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RAS launches LOO (Let’s Observe
Ourselves) Whiz
During the first day of the
two-day LOO (Let’s Observe Ourselves) Carnival & Awards held at
IMM, RAS launches LOO Whiz, its first online game developed by Nanyang
Polytechnic’s School of Interactive & Digital Media students. Gamers
will get to experience the demanding work of a  restroom attendant due to
poor user behaviour. The purpose of the game is to educate the public to
better appreciate the efforts of the restroom attendants by acting
responsibly.
In this online game, gamers
have to use the keyboard to control the movement of the game character
LOO Whiz and left click on the mouse to select the right tools to clean
up areas either dirtied or vandalised by irresponsible users. Gamers will
also need to frequently left click on the mouse to replenish toilet paper
due to wastage. From now till 31 March 2013, the top-three gamers with
the fastest time will stand to win an Apple iPad, iPad mini and Canon
digital camera respectively. Winners will be notified in April 2013. The
LOO Whiz is available on our facebook page.
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RAS gives out
16 awards at the LOO (Let’s Observe Ourselves) Carnival &
Awards
After the
launch of LOO Whiz online game, A total of 16 recipients
including the Best Happy Toilet category which is not open for
nominations were invited on the stage to receive the LOO Awards from
Guest of Honour Mr Liak. Same as last year, 57 nominations were received
for three categories namely organisation, cleaning industry and
individual. There is a substantial increase in the number of nominations
from the cleaning Industry from 15 to 37, which is more than double the
number of nominations received last year. Similar to  the
carnival last year, the LOO Awards ceremony was held on the first day of
the two-day carnival which took place from 1st to 2nd December.
Exhibitors
namely Tav Shield, ESG Asia Pacific, Inter-Lab Products and Rentokil
Initial featured innovative restroom products and services. RAS also
showcased its exhibition on the different facets of sanitation
development in Singapore since the 1960s. Visitors to the carnival got to enjoy a firsthand experience of
playing the LOO Whiz and participated in other educational games and
activities. The LOO Carnival & Awards is organised to raise public
awareness on the right restroom culture and recognise organisations and
individuals for their contributions.
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RAS garners
support for its Happy Toilet Programme (HTP) from Tanjong Pagar Town
Council (TPTC)
After a meeting with TPTC in
July, RAS has since worked closely with them to provide support in their preparatory
route to Happy Toilet certification. The first food centre at Blk 1 Jalan
Kukoh was certified in mid October with a 4-star rating. Thereafter, the
TPTC is targeting to achieve a minimum 4-star rating for 18 of its food
centres by 2014. On 18 November, TPTC Chairman Dr Lily Neo officiated the
unveiling of the 4-star certification at Blk 1 Jalan Kukoh together with our
President Ms Tan. As an initiative to encourage the  attendants to play their
part to achieve 4-star ratings for the toilets they are maintaining, they
will be paid an additional $100 monthly with the TPTC funding $40 of the
pay increase.
The
TPTC becomes the third Town Council after Ang Mo Kio Town Council (AMKTC)
and Tampines Town Council (TTC), to come on board the HTP. The TPTC is
also the first Town Council with the most number of food centres
embarking on a minimum 4-star rating for its toilets. The latest Town
Council to participate is the East Coast Town Council (ECTC). Currently,
there are 43 market and food centres on board the HTP. 25 are managed by
the National Environment Agency, nine by AMKTC, four by JTC, three by
ECTC and one each by TPTC and TTC. There are a total of 112 market and
food centres and RAS hopes to achieve 100% HTP participation for all
market and food centres.
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RAS provides
on-the-job training (OJT) to restroom attendants from Kopitiam and
Tanjong Pagar Town Council (TPTC)
A week
after certifying its food centre at Blk1 Jalan Kukoh in October, TPTC encouraged its cleaning service
providers to send their restroom attendants for the OJT to pick up the
necessary skills in restroom cleaning and maintenance. A total of eight attendants
from four cleaning service providers  were
selected to attend the training. One month after the TPTC training,
Kopitiam also encouraged its cleaning service provider to send 10 of its
attendants for the OJT at its food court toilet in National University
Hospital.
The purpose
of the OJT is not only to equip the attendants with the right skills, it
also ensures the cleaning service provider provide the right tools for
the training. The OJT is also conducted on-site so that the attendants
need not have to familiarise themselves with the training venue. Since
the OJT started in April this year, RAS has conducted a total of 8
sessions for close to 80 attendants.
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RAS participates
actively in Clean and Green Singapore (CGS) events
RAS
was invited by the National Environment Agency (NEA) to conduct
educational games and activities for visiting preschoolers and primary
school students at the CGS Schools' Carnival from 7th to 8th November.
Educational tissue packets were also distributed to remind young visitors
to adopt good restroom etiquette. RAS was also presented a plaque in
appreciation of its  participation.
Since 2006, RAS has been actively participating in this event to
reach out to the young.
Nine days
after the schools’ carnival, RAS continued its outreach to the public
at the North East CGS Carnival from 17th to 18th November. RAS showcased
schools that have participated in the STAR (Sustaining Toilets
As Restrooms) Awards Programme via the LOO Connect web
portal to the Guest of Honour, Education Minister Mr Heng Swee Keat. Our
partner Tav Shield also demonstrated to Mr Heng, its coating technology
that creates a thin protective film enabling surfaces to be cleaned
easily. This is the first time RAS is participating in the North East CGS
Carnival.
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