International: Masters in Renewable Energy in the Marine Environment

WOBO is pleased to provide members and fellow professionals with a link to the Masters in Renewable Energy in the Marine Environment and the opportunity to advance their qualifications  Renewable energy plays a more and more important role. At a social level, renewable energy contributes to...

Australia: National Model Code of Conduct for Building Surveyors

WOBO is pleased to provide the link to the National Model Code provided by the Australian Building Codes Board in response to the Building Confidence Report of Australia. The National Model Code sets the standards of behaviour for building surveyors performing statutory functions. At their...

OSHA’s new leadership

WOBO has been advised by the United States Department of Labor in respect of OSHA’s new leadership.     James Frederick Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health James Frederick has worked in safety and health for three decades, including twenty-five years with the...

ICC: Two new Code Council online code tools now available

WOBO members and fellow professionals will find significant benefit from the links to the  U.S. Code Adoption Database The International Code Council launched two online building code tools for building safety professionals and the public to access free information about building code usage in their...

Nepal: National Building Code Updated – Seismic Design of Buildings

WOBO Governor David Gibson thanks Judy Zakreski, Vice President of Global Services at the Interantional Code Council for this update. The National Building Code has been updated with criteria, including structural designs, necessary to ensure all types of buildings are constructed safe and earthquake-resilient. The...

WWT: UK water companies unite for Race to Zero campaign

UK water companies have joined forces as part of the international Race to Zero campaign – pledging to deliver a net zero water supply for customers by 2030. Water UK is the first industry trade body to be made just one of 20 official partners...

The British Standards Institution: BSI Flex 8670 – Hackitt findings – Comments requested

Fire Safety competency and consistency are key. The British Standards Institution (BSI) is currently operating a six week consultation period.  Please note that the latest document is the 2nd version of BSI Flex 8670 and the result of our project Advisory Group reaching consensus on the...

New: International Association for Fire Safety Science [IAFSS] Working Group on Human Behaviour in Fires

WOBO recognises the value of research in respect of fire safety.  IAFSS provides an opportunity for participation. New International Association for Fire Safety Science [IAFSS] Working Group on Human Behaviour in Fires A new Working Group on Human Behaviour in Fires (HBiF) has recently been...

OSHA has tips for safely handling cryogens and dry ice used in storing COVID-19 vaccines

WOBO members and fellow professionals assisting in the vaccine process should review this document Cryogens and Dry Ice Cryogens are substances used to produce very low temperatures [below -153°C (-243°F)], such as liquid nitrogen (LN2) which has a boiling point of -196°C (-321°F), that are...

Practical Challenges in Mitigating the Aftermath of Fire in Historic Buildings

WOBO Governor David Gibson is pleased to share a link to the article “Practical Challenges in Mitigating the Aftermath of Fire in Historic Buildings” by Simon Kincaid, Senior Lecturer at  Sheffield Hallam University. ABSTRACT Fire is an unfortunate constant in the historic built environment which...

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