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Workplace accessibility should not confine to the facility, physical design and furnishing of a space. It also covers “soft areas” such as the way a meeting or discussion is conducted and presentation is delivered. Everyone with or without disabilities or special needs has different needs. Implementing onsite accessibility measures for meeting and conference assures a pleasant experience to both attendees and presenters.
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Imagine it is your 80 years old birthday today. You have your children and grandchildren celebrating your birthday with you. You see that they are chit-chatting and laughing. But, you can hardly hear clearly, neither you can see clearly because of your ageing.
You hope that your children can share with you what they are doing, talking or laughing about. You wish that you can join them, taking part actively in the conversation. You ask your daughter what they are laughing about. And she answers, “Well mom, that’s nothing important, I will tell you later.” But you know, the “later” will never come. Continue reading “More Empathy, Less Loneliness”
More than 50% of the world population now lives in the cities and more than 80% of the Singapore residents spend most of their time indoors. Working within an artificial environment – blue-lighting, air conditioning and plain surroundings that keep everyone alive throughout the day, has become the norm of how we work. And this creates problems – insomnia (blue-light), headache (air-conditioning) and low productivity (plain surroundings) Continue reading “Stimuli in the Workplace and Work Performance”
COVID-19 did not stop us from participating in CPAS Charity Dinner 2020. This dinner was also the first gathering that all of us came together since the circuit breaker period. The experience of holding the “banquet” at our own office, watching the charity livestream and responding to the event host via laptop was very different compared to previous years, where the events were held at Marina Bay Sands. The livestream and auction were indeed entertaining and hilarious.
Control room is a workplace where operators work long shifts in front of computer screens to ensure 24-7 coverage of operations, providing instant responds to prevent or mitigate catastrophic events.
Control room can be found in many industries such as oil & gas, power & utilities, chemicals, transportation, hospitals, hotels, military, just to name a few.
ISO 11064 defines the process in five phases, helping designers and project team members design and build an efficient and safe control room. Continue reading “Design of Control Room and ISO 11064”