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RAS certifies
SBS Transit Downtown Line (DTL) train stations under the star-rated Happy
Toilet Programme (HTP)
The restroom standard of train stations, which are operated by
both SBS Transit and SMRT, has been much enhanced over the years. LOO
(Let’s Observe Ourselves) Awards recipient for last year, A-Force
Maintenance Pte Ltd, went the extra mile to introduce the HTP to SBS Transit DTL train stations and thus
set a new milestone of the first SBS Transit train stations to be
accredited. After three DTL stations were accredited in March, five more
DTL stations  namely Bencoolen, Bendemeer, Fort Canning, Geylang
Bahru and Jalan Besar will soon follow suit. Additionally, SMRT has four
new stations namely Gul Circle, Tuas Crescent, Tuas Link and Tuas West
enrolled with the HTP. A total of 57 SMRT train stations along the
Circle, North-South and East-West line have been progressively accredited
since its first
accreditation in 2013.
As more cleaning service
providers are NEA
Clean Mark accredited, the HTP accreditation scheme has become
another benchmark for owners and operators to assess the quality
performance of cleaning service providers. It is positively viewed as a
third-party independent assessment on the performance of these service
providers. It has also become one of the factors that can effectively
position the service providers above the rest of their competitors when
tendering for cleaning contracts. The award recipient, A-Force
Maintenance, which was Silver Clean Mark accredited, was not only
committed in maintaining Happy Toilets at 10 SMRT Circle Line and 4 SMRT
East-West line train stations, it also went the extra mile to introduce
the HTP to Downtown Line train operator SBS Transit. We hope more
cleaning service providers will emulate the commitment of A-Force
Maintenance by participating in the HTP.
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RAS shares its in-depth knowledge
with foreign professionals
After a series of training sessions
conducted from August to September last year which received acclaim from
the Ascendas-Singbridge (ASB) senior management, RAS was invited to the
ASB Forum in New Delhi on 21st March to share similar information about
design, maintenance and education with other ASB professionals from
countries like Australia, China and India. The professionals were provided
with first hand information on effective design that would influence
better user behaviour and facilitate cleaning. Practical knowledge about assessing
the performance of the  cleaning
service provider was also shared and this was followed by effective
public education on showing kindness to cleaning attendants.
RAS was also approached by WaterAid in
Bangladesh to host a study trip for their delegates from 21st to 22nd
February. Apart from sharing similar information about design,
maintenance and education, RAS also invited its partners to share about
smart toilet technology and ended the two-day study trip with a site
visit to star-rated Happy Toilets at Sentosa and The Shoppes at Marina
Bay Sands. On 30th March, RAS President made a trip to Xi’an China
to share about Singapore’s sanitation history and our success
stories with visiting delegates at a summit organised by the World Toilet
Organization.
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RAS extends its public outreach to raise awareness about
SaniGives
After
the milestone launch of SaniGives
at Our Tampines Hub on 17th November, which saw a total of 59 cleaning attendants
presented with a total $2,360 worth of vouchers, RAS
continued to actively reach out to other attendants islandwide by seeking
the support from the Housing & Development Board (HDB) to organise
exhibitions and appreciation activities at five of its shopping malls
from February to March. Close to 30 attendants at the five malls were
each presented with $40 worth of vouchers.
 Exhibitions
to raise public awareness about SaniGives and key education programmes
namely the Happy Toilets @ Preschools Programme and STAR (Sustaining Toilets As Restrooms) Awards Programme
for schools were displayed. The exhibition displays also directed the
public to download the LOO (Let’s Observe Ourselves) Whiz
restroom-cleaning game from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The
purpose of the game is to educate the public to better appreciate the
efforts of the cleaning attendants by acting responsibly. Players who
downloaded the mobile game can also find out more information about
SaniGives from the game menu.
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RAS participates actively in school networking sessions
RAS continued to strongly support events
organised by the National
Environment Agency (NEA) by inviting its partner Adsec
Global to showcase its ozone-water product and exhibitions about
our STAR Awards Programme at two school networking sessions in January
and March. For the Environmental Education Advisor (EEA) Networking
Session held at Fernvale Primary School on 27th January, a good turnout of
more than 200 teacher EEAs from 172 schools attended the event and visited
our booth to find out more about our school programme.
 After
a successful run of this event, RAS was again invited to the Environment
Challenge for Schools (ECS) Networking on 2nd March to showcase its
exhibits at Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School. The networking session
was useful for both the school and organisation representatives to find
out more about the ECS competition and to network with and find suitable
partners.
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