Legislation/regulation

News

3 Oct 2008	Senior FM: "No shame" in low DEC rating There is “no shame” in having a low display energy certificate (DEC) rating for a building, according to a senior FM.
3 Oct 2008	SIA remit to extend to Northern Ireland The Security Industry Authority (SIA) is to extend licensing for seven sectors of the private security industry in Northern Ireland.
2 Oct 2008	Indian smokers out in the cold A public ban on smoking tobacco comes into force in India today, according to Reuters. The country’s 240 million tobacco users will face a fine of 200 rupees ($4.50) if they smoke in public places including offices, restaurants, railway stations and bars.
1 Oct 2008	DECs and EPCs become mandatory All government buildings must from today have a display energy certificate (DEC) on show for the public.
1 Oct 2008	Crackdown planned on minimum wage rogues The government is planning to crackdown on bosses who fail to pay the national minimum wage which increases from today.

16 Nov 2007

Influential investors have it their way as Carillion bags another big name
Good, old-fashioned shareholder power appears to have borne fruit at Alfred McAlpine, which has agreed to accept the overtures of Carillion after a courtship that began, in private, several months ago.

24 Jun 2008	Do they get what they pay for? Service charges have become a serious bone of contention between landlord and tenant over the past few years.
24 Jun 2008	Smoke signals It’s a year since the introduction of the smoking ban in England and the figures tell us that, on the whole, the ban has been a success.
29 May 2008	Where we want to be If the BIFM was a terrible teenager when FM World was born four years ago, then it is now starting to crystallise into a sophisticated twenty-something.
1 Oct 2007	Traffic jammers Another important meeting and another mobile phone goes off… Everyone tenses up.
17 May 2007	Smoke out The wretched sight of bedraggled office workers, crowded together, sucking on cigarettes in the wind and rain – excluded from the corporate splendour that employs them – is a common sight in today’s world.

9 Dec 2008	Climate Change Impacts for FM (Code 812CLIM)
9 - 10 Dec 2008	Health & Safety Regulations, Responsibilities & Risk Assessments (Code 812HSA)
10 - 11 Dec 2008	Display Screen Regulations & Risk Assessment (Code 812DSA)
20 - 22 Jan 2009	Understanding FM Foundation course (Code 901UFMF)
3 - 5 Feb 2009	The Professional FM Module 1 (Code 902PRFM1)

	Type Date	Title
	Guides & Briefings Jan-08	Improving the energy efficiency of our buildings A guide to energy performance certificates for the construction, sale and let of non-dwellings
	Supplements Jun-07	FM2007 Challenges & Opportunities in the FM Sector Results of a joint research investigation by the BIFM and accountants and business advisers BDO Stoy Hayward
	Presentations and Papers Mar-07	WEEE Presentation WEEE Presentation given at BIFM RSF event held on 6 March 2007.
	Articles Feb-07	Legal Records Gary Davies of Harrow Green published an article in September issue of FMX on the topic of Records Management, which members may find of interest
	Presentations and Papers Jan-07	BIFM Energy Position Paper Sets out the Institute's position on energy policy and how facilities management can help to deliver targets on energy efficiency and reductions in carbon dioxide emissions.