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The Environment Agency have advised that a policy titled ‘Chemical Test Data on Contaminated Soils – Qualification Requirements (307_03)’ has recently been…
Articles
The Landfill Directive – Nightmare or Opportunity
[These notes were made after attending an EIC Seminar on the Landfill Directive held on 31 March 04. They represent the view…
Charging Interest on Late Payments
Tim White of Marquis & Lord (Consulting Scientists) writes about his experience in maintaining a positive cash flow Are you aware of…
Code of practice for legal admissibility and evidential weight of information stored electronically
Will the law admit your evidence? Many AGS Members prepare reports which may have evidential weight. They may be backed by digital…
Notes on Asbestos liability and Insurance Issues
From ABI Seminar on the availability of insurance for asbestos related risks and the impact of the new asbestos regulations The ABI…
Electronic Tenders and Email
Both the Loss Prevention WG and the Business Practice WG have raised questions about e-business and email that highlight a degree of…
Cover systems for land regeneration
The report prepared by RSK ENSR on behalf of the AGS in partnership with the BRE is now available. Cover systems are…
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.…
Letter to the Editor
Dear AGS, Are AGS Members aware of the potential impact Japanese Knotweed (JKW) may have on the development of sites? If this…
What Is Finalling?
In future the NHBC will adopt a consistent approach to determining what will and what will not prevent the necessary confirmation that…
The CML initiative – how does it affect geo-specialists?
In order to prevent homes being sold and occupied before completion, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) initiative was implemented in April…
The Extension of MCERTS to Chemical Testing Of Soils – An Update
In January 2003, issue number 45 of the AGS Newsletter contained an article by Bruno Guillaume, of Arup Geotechnics, who outlined the…
PPC Site Reports – Change in EA Policy
The Environment Agency issued a new policy and guidance on protection of land quality and preparation of site reports under the Integrated…
AGS Response to Nigel Griffiths, MP
On his appointment as Minister for Construction, Nigel Griffiths wrote to all trade associations and professional bodies and invited them to submit…
Soil Quality – BS ISO 17155:2002
Determination of Abundance and Activity of Soil Microflora Using Respiratory Curves This standard specifies a test method for determining the activity of…
Soil Quality – BS EN ISO 14507:2003
Pretreatment of samples for determination of organic contaminants This International Standard specifies three methods for the pretreatment of soil samples in the…
Guidelines for the Preparation of the Ground Report
When the late Sir John Knill spoke to the AGS Committee in May 2000, he was less than complementary about the quality…
Users Guide to Adjudication
Adjudication was made a feature of all construction contracts by the ‘Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1966’ . Section 108 of…
At Last! Holeside Logging
By now we are all aware that the AGS data interchange format saves having to re-key borehole data, and that the earlier…
AGS Insurance Questions
1. What is the insurance position if there is third party damage when acting as a consultant? Basically the answer depends on…
Electronic Tenders – The Future?
A survey of Members in January/February 2003 revealed that a majority have some experience of tendering based on information provided electronically. Responses were…