Public consultation open for fire safety standard

WOBO thanks Workplace DNA for the link to the BSI Consultation. The public consultation process for part one of the new Code of Practice for Digital Management of Fire Safety Information is open until 22 August. BSI, in its role as the UK National Standards...

Asbestos Analyst’s Guide (second edition, 2021)

WOBO thanks SHP for the update in respect of the analyst’s guide to asbestos. The HSG248 Asbestos Analyst’s Guide was originally published in 2005, and this revision takes into account the Analyst Inspection Programme carried out by the HSE in 2015. A report was subsequently...

Trenching Safety

Safety onsite is essential!! OSHA’s Alliance program is offering a free online presentation on trenching and excavation safety on July 23. OSHA has made reducing trenching and excavation hazards the Agency’s Priority Goal. Trench collapses, or cave-ins, pose the greatest risk to workers’ lives. To prevent cave-ins:...

HARDROCK Multi-Fix is now BBA Approved!

WOBO thanks ROCKWOOL for the update in respect of their BBA certification. ROCKWOOL HARDROCK® Multi-Fix (DD) and Tapered have been certified by the British Board of Agrément (BBA) following rigorous testing of their durability, thermal and fire performance. While HARDROCK Multi-Fix is already tried and...

The International Code Council launches process to conduct an in-depth review of the ICC Performance Code

ICC Performance based Building Codes – opportunity to get involved! Washington, D.C. – The International Code Council announced today that it will be working with Brian Meacham, PhD, PE, an international expert in performance-based building control systems, to launch a process of reimagining the ICC...

BIMtour: BIM4 Industry Conference June 30, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. CET

A last minute opportunity to join the BIMtour – online Wednesday. Why this image for this BIMtour session? Because we are going to analyze the true paradigm shift caused by BIM: taking into account the entire value chain. And this image symbolizes how great the...

OSHA: $21 million available in training grants

WOBO thanks OSHA for the link to the opportunities available through the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program. OSHA has more than $21 million available in Susan Harwood training grants to help non-profit organizations identify and prevent work-related infectious diseases, including COVID-19 and fund the development...

UN-Habitat: New World Urban Forum Website

UN-Habitat invites you to visit their new website and provide feedback. https://wuf.unhabitat.org/...

UN-Habitat: The Value of Sustainable Urbanization

WOBO thanks the UN-Habitat for the link to the World Cities Report 2020. The world we live in has been transformed in a manner not witnessed in recent times.  The coronavirus pandemic has triggered what arguably is the worst public health crisis in a century...

Poland: UN-Habitat – World Urban Forum June 2022

The opportunity for members and fellow professionals to support the goals of the UN-Habitat. Katowice, Poland and Nairobi, Kenya, 12 May 2021 – The World Urban Forum (WUF), the premier global meeting on urban issues, will be held in the Polish city of Katowice from 26-30...

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