WOBO appreciates the update from Kim Lovegrove, Lovegrove & Cotton Lawyers Kim addressed the annual FireNZ Conference in Auckland on the critical topic: How Proportionate Liability Will Benefit Designers and Fire Engineers in a Revised Setting of Responsibility-Based Liability Allocation New Zealand is replacing joint and...
WOBO appreciates the links for updates provided by the Scottish government. Planning, Architecture and Regeneration News Future Planners Programme We were delighted to accept the Best Apprenticeship/Graduate Programme Award for the Future Planners Programme, on behalf of the Scottish Government at last night’s Herald and...
WOBO recognises the activities of the UK Health and Safety Executive and their potential use within the global setting a) Review of lifting equipment and pressure systems regulations – call for evidence HSE has launched a Call for Evidence (CfE) to review both the: Lifting...
WOBO appreciates the links for updates provided by the Scottish government. Planning, Architecture and Regeneration News – Consultation paper on Compulsory Purchase Reform in Scotland The Scottish Government is carrying out a programme of work to reform and modernise Scotland’s compulsory purchase system. Following a...
WOBO recognises the activities of the UK Health and Safety Executive and their potential use within the global setting. New research, training and resources -‘Relationships’ are one of the 6 main causes of stress at work. Although dealing with conflict can be something many people...
WOBO Governor David Gibson appreciates the update provided by LABC. Last week the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) issued eight drafts of secondary legislation likely to accompany the Building Safety Bill. These cover all the main areas of the proposed legislation and of particular...
WOBO Governor David Gibson draws your attention to the regulatory changes proposed in respect of Higher Risk Buildings. These draft regulations provide Parliament with more detail of our intentions for secondary legislation. The Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations [2021] The Secretary of...
WOBO thanks the UK Government for the direct links to the free Building Regulations and associated documents. An enhanced Manual to the Building Regulations designed to be clear and useful for a range of audiences, and a fully searchable PDF of all Approved Documents. Contents...
Safety costs! WOBO recognises the “need for safety” and that the “need” relates to the nature of the development – high rise buildings? This consultation seeks views on the design of a proposed levy on developers who seek regulatory permission to build certain high rise...
WOBO acknowledges the demands and implications of the Building Safety Bill. The Building Safety Bill will set out a clear pathway for the future on how residential buildings should be constructed and maintained. Reforms outline biggest changes to building safety regulation in a generation Building...
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