AGS Guide to Environmental Sampling
Updated guide published in January 2019 (Original guide published in May 2010) This document is intended to provide practical guidance on the…
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AGS Annual Conference 2019
The AGS are pleased to announce that their inaugural Annual Conference is taking place on Wednesday 3rd April at the National Motorcycle…
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AGS Magazine: November/December 2018
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the November/December issue of their bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
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LQM training events (including QGIS)
LQM are running two one-day entirely hands-on GIS for Contaminated Land (27 & 28th February 2019) courses to cater for both beginners…
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AGS Annual Conference 2019
The AGS are pleased to announce that their inaugural Annual Conference is taking place on Wednesday 3rd April at the National Motorcycle…
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AGS Magazine: November/December 2018
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the November/December issue of their bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
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Duty of Care: Third-Party Reliance on Geotechnical Reports
A summary of Loss Prevention Alert (68), published September 2018 On 25 July 2018 the Technology and Construction Court (“TCC”) handed down…
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Environmental Liability Insurance
Most UK contracts that AGS members enter into will require them to hold various types of insurance – usually including as a…
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AGS Business and Marketing Plans – Delivering the Vision
The September/October issue of the AGS Magazine had an interesting article from industry stalwart Len Threadgold who looked back at the vision…
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AGS Guide to Environmental Sampling
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AGS Guidance on Slope Climbing Plant
Published 10th January 2019 • Slope climbing plant is now used in many ground investigations to mobilise drilling rigs and equipment to…
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AGS Guidance on Manual Handling
Published 10th January 2019 • Manual handling injuries are part of a wider group of injuries collectively referred to as musculoskeletal disorders…
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LPA 69 - The need for well-defined objectives and scope agreed by the Client and Ground Engineering Specialist
A common cause of disagreement (and in some cases legal dispute) between a client and the ground engineering specialist is a gap…
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Guidance on Working on Highways and Trunk Roads
Current edition published November 2018. 1st Edition published September 2018. Roads are a very hazardous working environment and require a commensurate level…
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Guidance on the Investigation of Derelict Sites
Published September 2018 Derelict sites will inevitably be ‘brownfield’ sites on account of previous development on the site. By implication such sites…
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