Laboratories Working Group Report
John Powell, Chairman, Laboratories Working Group writes: The meeting had 8 member attendees and 7 apologies. BSI Committee B/526/3 Revision of BS5930:…
John Powell, Chairman, Laboratories Working Group writes: The meeting had 8 member attendees and 7 apologies. BSI Committee B/526/3 Revision of BS5930:…
Julian Lovell, Chairman, AGS Safety Working Group writes: Below is the latest report from our Safety Group which this quarter has been…
Hugh Mallett, Chairman LPWG writes: The group is drafting articles and guidance on a number of issues that are important to AGS…
Although there are indications that the supply of UK and EU graduate engineers is increasing, there are still sufficient hard to fill…
Neil Parry, Chairman, CLG writes: Our last meeting was held on 10th January 2015, 17 members attended. Below is a summary of…
UK Register of Ground Engineering Professionals (UK RoGEP) It is nearly a year since we launched UK RoGEP and things have moved…
A BIM Focus Learning or extending your Building Information Modelling (BIM) knowledge through the BIM Hubs In line with the launch of…
BGS – Legal Obligations Regarding Drilling Many Members of the AGS received a letter on the 31st May referring to legal obligations…
AGS Comment on Geotechnical Sampling to Eurocode 7 In the September 2011 issue of the AGS Newsletter “ Advice to AGS Members…
The Shortage Occupation List maintained by the UK Boarder Agency (UKBA) identifies those job titles which are officially considered to be in…
Professional Indemnity Insurance ~ Requests for higher Limits of Indemnity It is not unusual for Consultants to be faced with a request…
Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering MSc courses – what is the problem? A recent meeting arranged by the AGS on behalf of…
The risk of harm arising from asbestos left in soil is one which has only recently been identified. We do not yet…
In June 2011, a new initiative for ground engineers was launched in the United Kingdom, after nearly ten years of discussions between…
An update on progress John Powell – Technical Director Geolabs and Independent Consultant David Norbury – Independent Consultant We trust that by…
NHBC (National House-Building Council) is the standard setting body and the leading warranty and insurance provider for new and newly converted homes…
The subject of asbestos cover is one that has been in the spotlight for many years since the restriction (and in some…
The AGS is active in establishing industry guidance for asbestos in soils. The CLWG and LPWG have formed a small sub-group to…
How standardised is MCerts analysis in stony samples? Despite articles such as that by Mark Perrin (Ground Engineering, April 2007), many engineers,…
BS 10175:2011 (Investigation of Potentially Contaminated Sites – Code of Practice) was published in March 2011. It is much improved compared to…
Peter Boyd, AECOM Limited and Neil Parry, Geotechnical Engineering Limited The UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has produced this document to replace…