Sisters & Brothers,
You are invited to a Townhall Meeting on the Status of the Education Building on March 17 from 9:00-11:00am at Halpern 126. The purpose of the meeting is to update all building occupants on the results of the structural and health and safety assessments, as well as improvements to date. Terry Waterhouse (Chief Safety Officer), Larry Waddell (Chief Facilities Officer) and Dr. Kris Magnusson (Dean of Education) will be joined by staff working on this important issue. They will outline the related issues and take questions.
If you are able to attend please inform Charisse Hutchinson at hutchins(at)sfu.ca Refreshments will be available.
For background and previous reports click to read more
For those of you who don't know - black mold has been found to be extensively growing in the education building which has lead to moving of the majority of workers as repairs and mold teams work on the issues. Asbestos has also been found and been disturbed in parts as well.
- If you have had any issues in your health in the last few years and have worked in the EDU building please let TSSU and the East Administrative Local Health & Safety Committee know as soon as possible!
- If you work in other areas of campus and have an OH&S problem contact TSSU & find your local committee HERE.
- There has only been one official report released on the Education building in June 2013 which involved testing the buildings "envelope".
Click here for the EDU maps of what rooms were tested and how
Click here for the full text/photo EDU envelope report (coming soon)
In the news:
- http://thetyee.ca/News/2013/08/30/SFU-Falling-Down/
- http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sfu-campus-buildings-need-urgent-repairs-students-say-1.1413141
- http://www.burnabynewsleader.com/news/222559631.html
