Fire doors and their performance must not be overlooked! New research released this week by the British Woodworking Federation (BWF), as part of its annual Fire Door Safety Week, found that a third (32%) of the British public would not report a problem with a...
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...
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...
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...
WOBO thanks Renewable Energy for a sample of developments taking place around the world. DNV awarded contract for South Korea’s largest offshore wind farm Independent energy expert and assurance provider DNV has been appointed owner’s engineer by Korean renewable energy development company Elenergy Co Ltd...
WOBO thanks Barbour for their ongoing support. Welcome to the October 2022 edition of our monthly Barbour newsletter. We’d like to share some of our key content and news with you this month – including: Our upcoming legislation update webinar which will provide a round up of...
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