Teens Discover Nature through Salcon-Monash Water Watch Field Day

28 students from SMK Dato’ Ahmad Razali, aged 13 to 16, accompanied by 2 teachers discovered the beauty of nature and our precious water resources with Salcon Berhad and Monash University through the Salcon-Monash Water Watch Field Day at Ampang Forest Reserve, Ampang today.

 

The inaugural Salcon-Monash Water Watch Field Day is a half-day programme jointly organized by Salcon Berhad and Monash University Malaysia with the objective of instilling awareness among teenagers to appreciate and preserve our precious natural resources. Through the programme, the students had the opportunity to explore and learn more about the ecological system and to appreciate and cherish its beauty.

Group photo of students, Monash and Salcon team at the dam, Ampang Forest Reserve

Dr. Cathy and participants are catching aquatic flora and fauna

The Salcon-Monash Water Watch Field Day is organized as part of Salcon’s corporate responsibility programme in its continuous effort to promote water conservation via an educational approach. 

Students enjoyed the fresh air and gentle breeze as they walked up to an old reservoir in the Ampang Forest Reserve. They were not only taught to study the aquatic fauna and flora, but also conducted physical and chemical testing under the guidance of Monash facilitators. This hands-on approach provides a good platform for the students to truly understand the water cycle and observe the human impacts on water quality.

Students are learning and observing the micro organism they catched

The Salcon-Monash Water Field Day widens Salcon’s target audience to secondary school students with the objective of conveying our water conservation message to as many young Malaysians as we can.

Fire Drill and Fire Extinguisher Training

Fire is one of the hazards and possible accidents that could occur in office. Hence, for the year 2013 Safety Campaign Month, a fire drill has been conducted on April 23^rd, 2013 to prepare and raise the awareness among Salcon staffs with the help from Summit USJ Management and Department of Fire and Rescue of Subang Jaya District.

A good support and cooperation shows by all the staffs. Apart from the drill, staffs learnt on the correct technique of using fire extinguishers through the demonstration showed by the fireman.

Prior to this, Salcon Safety and Health Committees have undergone fire extinguisher training with the Department of Fire and Rescue of Subang Jaya District with the invitation from the management of Summit USJ.

Commuting Accident -Socso Talk

Commuting accident is included as one of the occupational safety.  In conjunction with the Safety and Health Campaign Month 2013, a speaker from Social Security Organization (SOCSO) was invited to give a brief talk on how SOCSO could benefit every and each of Salcon staffs.

Total of 31 staffs get to learned and shared their opinion on commuting accident and how to get benefit from SOCSO.

Home Financing Talk with Affin Bank

25 staffs of Salcon got a one-on-one personal coaching on the home financial planning and cash flow management from Ms. Trixie Ung, Vice President & Head of Mortgage Direct Sales Department of AFFIN Bank in the 1 hour talk.

Throughout the talk, participants get to find out more on refinance and on purchasing an investment property. The talk gave a platform for the staffs to inquire about their current investment or property to Ms Trixie.

Tobacco Awareness Talk

During Salcon Safety and Health Campaign Month 2013, an hour talk on the danger of smoking towards smokers and second-hand smoker was held by the support from Ministry of Health on 4^th April 2013 at Salcon HQ.

Twenty staffs took the opportunity to share their thoughts, experiences, and concern on the health danger of smoking with Dr Norliza from Department of Health Petaling District.