SearchProgress on the test standards cited in EN 7-2
New Standard BS EN ISO 17892 Test Superseded/will supersede Current Status Publication BS EN ISO 17892-1:2014 Water content BS1377-2,…
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SoBRA – Publication of methodology and generic assessment criteria for assessing risks to human health from volatile compounds in groundwater
SoBRA is pleased to announce the methodology and generic assessment criteria for 64 commonly analysed volatile constituents in groundwater has been published.…
AGS-BDA Task Force Bulletins
The Task Force is a joint initiative between the Association of Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Specialists (AGS) and the British Drilling Association (BDA)…
LQM Training Courses 2017
Land Quality Management’s 5-day series Introduction to Contaminated Land Management starts on 2nd February 2017 – attendance for all 5 days is…
Modern Slavery Statements – Newsletter Article for AGS Loss Prevention Working Group
Nearly 200 years after slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire, by the passing of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, it is…
SoBRA – Accreditation Scheme Launched July 4th 2016
The Society of Brownfield Risk Assessment (SoBRA) was established in 2009 to support the growing number of professionals working in land contamination…
NHBC Ground Gas Update – Site Assessment, Characterisation and Design of Gas Protection Measures
NHBC have published an update to their 2007 technical guidance for low-rise residential developments on sites affected by ground gases. The original…
Contamination Expo Series – 12th & 13th October 2016
The AGS has partnered with The Contamination EXPO Series, a major new European exhibition committed to providing the latest knowledge, products, and…
Potential Pitfalls for an Expert Witness
by Peter Witherington and Hugh Mallett Many of us in the technical services industry aspire to be experts in our field. …
NEW EDITION OF BS 1377-1:2016 PUBLISHED
BSI published the sixth edition of BS 1377-1:2016 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes – General requirements and sample…
Take the AGS-BDA Survey on Industry Standards
The AGS and the BDA have collaborated to create a new taskforce to investigate what the UK Ground Investigation industry thinks of…
AGS SWG Call for Safety Alerts
Dear Member, MESSAGE FROM THE SAFETY WORKING GROUP CHAIRMAN – CALL FOR SAFETY ALERTS The Safety Working Group would…
AGS Members’ Day: 7th April 2016
The AGS is pleased to announce details of Members’ Day 2016, which is taking place on Thursday 7th April 2016 at the…
Hard Shoulder, Near Miss. Stay Safe!
Please click the below link to see a video clip of a near miss on the hard shoulder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JiOETTsHWI If you have…
Intellectual Property Rights
The AGS has recently published a guidance document on Copyright issues arising from the use of consultants’ reports and drawings in the…
Quality Results in Ground Investigation Seminar Presentations
The AGS recently held a Quality Results in Ground Investigation seminar which focused on site investigation, what laboratories can provide and the…
AGS Guide to Good Report Writing 2015
The AGS Guide to Good Practice in Writing Ground Reports has had a 2015 up-date and is now free to download, please…
GEOTECHNICAL LABORATORY TESTING TO BS EN ISO 17892: Briefing Note (updated December 2015)
GEOTECHNICAL LABORATORY TESTING TO BS EN ISO 17892: Briefing Note (updated December 2015) BSI recently published the first two Standards in the…
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…
The Specialist in Land Condition (SiLC) Register Scheme
The Specialist in Land Condition (SiLC) Register Scheme was designed to support the use of the Land Condition Record (LCR), launched by…
Duress or Commercial Reality?
By Zita Mansi, BLM Solicitors An AGS member queried whether he has any redress in circumstances where he is obliged to sign…