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Loss Prevention CDM 2015
There appears a general consensus that working for a commercial competent supply chain and client, CDM2015 is reasonably straightforward to comply…
Applying 2015 CDM Regulations to Ground Investigation
Construction Design Management (CDM) updated their regulations earlier in the year to further improve health and safety across the construction industry and…
Safety Group Report
Julian Lovell, Chairman, AGS Safety Working Group writes: Below is the latest report from our Safety Group which this quarter has been…
First Aid in the Workplace – Changes to Regulations
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), carried out an evaluation of first aid in the workplace and found that ‘although first aid…
Putting Safety First
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 Introduction This new Act came into force on 6th April 2008. An offence is…
The Dangers of Trial Pitting
This is Alex Wright. Alex was a 27 year old experienced geotechnical engineer. He lost his life on Friday 5th September 2008…
AGS manual handling
More than a quarter of accidents that have occurred at work and have been reported to the enforcing authorities each year, are…
Defence cost in criminal prosecutions
It is probably common knowledge that fines arising from Criminal Prosecutions for Health and Safety breaches are not covered by a designer’s…
Underground Services and Utility Plans
Figures provided by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) record around 30 fatalities a year through contact with electricity. Most of these…
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (“CDM”) – Questions and Answers
Why was it necessary to revise the CDM Regulations 1994? The new Regulations came into force in April 2007. The purpose of…
Letters to the Editor
Integrating archaeology into geotechnical surveys Dear Colleague Unexpected archaeological discoveries can cause costly construction delays. There are number of things which AGS…
CSCS – What you need to know
The CSCS Scheme was set up in 1995 and there are currently more than 600,000 card holders covering more than 170 occupations.…
NEW BS ISO SOIL STANDARDS
BS ISO 10381-2:2002 SOIL QUALITY – SAMPLING – Part 2 GUIDANCE ON SAMPLING TECHNIQUES This standard, which is compatible with and complements…