WOBO thanks “edie” for the dissemination of environmental developments. EIB pledges extra €30bn to support energy transition amid gas price crisis The European Investment Bank (EIB) has pledged to provide an additional €30bn to clean energy and energy infrastructure over the next five years, to...
Government action is key to health and safety. The UK Government has been urged to ensure worker health and safety rights are not “watered down”. The warning comes from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) in a letter to Government ministers in which...
Golden Thread – developments in the UK require full data to be held in relation to developments within the built environment. bsi. provide an opportunity to reflect on the work led by the HSE. Building and infrastructure projects can generate a huge amount of design...
WOBO welcomes and commends global collaboration. The Inter-jurisdictional regulatory collaboration committee, or IRCC for short, celebrates its 25th anniversary (24 to 26 October 2022) with a meeting and conference in Bavaria to discuss a range of contemporary subjects relevant to global building safety and trends...
Enforcement is not only about the buildings of today but includes redress for failings in the past – as professionals we must get it right first time! Compartmentation failings in residential blocks built in 2017 as council faces up to £20m in remediation costs A...
Day to day activities – “don’t be complacent”. Hand-held angle grinders are widely used across many sectors. Real-use measurements on angle grinders show upper quartile values in the range 7 to 9 m/s², this means that there is a risk of ill health to operators...
Construction is a risk business and WOBO members and fellow professionals need to consider health and safety at all times. HSE releases manual handling in construction podcast episode This week the HSE podcast released a new episode linked to our current initiative protecting construction workers...
Opportunities to plan for Professional Development. 22nd November 11:00am – 12:00 Closing the performance gap The performance gap is a well-known issue within the construction and housebuilding sectors but one that will continue to hinder efforts to reach net zero if not addressed. In this...
Building Safety – implementation and enforcement – a bsi. perspective. After an extended period of debate, discussion, consultation and parliamentary amendment processes, the Government’s Building Safety Bill received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022. This new paper from BSI reviews the Act but also presents evidence of...
Digital systems – a key to our future success? Are you up to date with how the UK built environment is being populated with cyber-physical systems such as digital twins and smart robotic systems; and the opportunities and impacts of that for your business? A...
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