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AEFAA president’s message – Marv Bushie

5 2013/2014 AEFAA executive & directors 6 Living the good life: Member profile on Brian Frey 8 Construction is underway on Innisfail Campus project 9 Host a clean air classroom!

10 21st century learning: two school modernizations in Alberta positioning learners for success

14 AEFAA annual fall workshop recap 16 Creating safe educational environments with CPTED 18 Choosing the best playground supplier for your school 20 Managing trees in schoolyards: The Heritage Trees 22 No digging. No destruction. Pipe relining inside Alberta’s schools 24 Moisture content in concrete slab 26 The university of health, safety and quality

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AEFAA President’s Message

Marv Bushie

Hopefully by the time this is out, the floods and severe weather will be behind us and things will begin to be going back to “normal”. Every year there seems to be increasing numbers of weather events. We should remember the workers, volunteers, and residents in our thoughts and prayers.

The 2013-2014 AEFAA executive have set the following goals for this year. We hope to increase membership, increase involvement in the trades fair and conference, improve and grow our relationship with Alberta Learning and Alberta Infrastructure, continue with quality professional development, and have some fun. Show your support and attend the conference and zone meetings. If you know of a supplier who could benefit from attending the trades fair, encourage them to get it touch with Mike Clermont.

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The budget of 2013-14 has its challenges. The conference and zone meetings are a good time to connect with others and get some ideas that may help you with your challenges. Please don’t overlook the benefits of attending.

New to AEFAA is the Twitter account, you can search @AlanKloepper to follow.

I would like to welcome two new directors to the executive; they are Mike Clermont, trades fair director, and Russell McKay, zone director. We also have a trades fair rep, Jim Schmidt from The Filter Shop.

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2013/2014 AEFAA Executive & Directors Executive director – Alan Kloepper Alan.kloepper@grasslands.ab.ca (403) 793-6712

Zone 1 chair – Jon Ruether Ruetherj@prsd.ab.ca (780) 624-3562 ext. 11105

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President – Marv Bushie Marvin.bushie@epsb.ca (780) 429-8140

Zone 2 chair – Mike Lundstrom Mike.lundstrom@wrsd.ca (403) 845-2203

Past president – Brad Buss bbuss@wolfcreek.ab.ca (403) 783-3473 Vice-president – Janine Tolhurst Janine.tolhurst@prrd.ab.ca (403) 527-5516 ext. 2307 Secretary treasurer – Brian Bliss bbliss@hpsd48.ab.ca (780) 523-4557 Trades fair director – Mike Clermont Clermont@ualberta.ca (780) 679-1549

Zone 3 chair – Richard Belanger Richard.belanger@csud.ca (403) 692-2045 Trades fair representative – Jim Schmidt jimschmidt@thefiltershop.com (780) 721-5946

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Living the good life Prairie Rose School Division’s Brian Frey loves where he’s at

By Jillian Mitchell

Brian Frey loves what he does – so much so that the Prairie Rose School Division (PRSD) manager of facilities has no plans of retiring anytime soon. And why would he when each day is better than the last?

“A few years ago, I talked about retiring and set a date of two years – that was three years ago,” he chuckles. “I don’t want to ‘retire’, retire. And, I like doing this job; I work with really, really good people. So, why change jobs?”

Life at PRSD has been a most enjoyable venture for Frey.

During his 16-year career with the division, he has been privy to major events in the world of educational facilities management, including the creation of the nation’s first indoor air policy for educational facilities.

“We went through a major incident within six months of my starting with Prairie Rose,” he recalls. “One of our schools in Redcliff was receiving many air and mould complaints. We ended up closing the school for a year to get that building back into operation. In the end, Prairie Rose came up with an indoor air quality policy that didn’t exist before – nobody had one. It’s amazing how most of the protocols we follow now are pretty similar to what we developed back then.”

Another career highlight for Frey was working with the Alberta Educational Facilities Administrators’ Association (AEFAA) – then SPOSA – and SPOA BC (now EFMA) to create a certification program for the province’s facilities managers, a feat that put him in contact with FAME-specialist Steve Cripps

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and Cecilia Lanz, who developed similar criteria for SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary. The two-year development process resulted in the program’s adoption throughout Alberta and British Columbia.

“It wasn’t all me,” he says humbly. “A bunch of work had already been done – I was just lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time.”

The Prairie Rose devotee began his career in facilities management as a controls technician in Calgary at Technical Control Service and Cole’s Controls, where he worked for a total of 10 years. In 1983 he moved to Medicine Hat and was employed as maintenance supervisor at Medicine Hat College. In 1995, Frey began working for Johnson Controls Ltd., a company outsourced to provide the college’s security, grounds, and maintenance operations. Not long after, Frey acquired the position of manager of facilities at Prairie Rose School Division, a rural district of 17 schools surrounding Medicine Hat, where he has faithfully remained since 1997. As the PRSD office is located in Dunmore, about five minutes east of Medicine Hat, Frey and his family were able to stay in the city.

Frey joined the AEFAA in the early ‘80s. In 1997, through the encouragement of Ken Fate, he took his first stint on the executive where he remained for seven years, progressing up the association’s ladder from professional development director to vice-president, and then president. For Frey, being on that executive was fantastic.

“I made some good friends and the work was very rewarding.

Every member should try it, at least for a while.”

Today, Frey is an active member on the association’s professional development committee – one more role to keep life interesting, he says.

“There’s lots to keep me busy,” he admits. “My wife Rowanne and I do some volunteer work. We’ve done quite a bit of travelling. And, we are avid RVers – you can’t call it camping, right?

We like exploring new places. We’re also planning a cruise next year around the Caribbean. We have two daughters, a son-inlaw, and two grandsons (so far). That’s probably the most fun I have, hanging out with those guys!” F

Construction is underway on Innisfail Campus project

By Ashlee Espenell

Construction of the Chinook’s Edge School Division’s highly anticipated Innisfail Campus is now well underway in the town of Innisfail, Alberta. Four schools in the town, École John Wilson Elementary School, École Innisfail Middle School, École Innisfail High School, and St. Marguerite Bourgeoys School (part of the Red Deer Catholic School system, housed in École John Wilson Elementary) are all located on the same city block. The Innisfail Campus project will physically connect the schools and further modernize some of the facilities on the campus.

The Innisfail Campus project will be carried out in three phases. Phase 1 will see the development of a longawaited new gymnasium for Innisfail High School. Phase 2 consists of construction of an elevated link between the elementary and middle schools, the relocation and expansion of the middle school library to accommodate middle and elementary school students, the addition of a new exit for the elementary school, and the recon8

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figuration of the bus loop and student drop-off area.

Phase 3 will be the reconfiguration and modification of a portion of the elementary school facility to increase the size of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys School.

The Catholic school will be taking over the gymnasium and library spaces currently occupied by the John Wilson Elementary School, and modifying their current gymnasium and library area into new CTS classrooms, a flex space and a chapel.

The bus loop reconfiguration was completed for the start of the 20132014 school term. The new gymnasium is planned to be complete by December 2013, and the remainder of the project will be complete by mid-August 2014.

Edmonton-based Binder Construction Limited is the general contractor for the project.

In addition to the physical changes, the modernization of the Innisfail Campus will also see some changes to the way the grades are distributed throughout the campus this school year. Start-

ing during the 2013-2014 school year, École Innisfail Middle School will house students in Grade 5 through Grade 8, and École Innisfail High School will now host students in Grade 9 through Grade 12.

The modernizations of the Innisfail schools are part of a $550 million investment that was announced by the Alberta Government in May 2011. The province will be supporting 35 new schools and modernization projects (22 new schools and 13 modernizations) in high-growth communities throughout Alberta.

Additional funding to increase the size of the gymnasium and make it accessible to the community after hours was provided by the Town of Innisfail, Red Deer County, and local school boards in Innisfail and Red Deer County. The Innisfail Campus project has a total project cost of $9.1 million, with a construction budget of $7.77 million.

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Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) are preparing students for the future – not the past. As such, the 1960s building housing the Ponoka Composite High School (PCHS) is currently being transformed into a 21st century space with

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"The required grade configurations reflected the province’s needs to have our school division utilize the space of these two buildings in the most efficient manner and concurrently allow a full modernization without reduction in space and/or capability," says Joe Henderson, secretary treasurer for Wolf Creek Public Schools, adding that the school division was highly involved in the project planning process.

In accordance with Alberta Education and Infrastructure guidelines, the modernization will see the three schools pare down to two: Grades 7 and 8 students moved to the newly renovated high school (renamed the Ponoka Secondary Campus) for the beginning of the 2013-

2014 school year, while Grade 6 students joined the Kindergarten to Grade 5 students at the elementary school. The vacant middle school will then be fully modernized before becoming the home to Kindergarten to Grade 6 students in September 2014. Rounding out the transition, POS (a Grade 8 to 12 outreach school) will take up residence in the unoccupied elementary school's brick building; plans for the remainder of this property have yet to be determined.

Upon completion in 2014, both the Ponoka Secondary Campus and the Diamond Willow School will offer "flexible and adaptive educational environments, as opposed to the traditional egg-crate design" (closed classrooms built off of hallways), says project manager Ryan Bultena of Group2 Architecture and Design Ltd., a development that offers teachers a variety of learning spaces for

direct instruction, small group learning opportunities, virtual instruction, and one-on-one tutoring. The buildings will also be equipped with media centres, fluid and flexible project areas, and technology-rich pod configurations, and

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ing areas, flexible project areas, media centres and technology-rich learning pod areas,” says Bultena.

The provincially funded project was started in 2010 with construction progressing in two phases. Phase 1 included a complete overhaul of the north side of the high school that was completed in March 2012. Phase 2, which has been tendered to Shunda Construction Management Ltd., will see the second half of the high school modernizations completed, as well as the full modernization of the DWMS. Phase 2 of the high school includes a gymnasium upgrade, the addition of a fine arts theatre, and a new career and technology studies area.

Assisting the general contractor in the secondary campus build was Williams Engineering Canada Ltd. (structural), Bacz Engineering Ltd. (mechanical), and SMP Engineering (electrical), while Hidi Rae Consulting Engineers (mechanical/ electrical) and Williams Engineering Canada Ltd. (structural) were hired for the middle school project.

No classes were disrupted during construction, as construction areas were isolated and sectioned off from the student programming – and much construction transpired over the summer months. As Henderson confirms, this was a project prerequisite as funding did not allow for student relocation during the project.

According to the secretary treasurer, both schools are expected to continue to be supported by strong student enrolment, specifically since the upgrade, which in turn will offer a firmer base and broader program offerings.

"Anytime a community can make improvements to a school facility, there's a great deal of support for that," says Henderson. "We believe this project represents programming opportunities that wouldn't have otherwise existed, and I think there are going to be a lot of benefits that come from this. We consider ourselves very fortunate to be able to ad-

dress these two areas and move forward on that. We're excited to be doing these projects and we think it will solidify the educational facilities in the Town of Ponoka for years to come."

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AEFAA annual fall workshop recap

By Alan Kloepper

AEFAA held it’s annual fall workshop at the Grande Rockies Resort in Canmore, Alberta from October 22-23, 2013. Nancy Loraas of Next Level Leadership Inc, presented a one-and-ahalf day session on communication and maintaining a good team. There were 49 AEFAA members in attendance and her presentation was very well received.

Nancy’s simple, yet powerful processes assisted our members in how to handle everyday problems in a short amount of time. In addition, her approach on how to properly communicate with co-workers helped us to maximize the benefit of these day-to-day conversations.

As part of Nancy’s presentation, a questionnaire was sent out by her firm asking what recent challenges the members had as managers. And, acting as a facilitator for the group, Nancy helped the members in attendance share their ideas on how best to tackle them.

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Nancy surprised the members to a bit of a treat during the lunch break on the first day of the workshop. Everyone in attendance was invited to the Canmore Nordic Centre, and in particular, to the biathlon shooting range. All were given shooting lessons by active biathletes who were training at the facility.

These athletes were from all over the world and who had come to Canmore to train. This was a great hit and Nancy definitely hit the bulls-eye with this idea! Thank you so much for this Nancy! In appreciation for this opportunity, AEFAA made a donation to the Canmore Nordic Centre.

Nancy is often called in to work with teams who have de-

veloped tension and conflict. Through careful pre-facilitation work, she can help create an environment structured for success and take the team through the processes needed to re-establish their foundation. This is something that AEFAA is considering for next fall’s workshop… and maybe another surprise event!

Our president, Marv Bushie did an excellent job of hosting in his room and we also need to thank Clyde, Brad, and especially John for providing the entertainment!

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Creating safe educational environments

By Steve Woolrich

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social development elements. We all interact with our spaces and should be especially concerned about how we design places where children, youth, and adults come to learn.

In Red Deer, Alberta, the primary principles of CPTED have been adopted into the Land Use Bylaws. The municipalities of Calgary and Edmonton also support the use of the methodology and actively encourage its use. However, generally speaking, CPTED is still underutilized in Alberta and can be a very cost-effective way of ensuring that any type of environment is safe and secure. Ideally, the practice is used at the preconstruction and design stages but can be used to improve an existing site or facility. It’s not about costly security systems and target-hardening measures; CPTED supports a soft approach, which is ideal in educational settings where we want people to feel comfortable and safe. These environments should not be fortresses, they need to encourage creativity and a desire to learn and interact with others.

As practitioners of CPTED, we always encourage decision makers and administrators to seek out best practices such as this and embrace them. It’s proactive and although it’s not a panacea for crime and disorder, it’s a well-balanced alternative that is gaining ground quickly.

So much so, that there are sometimes capacity issues due to a limited number of highly qualified experts in Alberta that are truly dedicated to this field on a full-time basis. These professionals have conducted hundreds of planning re-

Steve Woolrich is no stranger to crime prevention and security. He is the principal of SeCure Consulting Solutions Inc. in Red Deer, Alberta and specializes in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). Woolrich is a certified crime prevention practitioner and was recognized with an Alberta Justice Crime Prevention Award in 1999. Since graduating from the justice administration and police science program at Mount Royal University in 1984 his diverse roles have included positions in policing, corrections, and corporate seviews for municipalities, worked closely with various police services, and are often consulting on large-scale projects, even community development initiatives where many social challenges exist.

We have a responsibility in the way we are building any facility nowadays, including revitalization projects and properties where people step away from the

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Choosing the best playground supplier for your school

Canadian Recreation Solutions Choosing a company to design and build

that selecting a playground supplier first

playground structures with ramped ac-

your school’s unique custom playground

and then working with them to create

cess, accessible independent multi-user

can be like choosing a homebuilder for a

custom designs makes the process a lot

play pieces, and overhead components

new home.

more fun and results in a more custom-

designed with the appropriate challenge

How would you choose a homebuild-

ized playground. As a result, you have

levels for Grades ECS-2 and Grades 3

er? Well, you would most likely find out

more fun choosing the play components

to 6. They wanted a different look and

what builders are active in your area,

that appeal to your students, more vari-

feel between each of the two structures.

check out their website and read re-

ety and options, and ultimately and best

They also received the assistance to

views, visit show homes for workman-

of all, greater play value.

meet special grant requirements.

ship and talk with them to determine if

Canadian Recreation Solutions spe-

“We met with them and listened to

you’d like working with them and ensure

cializes in school playgrounds. Their de-

their unique requirements and dreams,”

they are listening to you.

sign specialists have the experience and

says Robert McCoy, owner and school

tools necessary to build your custom

playground design specialist with Ca-

playground.

nadian Recreation Solutions. “We re-

In homebuilding, you would choose a company first and then work with them to create a design that meets your

École Bellevue School, located in

viewed the special requirements of

dreams and budget. This is the same for

Beaumont, Alberta, approached Ca-

the site, which had a drainage swale

a playground supplier.

nadian Recreation Solutions for their

between the playground, the school

help with accessible senior and junior

building on one side, a hill on another,

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The playstructure at École Bellevue School, located in Beaumont, Alberta

Colossus Slide

an asphalt pad on the other, and some beautiful old-growth trees they wanted to protect.”

The design they came up with incorporated Little Tikes Commercial Kid Builder structures with swings, an Infinity Web Climber Biggo disk swings, and a separate sand play area. The end result resembles a very colourful island adventure for the junior area and a medieval castle for the senior area, and left the school very pleased with the outcome.

“We have not only been very impressed with [Robert McCoy and Canadian Recreation Solutions], but with [their] knowledge throughout this process and his ability to listen to our ideas and implement them into our design,” says Heather Shtuka, playground coordinator, École Bellevue School. “He has done well beyond our expectations. His design not only excited the children at

Bellevue School, but the parents as well.

equipment, and innovative award-win-

It has been a pleasure working with

ning equipment, you get to enjoy the fun

Robert.”

Canadian Recreation Solutions offers a large selection of fun, safe, and innovative equipment from a variety of the largest and most-established playground

of discovering and designing playground or additional play components for your school.

For more information, visit them online

manufacturers. From natural green play

at CanadianRecreationSolutions.com,

equipment,

or contact them at 1-800-715-8838. F

multi-user

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Managing trees in schoolyards:

The heritage trees

By Mario Lanthier, CropHealth Advising & Research Memorial plaque (2010 Penticton)

Populus KSS top dieback (2011 Kelowna)

There is a very old tree in the schoolyard; it was planted by an important person a long time ago. Everybody in town knows about this tree. But it is in poor condition. There are cavities and dead branches everywhere. What should you do? How can you mitigate the liability?

Target playground school (2010 Kelowna)

Trees with cavities, decay or dieback of large branches are a liability to the site manager. The situation is even more critical when people use the site on a regular basis. It is important to monitor the condition of the tree and manage the problem promptly. In some cases, the best solution may be to remove the tree completely.

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However, any given tree may have special value for the community. It is a link to life in the past. Or, it is visually impressive and makes a special contribution to the site. Or, it has genetic or botanical rarity. In those cases, the tree has “heritage” value and is worthy of preservation.

Wildlife tree near a school building (2012 Kelowna)

One approach is to preserve the wildlife use of the tree, as open cavities may be used by animals nesting inside. The tree can be severely cut back to a height of three-to-five metres, placing the cut just above the open cavity. This allows retention of the heritage tree for useful purposes, while addressing the liability concern.

Another approach is to make the tree a veteran. This practice is made popular in England where many trees are hundreds of years old. The trees grow vigorously when young, but start to lose branches when older. Very old trees or “ancient� trees shrink their crown to a small size and continue to live for many years. Much like humans, the trees find a way to cope with old age by reducing their activities.

Ancient and veteran trees deserve to live. We should give them a chance to live long and die with dignity. To reduce liability, yet allow old trees to live, arborists use retrenchment pruning. The technique imitates the natural crown-aging process. To avoid creating more problems, the pruning work must concentrate on the edge of the crown rather than the centre. Total foliage removed should be about 10 per cent of total canopy, 25 per cent at the very most.

Dieback schoolyard (2008 Summerland)

The purpose is to promote internal shoot development and encourage growth in lower regions of the tree. Three cuts are commonly made. Large dead branches are removed, large live branches that overextend are cut back to reduce leverage in the wind, and small branches are broken by hand to mimic natural fracture pruning that occurs under snow load.

This article is based on a presentation made at the annual meeting of the Education Facility Managers Association of B.C., held in June 2012 in Penticton, British Columbia. Mario Lanthier is a certified arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture. His company, CropHealth Advising & Research, offers services to public agencies and nurseries on issues related to pest management and plant health. They are located in Kelowna, B.C., visit them online at www.crophealth.com. F

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No digging.

No destruction.

Pipe relining inside Alberta’s schools

By Jillian Mitchell

Alberta’s infrastructure is aging. As facility administrators, you are responsible for keeping Alberta’s schools operating as smoothly and efficiently as possible, using the most economic means. No doubt a tremendous challenge.

Leaks and foul odours due to cracking and corrosion are common occurrences in our storm and sanitary drain and vent lines. Cutting out walls and tearing up floors to patch leaking sections of pipes is starting to become part of the routine. Every time a leak occurs it creates a big mess. Even worse, an even bigger mess and disruption to occupants is needed to repair it.

For two decades, doctors have been able to treat blocked arteries with minimally invasive techniques. The arterial blockage is first removed and then a stent is placed in the artery to keep it open and to enable proper flow. This same basic principle has been harnessed to revive failing drainage systems. The blocked drain line is cleared and a structural liner, a long-lasting new pipe inside of the old pipe, is installed.

Golden Hills School Division No. 75 head office System: The system consisted of a four-inch cast-iron drainpipe running under the entire length of the main hallway, and collecting waste from washroom and kitchen branch lines along the way.

Issue: Severe corrosion of the cast iron pipe was causing regular backups of sewage waste in the building.

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would need to be cut and jackhammered out. A three-to-fourfoot-deep trench would need to be excavated along the entire length of the hallway. The old pipe would be cut out and removed and new pipe would be installed. The trench would then be refilled and compacted. The concrete slab would be repoured, and finally the floor would be refinished.

The second traditional option would be to attempt to keep the building open and perform the work of option one in short sections. Building occupants would have to deal with the mess, noise, dust, and obstructions for up to two months.

The Revive Pipes solution In three days, Revive Pipes cleaned the old cast-iron pipe and installed a new structural liner inside of the pipe. This was done without requiring any destruction to the building or seriously inconveniencing the staff.

The following key benefits were realized by the Golden Hills School Division: contractor time on site was reduced by 90 per cent when compared to a traditional approach; no staff members were relocated while the work was completed; and a 30 per cent cost savings was realized by the school division.

The facilities manager at Golden Hills School Division, in response to a follow-up call from Revive Pipes, said, “I used to think about this issue every day. Before you called, I hadn’t thought about it in eight months and now I can focus my attention on other issues. I am a strong supporter of this product.”

Revive Pipe Restoration Inc. is able to handle many of the drainage infrastructure problems in Alberta’s schools. Most pipes can be de-scaled and lined from existing access points in the system, such as roof vents, cleanouts, closet flanges, and manholes. Pipes can be horizontal or vertical. Liners can be installed in any type of pipe, including cast iron, asbestos concrete, clay, or PVC. The structural liner is able to go around multiple 90-degree elbows, and branch connections can be handled without disturbing the facility. Structural liners are available in standard sizes from one-and-a-half inches up to eight inches. The structural liner will form a new pipe even if the original pipe has been completely corroded and eroded away, leaving only a void space. Once it has been installed, the liner has a life expectancy of 50-plus years. F

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Moisture content in concrete slab

By Bianca Johnny – Buckwold Western

One of the major causes of flooring adhesive failures is moisture in concrete subfloors. Annually these failures are responsible for millions of dollars.

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The best way to prevent these failures, especially in commercial floor covering applications, is to moisture-test concrete slabs prior to installation. There are two ways of testing the moisture in the concrete slab: calcium chloride and relative humidity probe. Both testing methods can give accurate readings, but relative humidity probe is easier and has less potential for human error. No matter which test is performed, it is important that it be conducted in accordance with ASTM. Once an accurate relative humidity level can be defined, it can then be decided whether the concrete is ready for installation or not.

This is where Buckwold Western has an advantage with four new moistureresistant adhesives made by Armstrong for their commercial flooring lines. The benefits of a moisture-resistant adhesive is that it allows you to install the commercial floor covering over a concrete slab, reading a high relative-humidity percentage. Whereas most standard adhesives have a relative humidity limit from 75 per cent to 80 per cent, moisture-resistant adhesives can bring the limit up to as high as 90 per cent. This keeps installations from being held up and minimizes failures.

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The university of health, safety, and quality David Williamson is a Canadian regis-

around for a while, however, more often

tered safety professional (CRSP) and is

than not I see health and safety being

the founder of the SDI Team, a health,

something of an add-on to organiza-

safety, and quality-consulting firm that

tions, rather than being a part of the in-

specializes in building leadership mod-

tegral business model.”

els for schools and industry.

This is why we created the university.

Williamson and his team have seen

It is an innovative approach designed to

their fair share of systems over the years.

provide focused employee and/or stu-

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people learn in an environment that grows their skill set through an efficient set of learning objectives. This includes: • Critical thinking strategies to develop new skills • Module development and delivery • Competency reviews once each discipline is achieved • Measurement analysis • Product knowledge courses • Online applications The university model provides a measurement of how employees or students are being developed. The goal is to enhance the professional development, which will in turn promote a safer workplace for our school systems and industry.

“We have worked in partnership with schools, focusing on everything from the maintenance departments, CTS labs, and major renovations or modernizations those schools will go through.

The model is to build systems that meet the overall needs of the client, but also the needs of the many supporting departments it needs to run efficiently and safely.”

Williamson is also a big believer in teaching safety in the classroom.

“Students will be exposed to risks in whatever profession they choose. I believe that if we can teach the foundation of health and safety in the classroom, then students can enter the workforce with an educated view of what to ask their employers regarding their own health and safety systems. Students who learn about safety might even want to be a health and safety professional in the future.” F

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