End-of-Semester: What You Need to Know
11/20/2020
Due to the University’s COVID safeguards and the extended semester break, Facilities Management has put together a list of recommendations that will help conserve energy and will prevent unwanted surprises upon your return to the office in January.
Start Checking off Your SLU Holiday Break To-Do List
Offices:
- Close and latch windows.
- Remove food or trash from the office
- Unplug miscellaneous equipment including radios, chargers, space heaters and power strips.
- Power down computers, copiers and printers.
- Lower temperature set points or thermostat settings to achieve a temperature around 65 degrees.
- Turn off the lights.
Kitchens or Break Rooms:
- Unplug coffee machines.
- Remove trash or food from the room
- Empty and defrost break room refrigerators.
- Turn off the lights.
Laboratories:
- Ensure fume hood sashes are properly lowered.
- Deactivate unused equipment.
- Close or turn off the valves on unused gas cylinders.
- Ensure all tanks and gas cylinders are properly strapped and stored.
Every individual contribution helps ensure a safe return from the holidays.
Facilities Management will have staff members on Campus during the break. If assistance is required, please contact the Department of Public Safety (DPS) at 314-977-3000.
Submitted by Barth Breneman.