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 In 2015, the
RAS, Restroom Association (Singapore) reached new milestones with the
launch of its World
Toilet Day Commemoration Fund, Happy Toilets @ Preschools
Programme and Guide to Better Preschool Toilet Design, Maintenance and Education.
As we commence our new journey this year, we are already actively gearing
up for our 5-year
action plan of evolving as a Toilet Hub - a hub for all toilet
matters concerning building owners, cleaning attendants and public users.
A hub for building owners: After the National
Library Board, more building owners namely the Jurong Point Shopping
Centre and The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, have displayed their strong
commitment by requesting their cleaning service providers to approach us,
to train and assess their cleaning attendants for the Singapore Workforce
Skills Qualifications (WSQ) Perform Basic Cleaning of Washrooms
module. This is part of their bid to achieve the highest six-star
rating.
A hub for cleaning attendants: As Singapore
progresses towards becoming a Smart Nation, there is a need to
revolutionise cleaning methods by adopting smart technology. We are
pleased to be involved in the Enhanced iSPRINT Partner Buzz initiative organised
by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) to share our
partner Adsec
Global’s ozone air and water solutions with cleaning service
providers. We continue to address the welfare of cleaning attendants as we
participated in the St. Hilda's Secondary Annual Service Learning Symposium
for the second year to rope in students to appreciate cleaning attendants
not only working at shopping malls but also at preschools for the first
time.
A hub for
public users: User education remains our key focus as we reach out to the
public of all ages. Apart from educating preschoolers and students under
our preschool and school education programmes, we also reach out to
working adults. We conducted an educational talk for staff of Jurong West
Primary School prior to an assembly talk for its students. From the middle
of this year, we also aim to organise more roadshows and exhibitions at
shopping malls to reach out to more adults.
As we
continue in our efforts of evolving as a Toilet Hub, we look forward to forging
existing partnerships and creating new ones with government agencies,
educational institutions and private companies to jointly actualise our 5-year
action plan.
Ms Tan Puay
Hoon
President
Restroom Association (Singapore)
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