Scotland: Changes to Fire Safety Laws – February 2022

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...

OSHA: Construction Outreach

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...

British Board of Agrément – September 2021 Webinars

WOBO acknowledges timber as a renewable resource. September sees the BBA taking a look at LEAN management and the future of timber within the construction industry. SEPTEMBER WEBINARS 2021 LEAN: The benefits of LEAN methodology for Product Certification and Testing Date: 7th September 2021, 11:00 GMT...

PAS 8673 Built environment – Framework for competence of individual Building Safety Managers and nominated individual Building Safety Managers – Specification

WOBO Governor David Gibson thanks BSI Standards for the opportunity for their members and fellow professionals to comment on the proposed standard. bsi would like to invite you and your organization to comment on a new draft standard for building safety: PAS 8673 Built environment –...

State of the Nations – Challenges now and for the future

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...

Scottish Remediation Site First in UK to Produce Green Aggregates for Construction

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...

Slips, Trips and Falls

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...

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report

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...

NFCC: Responsibility to check your premises fire safety measures

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...

Australia: Fire Engineering Guidelines 2021

WOBO appreciates the guide towards consistency and Fire Safety. The Australian Fire Engineering Guide (AFEG) has been developed by a team of specialist fire engineers (FE). The AFEG is part of the National Construction Code (NCC) support documents, and provides a guideline that meets the...

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