LDC Maintenance Newsletter 2/2018

N e w s l e t t e r



L D C M a i n t e n a n c e



2 n d Q u a r t e r 2 0 1 8

What’s Changed?









As the Local Design/Construction Department (LDC) in South Africa we saw the need for

certain areas that needed our focus.
It was decided that the Field Rep responsibilities would be split up, between maintenance
and project planning.

We now have five Field Reps that focus on maintenance and nine Projects Planning Field
Reps.

The Maintenance Field Rep responsibility includes the training of Maintenance Trainers and
supporting them in their effort to train congregation publishers to care for their facilities.
These MTFR’s would also be responsible for coordinating the evaluations of all facilities every

two years.
We have one exception to this due to distance - Kyle and Emily Mcluckie that will be working

across both maintenance and project planning for Botswana and Namibia.


Question : So how does it affect you, as the Maintenance Trainer?

Answer : You will have closer and consistent contact with your MTFR. Receive the support
and training needed to be effective in your assignment. If you haven’t met with your new

MTFR, he will be contacting you shortly.

Meet the Team

Maintenance Field Reps


































Mike & Osborne & John & Liz Stacey & Ioannis & Claire Kyle &
Irene Polite Lucas Kamela Papaconstantinou Emily
Reabow Gumede Walker Mcluckie


Based in Based in KZN Based in Based in Based in Based in
Cape town looking after Bloemfontein Gauteng Polokwane Gaborone looking
looking after KZN & looking after looking after looking after after Botswana,
the Western Swaziland Free-State, Gauteng and Limpopo and Namibia,
and Eastern Lesotho & Central North Northern Southern
Cape Southern West Mpumalanga Northwest and
Mpumalanga parts of Northern
Cape

Maintenance Field Rep Regions




6 Regions



Stacey Walker







Ioannis
Kyle Mcluckie
Papaconstantinou












John Lucas Osborne Gumede


.
















Mike Reabow

LDC Maintenance Family




How many Brothers and Sisters have made themselves available to assist?






















125 Maintenance Trainers




5 Facility Evaluators





2349 DC-50 Construction

Volunteers

Field Activities for the Quarter




Jan- April




MT
FCS MTV


Projects



30 59 10








Facility Condition Maintenance Training Visits Minor renovations handled by
Surveys Maintenance Trainers



Current Ageing of FCS ‘s

Reminders




You are the congregations first point of contact





Instruction will be sent out to all congregations encouraging them to contact their Maintenance Trainer as a first
point of contact for the LDC.


How to handle questions from congregations?
• Never rely on your own understanding.
• Always refer to guidelines and letters from the organization, example December 2, 2017 letter.
• If you don’t know the answer please don’t guess. Contact your MTFR.
• Always deal with requests in a timely manner. Don’t leave the congregation waiting.







We would like to encourage all MT’s to
Powerful tool - set up WhatsApp groups between them
and the congregation KHOC or elders that
are responsible for the KH maintenance.
Please add your MTFR to that WhatsApp
group.

Reminders




Element Conditions on the DC-97


















Good Acceptable
means the element is in ‘as new’ . 1 2 means still in a reasonable overall
condition or without noticeable serviceable condition; could have had
defect.
previous repairs.







Defective Seriously defective

means it needs some major repairs in 3 4 means the element is deteriorating or
the very near future. malfunctioning beyond repair and
needs replacement.

Reminders


DC-97 Building Condition




Building Condition describes the current overall condition of the building.

















NO CONSTRUCTION MINOR MAJOR REPLACE
OR
NEEDED RENOVATION RENOVATION
DISPOSE

Only a few Multiple condition Same as Minor This condition is reserved for
repairs or minor 4 replacements Renovation needed facilities in the worst of condition,
for example, in the case of
replacements need to be done but on a larger scale. structural damage due to natural

are needed. at the same time. Note: For this disaster. Note:The evaluator
condition, specify should communicate with the
the Projected LDC office before recommending
this option. For this condition,
Renovation Year as the Projected Renovation Year is
the current year. not entered.

Reminders



DC-97 Maintenance Condition



Maintenance Condition indicates how well building maintenance is being performed when compared with other buildings
having similar age and type of use.







GOOD AVERAGE

Building is being maintained Building is being maintained
better than other similar about the same as other similar
buildings. buildings.























POOR
Building is being maintained not as well as
other similar buildings.

What do all these Acronyms stand for?













FCS = Facility Condition Survey





MTV = Maintenance Training Visit





MT = Maintenance Trainer





MTFR = Maintenance Field Representative




PPFR = Projects Planning Field Representative





FE = Facility Evaluator

What’s New?




DC-97


A new DC-97 form was released by WDC (Worldwide Design
Construction)
This can be found on SharePoint under the Maintenance

Trainer Support documents under FCS








Summary of

Building Condition
It would be good to review the
instructions TAB on the DC-97 to
establish what the requirements
for this field are.






Adjusted Element

Years remaining
46% Now on the Evaluation TAB you

are required to make your
recommendation on how many
more years the element can last.

Implementation of the Year Planner and



Task Instruction Cards

Activities



What is everyone busy with?

















MTV Days DC-50 open day in Cape town Assembly LDC volunteer Hands on training
initiative















Train the Trainer - CT Train the Trainer - Durban Train the Trainer - Gauteng Field Rep Seminar - Eikenhof

















Field Rep training - Eikenhof Meeting Place renovation’s Major renovation’s

LDC Community




We would like to commend all of you dear Brothers and Sisters for your excellent example and conduct as you train and encourage
many congregations. It has been noticed that the spirit of unity and cooperation is very evident in the way you carry out your
different LDC activities. May you all continue to love and encourage those whom which you train. “Let your brotherly love
continue.”​—HEBREWS 13:1.

Spiritual Thought for the Quarter





“ M a i n t a i n a g o o d s p i r i t u a l r o u t i n e ”



S c r i p t u r a l t h o u g h t L D C a p p l i c a t i o n




Despite living for decades amid the idolatry and corruption Similarly today, we must exert ourselves to “keep awake with all
of Babylon, Daniel was known for serving Jehovah “with constancy.” (Eph. 6:18) With your busy lives and sacrifice that
constancy.” (Dan. 6:16, 20) How did he maintain his you all make towards the LDC program, we encourage you to
spirituality? The Bible record indicates that he had an orderly never neglect you spiritual routine. Keep the basics alive in your
routine for carrying out activities related to true worship. For busy schedules
example, he customarily prayed three times a day from his • Daily Bible reading
roof chamber. Undoubtedly, he also had a set pattern for • Family Study
other spiritual activities, such as reading the Law. Thus, • Field service
when confronted by a life-threatening trial, Daniel was • Regular Prayer
unwavering in his devotion to Jehovah, and he was Establishing a good spiritual routine for your household takes
miraculously delivered.​—Dan. 6:4-22. real effort, but it is well worth it, for Jehovah assures us: “As for
the one keeping a set way, I will cause him to see salvation by
God.”​—Ps. 50:23.

“THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD


W O R K A N D S A C R I F I C E ”