SearchDeleterious Materials – Good Practice in Use and Specification
Written by Hugh Mallett, Chair of the AGS Loss Prevention Working Group Introduction Despite the publication of the British Council of Offices…
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BS5930:2015 – the new version of the Standard on Ground Investigation is now available
Written by David Norbury – Independent Consultant and Chair of the Revision Panel BS5930 has underpinned ground investigation practice in the UK and…
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…
WHY SHOULD YOU BE AT GEOTECHNICA 2015?
Article written by Julian Lovell, Chair of the AGS Safety Working Group and Managing Director of Equipe. Over the last 6 years,…
Construction Design & Management Regulations 2015 – implementation
Article written by Tom Phillips, RPA Safety Services and Julian Lovell, Chair of AGS Safety Working Group and Managing Director of Equipe. CDM2015…
How AGS Data Makes Organisations More Efficient?
A series of short presentations about advances in the use of capturing and using Geotechnical Data from site, through the laboratories to…
Chairman’s Address
AGS Members Day is always an enjoyable and informative event, which manages to balance the AGS governance issues with topical presentations form…
Asbestos PII Update
The subject of asbestos cover is one that has been in the spotlight for many years since the restriction (and in some…
When is a financial cap likely to be an effective cap?
Elvanite Full Circle Limited v AMEC Earth & Environmental (UK) Ltd [2013] EWHC 1191 Article by Sarah McNeill, Griffiths & Armour Professional…
AGS Members’ Day – March 2015
9.30am – 16.30pm, Wednesday 18th March 2015 Royal Geological Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR AGS Members day incorporates our AGM and will…
Depositing geotechnical records with the BGS
The British Geological Survey (BGS) collects borehole records, borehole materials and site investigation reports which are maintained by the National Geoscience Data…
Work permits for Non-UK and EU Ground Engineers
Although there are indications that the supply of UK and EU graduate engineers is increasing, there are still sufficient hard to fill…
Ground Engineering Talking point on RoGEP
UK Register of Ground Engineering Professionals (UK RoGEP) It is nearly a year since we launched UK RoGEP and things have moved…
BIM Regional Hubs Events
A BIM Focus Learning or extending your Building Information Modelling (BIM) knowledge through the BIM Hubs In line with the launch of…
BGS Question and Answer
BGS – Legal Obligations Regarding Drilling Many Members of the AGS received a letter on the 31st May referring to legal obligations…
Eurocode Readers Question
AGS Comment on Geotechnical Sampling to Eurocode 7 In the September 2011 issue of the AGS Newsletter “ Advice to AGS Members…
Visa for Geoprofessionals
The Shortage Occupation List maintained by the UK Boarder Agency (UKBA) identifies those job titles which are officially considered to be in…
PI Requests for Higher Limits of Indemnity
Professional Indemnity Insurance ~ Requests for higher Limits of Indemnity It is not unusual for Consultants to be faced with a request…
University Meets Industry
Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering MSc courses – what is the problem? A recent meeting arranged by the AGS on behalf of…
What is Material Risk? Asbestos in Soil
The risk of harm arising from asbestos left in soil is one which has only recently been identified. We do not yet…
UK Registration of Ground Engineering Professionals (RoGEP)
In June 2011, a new initiative for ground engineers was launched in the United Kingdom, after nearly ten years of discussions between…