By TEH WOON YA
SUBANG JAYA: Increasing number of Taylor’s University (TU) students voice their concern on the unsafe areas at Lakeside Campus which caused numerous falls and injuries. School of Education student Khairul Nazrin, 22, said, “I have tripped over for several times at the Student Life Centre (SLC) as the wire was not covered properly.” Taylor’s Business School (TBS) student Quek Ting Xuan, 21, said, “When doing assignments at the Newsroom located at Block D Level 3, my friends and I have fell as some of the casters have dropped out from the chairs.” He added, “I also saw a number of students tripped over drain which was not well-covered at Commercial Block, and also fell due to uneven floor at campus.” |
“TU Facilities Management often took a long time to recognise and solve these facilities issues,” Quek said.
TBS student Tan Chi Kang, 21, said, “There was once when I got minor electric shock while trying to plug in my gadget charger on the socket.”
School of Pharmacy student Lee Kah Hung, 22, also shared his unpleasant experience of getting a minor cut on his elbow due to the stripped screw at a table’s edge.
School of Computing and IT student Mah Zheng Hau, 22, said, “I fell down before at the staircase across SLC to Level two because it was slippery during rainy days.”
Mah said, “Facilities Management should be more aware on all these incidents and take immediate action.”
Health Services Centre nurse Jenny Wu Su Mei, said, “We have encountered a number of cases and provided treatment to the students who were sent here with minor injuries such as cuts and wounds.”
Wu added that students with serious injuries such as burns, bee stings and other major cuts will be sent to the clinic.
“Students should be more careful, wear proper or non-slippery shoes and pay attention by not using their phones while walking, rather than blaming the Facilities Management for not taking care of these facilities,” she said.
However, Vice President of Facilities, Environment Health Safety and Administration Murali Rajoo, argued, “Up until now, we have not received any complaints from students on safety issues at TU.”
“The Facilities Management department is here to support and ensure the safety of students, yet the problem is that we have less than 50 staff to handle more than 13,000 TU communities, thus, we often overlook some of the facilities,” he said.
Murali added, “Students are the consumers and so we would highly appreciate any feedback and report from students.”
He said the Facilities Management Department will take immediate action within 24 hours after receiving report on unsafe facilities.
He added, “Periodical discipline inspection will be done on a scheduled basis, whereby Safety and Health department will patrol around and check the facilities at campus.”
In response to students’ blaming the Facilities Management over this issue, he said, “I would like the students to assist in increasing safety awareness and cooperate with us to maintain the facilities at TU as a lot of students vandalised our facilities, especially tables and chairs.”
Students can make reports on any risky object and place found in campus to the Facilities Management by sending the details on student portal, or dialling the extension number 7000, or calling 5629 7000.
TBS student Tan Chi Kang, 21, said, “There was once when I got minor electric shock while trying to plug in my gadget charger on the socket.”
School of Pharmacy student Lee Kah Hung, 22, also shared his unpleasant experience of getting a minor cut on his elbow due to the stripped screw at a table’s edge.
School of Computing and IT student Mah Zheng Hau, 22, said, “I fell down before at the staircase across SLC to Level two because it was slippery during rainy days.”
Mah said, “Facilities Management should be more aware on all these incidents and take immediate action.”
Health Services Centre nurse Jenny Wu Su Mei, said, “We have encountered a number of cases and provided treatment to the students who were sent here with minor injuries such as cuts and wounds.”
Wu added that students with serious injuries such as burns, bee stings and other major cuts will be sent to the clinic.
“Students should be more careful, wear proper or non-slippery shoes and pay attention by not using their phones while walking, rather than blaming the Facilities Management for not taking care of these facilities,” she said.
However, Vice President of Facilities, Environment Health Safety and Administration Murali Rajoo, argued, “Up until now, we have not received any complaints from students on safety issues at TU.”
“The Facilities Management department is here to support and ensure the safety of students, yet the problem is that we have less than 50 staff to handle more than 13,000 TU communities, thus, we often overlook some of the facilities,” he said.
Murali added, “Students are the consumers and so we would highly appreciate any feedback and report from students.”
He said the Facilities Management Department will take immediate action within 24 hours after receiving report on unsafe facilities.
He added, “Periodical discipline inspection will be done on a scheduled basis, whereby Safety and Health department will patrol around and check the facilities at campus.”
In response to students’ blaming the Facilities Management over this issue, he said, “I would like the students to assist in increasing safety awareness and cooperate with us to maintain the facilities at TU as a lot of students vandalised our facilities, especially tables and chairs.”
Students can make reports on any risky object and place found in campus to the Facilities Management by sending the details on student portal, or dialling the extension number 7000, or calling 5629 7000.