WOBO recognises the requirements for registered Fire Safety Practitioners. The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) today released the final consultation in response to the Building Confidence Report (BCR). Recommendation 19 of the BCR is that each jurisdiction requires registered fire safety practitioners to design, install and certify...
Buildings must have lifetime safety. This British Standard gives recommendations and guidance on the design, management and use of the following building types, to achieve reasonable standards of fire safety for all people in and around: a) dwellings (single-family dwelling houses, self-contained flats or...
WOBO commends Fire Protection and Safety in the home. Campaign urges homeowners to install interlinked alarms to protect lives. Homeowners are being urged to install interlinked heat and smoke alarms in a nationwide media campaign launched before new fire safety laws come into effect next...
WOBO recognises diversity within the construction industry. Last month OSHA met with women in the construction industry to discuss their workplace safety and job opportunities. “While both men and women working in construction face many of the same risks, there are some unique issues that are of...
WOBO Governor David Gibson thanks the CABE for their reflection on Building Control and International Compliance. Andrew Pearson offers a snapshot of some of the common themes and issues that building control bodies are having to overcome in fulfilling their professional duties. We are in...
WOBO thanks Renewable Energy Magazine for the update in respect of Green Aggregate Materials. SandandStone, the UK’s first supplier of green aggregate materials, has signed an agreement with Green Biofuels Ltd, which enables the business to deliver all of its remediation and aggregate projects with minimal...
WOBO appreciates the support provided by Barbour in respect of Health and Safety. Barbour EHS have added a brand-new video to the Barbour service and they are offering you a sneak peek! Their Slips, Trips and Falls whiteboard video will provide you and your employees with a...
WOBO thanks Modern Building Services for their link to the Climate Change “wake up call”. In advance of COP26 in November, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released their report yesterday. To meet their objective of limiting global temperature rises of 1.5oC, the demands on...
WOBO thanks the National Fire Chiefs Council [NFCC] for the link to their update in respect of “Responsible Persons” NFCC has been monitoring fires in high rise residential buildings and the effectiveness of the arrangements in place at those premises. Recently there have been instances...
Green Hydrogen – fuel for the future. bp Australia has announced the findings of its study into the feasibility of an export-scale green hydrogen and ammonia production facility in Western Australia. The study found that the production of green hydrogen and green ammonia using renewable energy is...
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