BBA Monthly Newsletter – February 2023

WOBO thanks BBA for their offer of member support. Planning on entering the UK market? We offer a wide variety of supporting product test and installation services that can also help you along your journey. Discover how the BBA can help here >> FAQs from the BBA’s...

Professional Development Dates for your Diary

Development Opportunities – available online Join your fellow security professionals in celebrating 50 years at the core of keeping people and assets safe. IFSEC, taking place on 16-18 May 2023 at ExCeL London, will give you an opportunity to explore the latest technologies and solutions available...

ICC Global: Lithium-Ion Battery Energy System Storage

David Gibson, WOBO Governor, as part of the ICC Global Membership, encourages you to review the information relating to Lithium-Ion Batteries. Thank you to everyone who joined us for our webinar, Lithium-Ion Battery Energy System Storage: Connecting Building Codes, Design, Technology, and Fire Department Response. We hope...

Fire Safety News

WOBO thanks IFSEC GLOBAL and Fire Safety Matters for the updates provided. Preventing False Alarms – Considerations for building owners, responsible persons, and facilities management teams False alarms have both financial and behavioural implications; they can lead to lost time in production, fines from local...

Energy Updates:

WOBO thanks Renewable Energy for the reminders of the ongoing developments relating to energy capture and use. Yosemite Clean Energy to Receive $1 Million for Forest Biomass to Hydrogen Projects Yosemite Clean Energy was selected to receive two $500,000 Forest Biomass to Carbon-Negative Biofuels grants...

Fire Safety: Detection Principles and Device Selection – Date for the Diary

WOBO is aware of the risk of fire and the damage it can inflict and encourages professionals to refresh their knowledge and expertise. Join us for the next FSM webinar with Apollo on 23 February 2023 at 10.30am to learn about recent industry changes in...

Building Defects: A Global Problem

WOBO appreciates the link to the articles from LC Lawyers, Australia. Leaky Building Syndrome – NZ, Canada and Australian Experiences Australia may be embarking upon its own journey as more and more cases are being filed by strata communities and individual unit holders for leaky...

UK: SG4:22 Preventing falls in scaffolding operations

Scaffolding – prevention of falls. December 2022 saw the launch of the NASC (National Access and Scaffolding Confederation) SG4:22: Preventing falls in scaffolding operations guidance. This long awaited, core NASC document replaces SG4:15, providing industry best practice for fall prevention when erecting tube and fitting...

Ladder Association: Climbing Safety

Working at heights must be done safely, the Ladder Association provides guidance and support. You can now relive the action or catch up on what you missed at Ladder Conference 2022…the videos from the event are now available! You can watch all the presentations that...

Fire Safety: High-rise residential buildings – Guidance has been released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

WOBO thanks IFSEC GLOBAL for the link to the paper by Ron Alalouff. What information is required from responsible persons of occupied high-rise residential buildings? HSE releases initial guidance Initial guidance on the information those responsible for high-rise residential buildings need to make available has...

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