SearchThe 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…
Articles
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…
A Safe Pair of Hands
Responsibility, Safety and Operative Competence in the Geotechnical Industry Brian Stringer, British Drilling Association National Secretary Did you know that everyone in…
ICRCL 59/83 – Beyond 20 December 2002
R G Clark, CL Associates Most AGS members are aware or should be aware that ICRCL Guidance Note 59/83, 2nd edition was…
EU ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY DIRECTIVE
This new Directive is progressing through the Commission and European Parliament and has been reviewed by the Parliamentary Legal Affairs and Monetary…
Environment Agency Draft Policy on “Building on or Adjacent to Gassing Landfill Sites”
This draft document was published as a draft for consultation in July 02. It sets out EA policy on how they should…
IT & e-COMMERCE REPORT
E-Procurement Extranets, intranets, e-commerce, e-procurement – all words we see regularly in the civil engineering press and hear more frequently in the…
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…
THE EXTENSION OF MCERTS TO CHEMICAL TESTING OF SOILS
Bruno Guillaume, Arup Geotechnics In October 2001, the Environment Agency launched proposals to extend its Monitoring Certification Scheme, MCERTS to the chemical…
SAFETY MANUAL FOR INVESTIGATION SITES
The AGS Safety Manual for Investigation Sites was first published in 1992. It has now been extensively revised and extended to reflect…
INSURANCE CORNER
What is insurance for loss of original documents? Do we need it? Traditionally, Loss of Documents, was covered as a specific item…
INSITE FOR SCHOOLS
In a bid to overcome skill shortages, 15,000 copies of NCE insite go to schools and colleges every term to tell students,…