail Center will be closed on Wednesday, May 25th, from 9am -11am, so employees can attend the Facilities Maintenance Classified Staff Reward and Recognition Years of Service Lapel Pin program ceremony.

We will resume mail delivery at 11:00 am, also at this time Payroll will be delivered.

2005.05.20 - Fire Drill at LFG

A fire/evacuation drill will be conducted in the LilLy Fong Geoscience Building (LFG) before May 31st. These drills are mandated by State and local fire agencies, and are invaluable to the participants. Our desire is to minimize the amount of disturbance to LFG programs, but also to maximize the fire and life safety level of the building users and occupants.

LFG programs will be faxed a memo outlining the procedures they are requested to follow. Please make enough copies to distribute to all impacted staff and faculty. If there is anyone who is disabled or physically challenged in LFG please contact Edward Gannon, Fire Safety Officer, at extension 5-1791 for accomodations. The entire exercise should take less than 30 minutes. It will give Environmental Health & Safety an opportunity to test the evacuation effectiveness of LFG under realistic conditions. In addition, it will give alarm technicians the opportunity to test the systems and make necessary adjustments/corrections.

We will attempt to schedule around particularly important events but require realism in the exercise. Again, if you have any questions or requests, please contact Edward Gannon directly at extension 5-1791.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this essential procedure.

Edward Gannon, CFPS
UNLV Fire & Life Safety Office

2005.05.17 - April Campus Fire Report (part 2)

February 26, 2005
RESIDENCE HALL FIRE
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Tucson, Arizona
An unattended candle started a fire in a 1st floor room of a campus residence hall. Approximately 100 students were evacuated. No one was injured, and damage was minor, estimated at $1,000. Candles are prohibited by campus policy.

March 14, 2005
RESIDENCE HALL FIRE
PITTSBURGH STATE UNIVERSITY
Pittsburgh, Kansas
A fire started at 12:40 PM, when a student in a 2nd floor room tried to heat up shoe polish with a lighter. He ignited a rag instead, which spread to other combustibles. The student put out the fire himself, with little damage and no injuries. The University has a policy against any open flames in residence halls.

March 14, 2005 ACADEMIC BUILDING FIRE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND
Warwick, Rhode Island
Arson investigators are searching for a cause of a fire set in a storage room on the 2nd floor student government wing. No one was injured, but thousands of students were evacuated. A student tried unsuccessfully to extinguish the fire with an extinguisher, and firefighters eventually put out the fire. Classes were cancelled for at least one day, because of lingering smoke issues. The college is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest.

March 22, 2005
STUDENT LEARNING CENTER FIRE
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
Athens, Georgia
A fire broke out in the 1st floor bathroom of the Learning Center at about 7:00 PM. A staff member reported the fire and activated the alarm. The building was evacuated with no injuries, and the fire remains under investigation for arson.

March 23, 2005
RESIDENCE HALL CHEMICAL SPILL
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
Orono, Maine
Chemical engineering students accidentally spilled muriatic acid in their room while working on a class project. The building was evacuated while firefighters neutralized the acid and took air samples. There were no serious injuries.

March 23, 2005
RESIDENCE HALL FIRE
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Washington, DC
A fire broke out at 4:50 AM in Mable Thurston Hall, a high-rise, 9 story residence hall housing 1,000 freshmen. The fire occurred on the top floor. The fire was detected by two Secret Service officers driving by, who saw the fire in a window, and immediately contacted their dispatch, to alert Washington FD. The officers then went to the fire floor and made several attempts to enter the burning room, but were driven back by heat and smoke. Firefighters arrived on the scene, attacked the fire, and removed 19-year-old Kevin McLaughlin, who was in respiratory arrest and was burned. He remains in critical condition. The Secret Service officers were treated for smoke inhalation. At least 5 other rooms were heavily damaged. It appears that the student fell asleep while cooking some food, and the portable grill ignited the room contents. The building is equipped with sprinklers, but not in individual rooms.

2005.05.16 - April Campus Fire Report (part 1)

March 27, 2005
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SITE ARSON FIRE
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
University Park, Pennsylvania
An early morning fire, determined to be arson, broke out in the new, $23.5 million School of Architecture and Landscape that was still under construction. The damage is estimated at $500,000, and will delay the move-in date for faculty and students. Quick response by firefighters limited the damage. Graffiti left on the building led to the arrest of a former student on 3 counts of arson, vandalism, and other criminal charges. Bail was set at $875,000.

April 1, 2005
DRAIN FIRE
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Washington, DC
A Public Safety Officer used an extinguisher to control a fire in a storm drain at 3:40 PM. The source of the fire was a gasoline spill, leaking from a maintenance storage closet. There were no injuries.

April 3, 2005
RESIDENCE HALL KITCHEN FIRE
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Washington, DC
A kitchen fire started at 12:20 AM by a student who left a pan of cooking grease and French fries on a stove. Heavy smoke activated the alarm system, and 150 students evacuated, as the first floor filled with smoke. There was a delay in evacuation, due to a previous series of false alarms. Firefighters extinguished the fire, and residents return later that night.

April 6, 2005
RESIDENCE HALL FIRE : SPRINKLER SAVE
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Tempe, Arizona
An unattended candle caused a fire in a student room at 4:45 PM. Nearly 300 residents were evacuated while firefighters entered the building. The candle had ignited combustibles in the room. The smoke detector had been covered with plastic, so the alarm was not triggered until heat from the fire set off a sprinkler head. Twenty students have been relocated, as 10 rooms suffered smoke and water damage. The University prohibits the use of candles in residence halls.

April 6, 2005
LAUNDRY ROOM FIRE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
College Park, Maryland
Lint inside a dryer caught fire in the Health and Human Performance Building around 12:00 PM, after 2 staff members put in laundry and left. The smoke set off the fire alarm and the occupants were evacuated. Firefighters extinguished the fire in about 15 minutes and ventilated the building. Damage is estimated at $8,000.

April 7, 2005
RESIDENCE HALL GAS EXPLOSION
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
Boston, Massachusetts
A natural gas explosion in Kerr Hall injured 7 people, including 3 students, at approximately 1:30 PM. Minutes before the explosion, one of the head chefs warned people that he smelled gas. Victims were sent to local hospitals with broken bones, cuts, bruises and burns. The leak and explosion appears to have started in a boiler room. An hour after the incident, smoke was observed by residents of an adjacent building, Melvin Hall, and alarms were sounded. Firefighters located a small blaze in a basement crawl space that extended up the inside walls of the first floor. This two-alarm fire took over an hour to extinguish. The explosion caused structural damage to Kerr Hall, and residents had to be relocated. An investigation is underway to determine whether KeySpan energy crews, who were working on 300 feet of gas line near the building were somehow responsible. KeySpan has offered to assist in the student relocations. Damage is estimated at $800,000.

Due to the large number of incidents reported nationwide, a second April campus report will be issued shortly. Our office reminds the UNLV community that the Nevada State Fire Marshal prohibits candles or open flames on campus.

Edward Gannon, CFPS
UNLV Fire & Life Safety Office

2005.05.04 - New Work Control Office for Shadow Lane Campus

The UNLV Facilities Management and Planning Department is proud to announce the official opening of the new Shadow Lane Campus Help Desk office. This office will focus on serving the needs of SLC occupants and Facilities staff members. Christopher West will be operating the on-site office, which is located in the Shadow Lane Campus Services Building, room 116b. He is a UNLV graduate and former student worker in Facilities Management. Christopher has been a full-time FM&P employee for the past four years and is eager to serve the Shadow Lane community.

The Shadow Lane Work Control office is the customer service point-of-contact for processing maintenance requests, answering questions, and providing facilities-related assistance. The office also dispatches technicians, performs administrative duties, and serves the support needs of Shadow Lane technicians. Office hours are 8:00AM until 5:00PM, Monday through Friday and may be contacted by dialing 895-HELP(4357) and selecting option 2 from the voice menu. The office fax number is 774-2386.

We ask that you continue sending hard copy Key/Marlok Access Forms and Interdepartmental Requests (IDR's) for non-maintenance services to our Maryland office at Mailstop 1048 for initial processing. All post-work billing will continue be processed from this location as well.

We hope you'll find the new Shadow Lane Help Desk office to be a convenient and user-friendly resource. If you have any questions or comments about this office, please contact Frank Lucas, Assistant Director for Work Management, at 895-1472 or by e-mail at frank.lucas@ccmail.nevada.edu.

2005.04.25 - Ken Hughes Recieves 2005 Presidential Rookie of the Year Award

Facilities Management and Planning is pleased to announce that Ken Hughes is the recipient of the 2005 President's Classified Staff Rookie of the Year Award. The award recognizes significant contributions and work performance made by a classified employee who's been with the university for less than five years. Hughes' work as a professional roofer, along with the many partnerships he's developed in the Southern Nevada roofing community, helped save the department more than $100,000 the past year in facility roof repairs and restorations. Well done, Ken!

2005.04.12 - Rebel Recycling Program Forced To Cancel Spring Yard Sale

We are sorry to announce that the Spring Rebel Recycling Yard Sale is canceled due to water damage to the yard sale trailer. The trailer will be repaired over the summer and we will be holding the Fall yard sale in October. I apologize to everyone who was looking forward to the sale!

Thank you, Tara

Tara Pike
UNLV Solid Waste and Recycling Manager
tpike@ccmail.nevada.edu
702-895-3760

2005.04.12 - Fire Extinguisher Training Class

The UNLV Dept. of Environmental Health and Safety is offering a free Fire Extinguisher training class to all faculty, staff, and student assistants.

This class will be given in the Campus Services Building Training room #164. It will be approximately one hour in length, including hands-on operation of a fire extinguisher. If you have ever desired to increase your level of safety knowledge and learn the operation of a fire extinguisher in an emergency, please avail yourself of this training. The training will be given on May 5 at 9:00 a.m. and May 19 at 9:00 am. Classes will be limited to 10 at a time.

Anyone interested in this class may enroll himself or herself by calling x52479.

Larry Warkentin
UNLV Fire & Life Safety Program Officer
895-2990

2005.04.07 - Potential Increased Pest Activity

Due to the unusually heavy rains in Southern Nevada this past winter, Facilities Management is bracing for a potential increase in pest activities around our campus. Already concentrations of ants, bees, moths, and other flying insects have been reported. Our contracted pest control vendor is continually monitoring this situation and is in constant contact with us on this issue. They have taken several proactive steps to help prevent infestations and keep pest activities to a minimum. You can help as well by keeping food covered and stored, properly disposing refuse, keeping exterior doors closed, and reporting pests when you see them by contacting the Customer Service Help Desk at 895-HELP (4357). While pests cannot be eliminated, they can be controlled. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

2005.01.12 - Environmental Impact Report for 2004

Yesterday, I sent the campus an email indicating how much material we recycled in 2004. We recycled 407.7 tons of paper products (including books). This email translates that figure into number of 40 foot fir trees saved, gallons of water saved, pounds of air pollution prevented, cubic yards of landfill space saved and kilowatt hours of energy saved.

(NOTE: I want to point out that these figures are for FUN and not to spark a debate of accuracy. The conversion data is used by many campus recycling programs and each figure shows the source of the information).

• 40 Foot Fir Trees Saved: 6,931
  1 ton = 17 forty foot douglas fir trees
  source = EPA 1st report to Congress: "Resource Recycling and Source Reduction", 3rd edition, 1974
• Water Saved (gallons): 2,853,900
  1 ton = 7,000 gallons of water
  source = EPA 1st report to Congress: "Resource Recycling and Source Reduction", 3rd edition, 1974
• Air Pollution Prevented (pounds): 24,462
  1 ton = 60 pounds of air pollutants
  source = EPA 1st report to Congress: "Resource Recycling and Source Reduction", 3rd edition, 1974
• Landfill Space Saved (cubic yards): 1,223
  1 ton = 3 cubic yards of landfill space
  source = American Paper Institute, Inc. report: "Paper Recycling and Its Role In Solid Waste Management"
• Energy Saved (kilowatt hours): 1,672,385.4
  1 ton = 4,102 kilowatt hours of electricity
  source = Pacific Gas and Electric

Keep recycling!!!! Let's increase all the figures for 2005!!!!!

If you have suggestions for improving recycling in your area or department, please call or email us. We are open to suggestions and appreciate input!!!!

Tara Pike
UNLV Solid Waste and Recycling Manager
tpike@ccmail.nevada.edu
702-895-3760

2004.12.16 - Motor Pool News

Motor Pool has some great news!!!

We are now offering the rental of our flat-bed truck at the same low rate as our vans and pick-up truck. Click here to view the Motor Pool vehicle rates. This is a one-ton truck with a lift gate.

The Motor Pool reservation desk will be closed during the winter break (December 24 -January 2). Keys for vehicles rented during this time must be picked up on December 23, before 4:30 p.m.

The Motor Pool garage will be open December 27 - 30, from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; however, it will be staffed with only 1 garage employee.

We at Motor Pool would like to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season.

Monica Maley
Administrative Services - Motor Pool
monica.maley@ccmail.nevada.edu
Phone: 702-895-3100
Fax: 702-895-4174
MS 1048

2004.11.09 - Telephone Voicemail Change

On Sunday, November 21 at 12 AM Telecommunications and Sprint will cutover our outdated Meridian Mail voice mail system to a new product called "Call Pilot." This new system has better security features with duplicate hard drives. It is the first major upgrade to our voicemail system in 10 years.

Kristin Scribner from Sprint has been interviewing departments with voice menus to recreate them for CallPilot. Departments that have been unable to arrange transfer of these voice menus to Call Pilot will loose their old Meridian Mail voice menus on that Sunday. Recreation of the voice menus after cutover to Call Pilot may take up to two weeks. There is still time; we urge all concerned to check with Kristin. Her telephone number is 244-1679.

On Monday, November 22, all mailbox users will have to re-record their mailbox greetings and the passwords should stay the same. All previously heard messages will be deleted.

If you have a voice menu and have not made cutover arrangements with Kristin or have difficulty reaching her, please call me at 51363.

Thank you,

Lauren Dean
Communication Services
702.895.1363

2004.08.18 - New General Use Access Card Process

Facilities Management is pleased to announce a new process designed to assist academic departments provide for the electronic access needs of late-hire faculty members. A new General Use Access Card process will go into effect immediately, just in time for the fall semester. It will temporarily take the place of the normal Key Request process when requesting electronic access for faculty, instructors, graduate and research assistants that are hired at or just prior to the beginning of the fall or spring semesters.

The process consists of issuing general use access cards that are programmed to only allow entry through electronically protected building entrances and technology-enhanced classrooms. Once requests for these cards are received, they can be processed and delivered to departments quickly, usually by the next business day in most cases. The department will then have two weeks to fill out a modified Key Request form indicating the instructor's name, the identification number of the general use card they were issued, and their access needs for the balance of the semester. Once these are received, the Key Shop will transfer ownership of that card to the instructor and make the appropriate access changes to complete the card issuing process. There will be no need to exchange one card for another and no interruption in service, making the process virtually seamless.

All forms along with more detailed instructions on how and when to use this process are available from our website at http://www.unlv.edu/facilities/workcontrol.

Please note that this is process will only be valid for a limited period of time each semester and is not intended to be an alternative to good planning. The normal key request process for access cards must continue to be followed during the bulk of the year when names and access requirements are known in advance. It also does not apply to requests for hard keys, which must continue to be requested, processed and delivered via use of a Key Request form per the published UNLV Key Policy.

We hope you'll find this new process to be fast and easy, as well as help to relieve some of the difficulties associated with late hour faculty hires. If you have any questions, please contact the Facilities Management Customer Service Help Desk at 895-HELP (4357).

2004.07.14 - New Rates for Motor Pool FY05

For the new Motor Pool rates, effective July 1, 2004 please refer to this website:

http://www.unlv.edu/facilities/administrative/mp-rates.html

If you need any further information please contact

Monica Maley
Motor Pool
x5-3100

2004.07.02 - You Have The Power

You can reduce energy usage at UNLV without compromising your comfort, work, or safety.

The following True or False statements will help you exercise your power.

(T or F)   1. I use a desktop lamp versus the overhead lights. Why should I light a tennis court to read a sheet of paper?

(T or F)   2. For three copies or less, I use the printer; for more, I use the copier.

(T or F)   3. I use the more efficient printer. Laser printers use 300 watts; inkjets use only 10, for similar quality.

(T or F)   2. Our office uses the "stand-by" button on our copier to lighten our energy load by 70%.

(T or F)   5. A computer monitor uses 60 watts of power; so I turn it off if when I leave for more than 10 minutes.

(T or F)   6. I recycle paper, which reduces water use by 60%, energy by 70%, and cuts pollution in half.

I you are able to answer all these statements True you are using your "Power" wisely and thereby reducing energy consumption, aiding the environment, and reducing energy costs to UNLV. If not you have an opportunity.

For further information, please check out the UNLV Energy Management web site at http://www.unlv.edu/facilities/energy/. You may email to energymgmt@ccmail.nevada.edu.

2004.06.23 - Communication Services Rate Adjustments For FY 05

Telecommunications:

The good news is that voice mail boxes rates will be reduced from $3/month to $2/month.

Mail Services:

The bad news is that there will be a service charge on the following classes of mail:

Business Reply/Postage Due, Accountable mail $.25/piece
Priority Mail, Parcel Post $ .75/piece

All remaining classes of mail will remain at the current rate.

Please call 51363 for more information.

2004.01.22 - Enterprise Rent-a-Car Comes to the Motor Pool

Facilities Management and Planning is pleased to announce a new service for Motor Pool clients. Effective immediately, the resources of Enterprise Rent-A-Car will supplement the current Motor Pool fleet to better serve campus rental vehicle needs. Because the rental rate structures differ, the most economical vehicle (UNLV Motor Pool or Enterprises) will depend on total mileage and days of usage. The Motor Pool staff will advise which source offers the lowest charge for the intended trip/use. Rental procedures remain the same. Contact the Motor Pool (5-3100) for questions.