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The City of Yorkton is changing its Building Bylaw to enhance home safety. “An amendment to the City of Yorkton Building Bylaw is being proposed in this report pertaining to the enhancement of current National Building Code requirement,” explained Jeff Fawcett, Building Official, with the City at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday. Fawcett said the changes are related to residential occupancies with attached garages. “The National Building Code currently requires that only ...

Labour Ministry forms panels to review standards under OSH&WC Code SECTIONS Share Synopsis The committee on factories and dock works will be chaired by R K Elangovan, DG, DGFASLI (Directorate General, Factory Advice and Labour Institutes), Mumbai. The labour ministry has set up three expert committees to review the existing rules and regulations pertaining to safety, fire and other working conditions and to suggest safety related standards for factories under the the Occupational Safety, Health...

The four-by-eight sheet of OSB that once cost $15 now costs $55 — a 300 per cent increase that James said all came during the pandemic. "And there is some different products that you wouldnt think of that would be challenging in this time of season," James said. "Anything from caulking to nails and screws, its just constant price increase after price increase and very tough to find the product." The supply chain is a huge problem right now, he said, making it difficult to get a lot of prod...

By Fadekemi Ajakaiye Lagos State members of the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) have said that it is against the law of Lagos State Building Regulation of 2019 to build without a registered Builder. They stated this at a press briefing to commemorate the 2021 Builders’ Day at the NIOB Lagos State Secretariat, Builders’ House in Lagos, recently. The Lagos State Chapter Chairman, Bldr. Sunday Wusu (FNIOB) stated “though these cases of building collapse are always associated w...

Globally, fires account for 300,000 deaths annually and are the largest cause of accidental injuries after road mishaps, falls and drowning.Fire safety planning

Alarms installed after a leak in January alerted residents that exhaust from the buildings boiler was being released inside.

  SASKATOON -- The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) is recommending the city adopt regulations which would require CO detectors be installed in all occupancies ‘where sleeping occurs’. The recommendation is contained in a report for the Planning and Development Committee, and comes over a month after a carbon monoxide leak at an apartment building forced several residents to be evacuated.  Further investigation found the building did not have any CO detectors installed. The detectors...

Latent Defect Liability clause introduced in Unified Building Bye-Laws: Delhi govt ANI | Updated: Mar 03, 2021 20:00 IST New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): The Delhi Government on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that Latent Defect Liability clause (Clause 2.10) has been introduced in the Unified Building Bye-Laws (UBBL)-2016. The high court was hearing a contempt plea filed against Chief Secretary of Delhi, Commissioners of three municipal corporations o...

March 1, 2021 Robert Jutras, principal engineer at UL led a sponsored session called "The New Canadian High Exposure Fenestration Installation Standard CSA A440.6:20, Explained" during the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance Virtual Annual Conference. This new document from the Canadian Standards Association was published in 2020 and encompasses more than 140 pages, mapping out specifications for the installation of fenestration products in buildings of four or more stories in height, ...

A Cebu City official ordered the removal of tarpaulins plastered along several streets, encouraging Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte to run for president.