Saturday, April 20, 2013

Rainy Day Work

At times the grounds crew and I are forced to work inside during or after heavy rainfall events.  This was the case on several days over the past two weeks.  These particular indoor work days were used to complete a few shop improvements that have been needed for a long time. 

Project #1 was to clean.  All of the buildings were swept and our breakroom/bathroom area was mopped.

Project #2 was new ceiling lights in our 3rd building.  This building was built in 2004 and since then a single light has been lighting the 30' x 60' space.  Inadequate to say the least.  The building is now brightly lit by 19 energy effficient fluorescent lights. 

Project #3 included organization of the 2nd building.  This building has been plagued by inadequate floor space for parking equipment, which leads to restricted and/or no areas to walk.  The major reason for this safety issue has been the many pallets of fertilizer that come in every spring were stored on the floor.   

To remedy this issue we purchased a number of pallet racks and spaced them according along the back wall of the building.  Equipment can be parked under the pallet rack shelving, while pallets of fertilizer and divot mix are stored above.