There will be a temporary electrical outage affecting levels 1-9 on the Northwest side of the West Building between 7am and 10am on Saturday 7 June. The Facilities Management Electrical Team, and their Electrical Supplier, will be inspecting, testing, and measuring the electrical distribution boards in advance of a planned Distribution Board Safety Upgrade Project.

What do you need to do?

FM recommend that staff and /or students:

• Turn off IT equipment in preparation for this outage by close of business Friday 6 June.

• Ensure any equipment UPS is operating correctly.

• Plan to shut down and reset any specialist equipment.

Note: If laboratories or laboratory equipment will be affected by this outage then the Laboratory Technicians responsible for those spaces will need to reset any equipment, equipment alarms or associated services post outage.

Please direct any enquiries to fmassist@canterbury.ac.nz.

Thank you for your understanding as FM Electricians complete these inspections.