Urban Geoscience: opening up the industry to a more inclusive and diverse community
This inaugural webinar from the AGS will see Nick Koor, (University Geosciences UK Group and the Geological Society), discuss the decline of…
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Urgent PPE support for the NHS
With the ongoing situation with COVID-19, the NHS urgently need the following equipment: • FFP3 Respirator Masks • Full Face Visors (disposable)…
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AGS Magazine: June/July 2020
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the June/July 2020 issue of their publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
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AGS Magazine: June/July 2020
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the June/July 2020 issue of their publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
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Working at Height During Trial Pitting: How Far is So Far as Reasonably Practicable?
This paper was the subject of a presentation at the AGS Safety in Mind conference in November 2019, and started by asking…
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Ground Investigation – Is it time for change?
The article entitled “are traditional sampling techniques really that bad” published in April’s AGS Magazine has provoked much discussion and debate amongst…
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Introduction to the AGS Instrumentation and Monitoring Working Group (I&MWG)
Background In March last year an international Instrumentation and Monitoring (I&M) Conference in London concluded with a Ground Engineering Round Table debate…
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BS 10176:2020 TAKING SOIL SAMPLES FOR DETERMINATION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCs) – SPECIFICATION
This new standard is intended to raise the reliability of sampling soils for determination of VOCs in the UK, by introducing methods…
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AGS Awards 2020
Below are the list of recipients of this year’s AGS Awards. We would like to thank all Working Group participants for their…
Featured publications
Safety Guidance
Safe Ground Investigations in the Light of COVID-19
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) which is commonly spread through coughing and sneezing, through close…
Safety Guidance
Guidance on Working on Soft Ground
Published May 2020 This guidance considers access to construction work on soft ground and in particular ground investigation. Working in areas of…
Safety Guidance
Risk Assessments and Method Statements for Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists
Published March 2020. This version replaces ‘Health and Safety Risk Assessment for Ground Investigation’ document which was published in 2010. Health and…
Safety Guidance
Guidance on Occupational Stress
Published 5th March 2020. Work related stress can be a significant cause of illness and has been linked to increased incidence of…
Loss Prevention Alerts
LPA 70 - Liability of Parent Companies for overseas subsidiaries - Vedanta Resources PLC and another v Lungowe and others [2019] UKSC 20
Published December 2019. In April 2019, the Supreme Court held in the above case that a parent company based in the UK…
Safety Guidance
Guidance for Working on Rail Infrastructure
Published July 2019 This guidance is written for anyone involved in geotechnical or geo-environmental work on Network Rail’s Managed Infrastructure (NRMI). Separate…