Global net zero requires global integration, research and technology. Vattenfall has confirmed plans to launch an innovative heat pump solution in the Netherlands, with a view to a UK launch, while the UK Government has allocated £19m of fresh funding to heat networks. Vattenfall announced...
Construction is a risky business – health and safety must be a key focus at all times. Great Britain’s workplace regulator is asking demolition and construction firms to double-down on thorough planning, management and control of demolition and refurbishment work. The HSE is asking that...
WOBO notes the initiatives in place for Northern Ireland. Paul McCormack, Program Manager of the Belfast Met led £12 million international renewable hydrogen project GenComm which has partners across Europe, welcomed Economy Minister Gordon Lyons launching, ‘The Path to Net Zero Energy’ – an ambitious...
WOBO thanks IFSEC GLOBAL for the link to the article by Mike Fox. Mike Fox, founder and MD of MAF Associates, looks back on what he argues was a frustratingly uneventful year for the fire industry, as we anticipate the enforcement of the Fire Safety...
WOBO thanks SHP for the information provided. The HSE has published statistics that cover work-related ill health, non-fatal workplace injuries and enforcement action taken by HSE, in the 2020/21 period. 1.7 million workers suffering from a work-related illness, around half of which were stress, depression...
WOBO Governor David Gibson thanks Workplace DNA for the competency update and the opportunity for members to participate. The public consultation for PAS 8671, a new framework for competence of individual Principal Designers and designated individuals working under the Organization Principal Designer, is now open...
OSHA – Tornado recovery. Did You Know? Workers performing recovery and cleanup operations following a tornado face hazards including unstable debris piles, falling objects such as tree limbs and utility poles, and burns and electrocution from downed power lines. Visit OSHA’s Tornado Response and Recovery webpage to...
High rise buildings – open for comment! Do you have a role in designing high-rise buildings? If so, it’s important you start preparing now for the changes being proposed under the Building Safety Bill. HSE is calling on designers to prepare now for upcoming regulatory...
Research – Thermophotovoltaic Technology. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has partnered with Antora Energy and theMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) over the past three years to engage in two separate projects in thermophotovoltaic (TPV) technology. TPV captures the energy radiated as infrared light from hot objects...
Carbon emissions; Building Design provides some interesting observations. All new buildings must reduce their carbon emissions by about a third, the government announced today. Building Regulations will be amended to enforce a 30% cut on emissions from new homes and a 27% cut on other...
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