WOBO thanks the Health and Safety Practitioner (HSP) for the reminder and re-emphasis on eefective risk assessment and responsibility. An engineering company specialising in the manufacture of containers and drums for the nuclear, aerospace and medical industries has been sentenced after a worker was fatally...
Health and Safety – evolution. Is ESG now falling under your remit? How are you tackling the psychological health of your workforce? What can be done to influence company culture when it comes to health & safety? Don’t miss the HSE, IOSH and BSI exploring your ever-changing health & safety...
Hydrogen – fuel for the future! C-Job Naval Architects has designed a brand new class of liquid hydrogen tanker that will revolutionize the renewable energy market. The tanker concept, developed in partnership with LH2 Europe, is a critical element in realizing a green end-to-end liquid hydrogen...
WOBO notes the activity relating to electrical vehicles. In the UK, transport accounts for 27% of carbon emissions, representing the country’s largest emitting sector. The clean transport transition is vital to helping reach global net-zero and clean air ambitions, and the clock is ticking to...
WOBO recognises the work of the UK Government linked to offshore energy. The UK Government has announced its intention to take an important step towards establishing a future generation of offshore connection hubs through the combination of offshore wind and electricity interconnectors, helping to reduce barriers to...
WOBO thanks the Scottish Government for the link to their updated regulations and standards New Scottish building regulations to come into force on 1 June. Follow the link for published changes within Section 0 (General) and Section 2 (Fire). Detail of changes to Section 6...
WOBO acknowledges the work carried out by the Australian Building Codes Board and the opportunity for members and fellow professionals to participate. Registration is open for the 2022 NCC Seminars – Volume Three For the first time in a decade, in partnership with your local jurisdiction,...
Europe provides a breadth of opportunities which are reported in their Clean Energy Newsletter. Read the online version Calls and opportunities Innovation Fund’s second call for small-scale projects is open to proposals in renewable energy, energy-intensive industries including substitute products, energy storage, and carbon capture,...
WOBO welcomes the creation of options to secure public safety and confidence. Set to be showcased exclusively at FIREX International in May, EVACSTAC is a prefabricated structural steel tower solution designed to provide an alternative evacuation route for residents in the event of a fire,...
WOBO thanks IFSEC GLOBAL for the update. An agreement between the Government and 35 major developers will see £5 billion committed from industry towards addressing the building safety scandal, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has announced. £2 billion of this has...
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