SearchNotes 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…
Articles
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
A NEW LOOK AT GEOPHYSICS
“We used geophysics once – It didn’t work!” – This was the somewhat challenging response which the author received from a young…
CLEA LAUNCH
The official launch of the CLEA model took place on 17 March 2002, covering:- CLR 7 Assessment of Risks to Human Health…
SITE INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE FOR CONCRETE DURABILITY IN ADDITION TO SOIL STRENGTH PARAMETERS
All too often Site Investigation work is seen solely to provide soil strength parameters to enable economical foundation design. There is a…
ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE
The AGS Contaminated Land Working Group organised a seminar in July 2001 to provide an update on the latest position of environmental…
New Guidance from the Environment Agency
Secondary Model Procedure for the Development of Appropriate Soil Sampling Strategies for Land Contamination (Technical Report P5-066/TR) Prepared by Monitor Consultants for…
Our man in Europe..
Note by: Peter Rodd, JacobsGIBB representative on the AGS Committee and Contaminated Land Working Group who attended a meeting of the ISO/TC…
Report on Remediation and Waste Management Regulation Regime Seminar
By Rob Frost and Hugh Mallett (Enviros Aspinwall) Background To bring the UK into line with the EC Waste Framework Directive the…