Australia: Inspection and certification of fire safety systems

WOBO recognises the requirements for registered Fire Safety Practitioners. The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) today released the final consultation in response to the Building Confidence Report (BCR). Recommendation 19 of the BCR is that each jurisdiction requires registered fire safety practitioners to design, install and certify...

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...

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...

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