<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">FYI Tang residents.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Dawn<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><<a href="mailto:molee@mit.edu" class="">molee@mit.edu</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Please use caution: Tips for walking on/reporting icy surfaces</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">January 22, 2019 at 3:58:03 PM EST<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><<a href="mailto:molee@mit.edu" class="">molee@mit.edu</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><<a href="mailto:molee@mit.edu" class="">molee@mit.edu</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class="">Dear colleagues,<br class="">
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Please use caution when walking and driving around campus in our freezing conditions this week. Please share this information with individuals in your area.<br class="">
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The Grounds Services personnel have been working diligently over the weekend and since early this morning to remove snow and treat icy walkways and surface areas. However, the freezing temperatures pose the challenge of refreezing treated surfaces. Please report areas that haven’t been treated and use caution as you navigate the area. Following are a few tips for reporting icy surfaces along with some tips for walking on ice.<br class="">
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="">Report untreated icy spots to Grounds Services </span><br class="">
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<li class="">Visit the Atlas website and submit a <a href="https://atlas.mit.edu/atlas/Main.action?tab=home&sub=group_servreq" class="">Service Request</a></li>
<li class="">Call Grounds Services at 617-253-5001</li>
<li class="">Use the MIT Mobile app and select the “Building Services” icon </li></ul><br class="">
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="">Report wet interior floor surfaces to Custodial Services </span><br class="">
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<li class="">Visit the Atlas website and submit a <a href="https://atlas.mit.edu/atlas/Main.action?tab=home&sub=group_servreq" class="">Service Request</a></li>
<li class="">Call Custodial Services at 617-253-7923 </li>
<li class="">Use the MIT Mobile app and select the “Building Services” icon </li></ul><br class="">
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="">How to safely walk on ice and snow</span><br class="">
<a href="https://ehs.mit.edu/site/workplace-safety/winter-safety" class="">https://ehs.mit.edu/site/workplace-safety/winter-safety</a> <br class="">
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<li class="">Wear shoes or boots with slip-resistant soles, wide and low heels.</li>
<li class=""><span style="font-style: italic;" class="">Walk like a Penquin:</span> keep knees slightly bent, take small steps or shuffle, hold your arms out from your sides (think penguin wings), stop periodically to reduce momentum.</li>
<li class="">Watch for and avoid patches of black ice (which may be under the snow). Walk around icy areas - find an area with better traction.</li>
<li class="">When entering a building, walk on the floor mats to absorb melting snow and avoid creating wet/slick surfaces.</li>
<li class="">Walk around puddles on the floor and report wet floors to Custodial Services (call 617-253-7923 or visit Atlas Service Requests)</li>
<li class="">Consider obtaining products to attach to your shoes to improve traction when walking on ice and snow such as STABILicers and ICEtrekkers. <span style="font-style: italic;" class="">Warning: </span> Remove these products before going inside so you don’t slip and fall on the tile floor.</li></ul><br class="">
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Regards,<br class="">
Monica <br class="">
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Monica Lee<br class="">
Senior Communications Officer <br class="">
MIT Department of Facilities<br class="">
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