Have you wondered what NUS would be like without OED? Will life be the same and will things function smoothly?

Well, this month, we focus on how OED ensures a safe and conducive environment for the NUS community at various events and/or activities.

OED organized two events in the last quarter:

Mr Christopher Ahoy, Associate Vice President for Facilities, Iowa State University for Science and Technology, visited OED and conducted a "Best Practices in Facilities Management" seminar. Balanced Scorecard Plus? Six-Sigma? Malcolm Baldrige? Lean? Sounds familiar? Read more about the event under OED Happenings.

OED has always made safety its top priority. On 31 August 2005, we organized our first OED Safety Day. This event aimed to create safety awareness not only among OED's staff but also among our guests from external organizations and other NUS departments. Experience our tension and excitement under OED Happenings.

Congratulations to our IQ Team once again. This time they have won the GOLD award at the NIQCC! Read all about it under OED Happenings.

Did you participate at the DBS-NUS Heritage Run last September? Go behind the scenes to find out how we worked to make this event a success.

Ever thought about how nice it would be to have place on campus to chill out with your friends, colleagues and family? A new development is in the pipeline - Alumni Complex. Come and read more about it.

We have a new Director, Mr Michael Ng, at the helm of OED. Curious to know how he looks like? Read more about him in the article under Easy Reads.

We have a long list of great articles this October Issue. Enjoy!

Jasmin Tay
Editor, Onsite@OED

NEW STAKE-OUT COMING YOUR WAY IN NUS: ALUMNI COMPLEX

The proposed Alumni Complex project is a joint development between NUS and National University of Singapore Society (NUSS). It comprises the NUS Alumni House and the NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House.

The Alumni House has a total of 12,000m² Gross Floor Area (GFA) to provide for state-of-the-art facilities like seminar rooms, secretariat support services for Alumni groups and a 300-seat auditorium where NUS Alumni can meet, network and forge closer ties through workshops, conferences and special Alumni events...
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NUS' GOING GREEN

With the increase in NUS' population, coupled with development of new buildings in the University, the volume of refuse generated by the users has steadily increased. The waste materials compose of a mix of materials, some of which are recyclable. Such materials include the aluminium drink cans, papers and plastic bottles. The recycling of these materials not only helps to conserve our environment but also serves as a source of revenue to the university. The recycling programme has also gained the support from the Campus Green Committee (CGC)...
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BALANCED SCORECARD? SIX SIGMA? "HEY, WE JUST HAD THE SEMINAR ON THAT!"

Work improvement. That's the key word that every organization would be constantly looking at. Some methodologies like the Balanced Scorecard, Lean and Six Sigma are commonplace in many industries. Every organisation wants to better their work processes so as to gain competitive advantage....
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OED PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE AT THE DBS-NUS HERITAGE RUN - BUT WE DIDN'T FORGET OUR TEAM

DBS-NUS Heritage Run - Sunday, 18 September 2005

From the start - with about 800 runners in Bukit Timah and 500 runners in Kent Ridge all raring to go - to the finish - amidst all the thunder and lighting, redolent of a Shakespearean tragedy - the DBS-NUS Heritage Run proceeded without a hitch, thanks to the near perfect logistic execution on Sunday, 18 September 2005.

The run, managed by Transport and Logistics Branch with staff, students and alumni volunteers, went on in spite of the heavy morning downpour. All runners completed their route safely, 10km from Bukit Timah Campus and 5km within the Kent Ridge Campus...
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MOM PRAISES OED FOR ITS COMMITMENT AND INITIATIVE IN IMPLEMENTING MEASURES TO BRING SAFETY AWARENESS IN NUS TO A HIGHER LEVEL

OED held its FIRST Safety Day on 31 August at the Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library Auditorium. The objective of this event was to raise safety awareness in OED and among its business partners. Guests included OED staff, faculty coordinators, consultants and contractors.

In his welcome Speech, Dr Chong Min Keong, Chairman of OED Safety & Health Committee, announced that OED would be moving towards implementing incentives alongside higher penalties to motivate good safety practices at workplaces...
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"I'M SORRY. YOU MEAN WE'VE WON GOLD?"

The Office of Estate & Development’s (OED) IQ
Team, D-Space, recently received another award on
25 August 2005. This time, it's the Gold award at the
National Innovation & Quality Circles Convention 2005.

This National Innovation and Quality Circles
(NIQCC) Award is the highest accolade given to
organizations by Spring Singapore to circles
and individuals in the National IQC Movement.
The Award recognizes organizations, circles
and individuals for excellence in employee
involvement through IQC activities...
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STAFF FEATURE: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL NG, DIRECTOR, OED

Jasmin interviews Mr Michael Ng, who has recently assumed the role of Director at the Office of Estate and Development. As Michael shares with us...
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