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…
Working Group
Laboratories
The Laboratories group deals with issues surrounding testing, safety and quality that relate to the accurate analysis of the fluids, soils, gases and materials found in the ground.
Strategic Plan
To provide a focus for promoting best practice. To facilitate a group approach to identifying and resolving issues faced by laboratories. To be a forum for formulating unified industry responses to proposed changes in legislation and standards.
To encourage and assist Members to provide high quality, appropriate and reliable testing services.
Permanent objectives
- Provide a forum for discussion of commercial issues.
- Provide a forum for discussion of issues affecting the testing sector of the ground industry (eg Health and Safety accreditation training
- Facilitate co-ordination of industry views and comments on new legislation, regulations and standards. (eg current work in CEN/TC 341)
- Support external accreditation.
Publications
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Guidance
AGS Documents
AGS Business Plan
Published in November 2018 This document is the AGS Business Plan which was published in November 2018.
Position Paper
Laboratory Proficiency Testing
This paper sets out the AGS position on Laboratory proficiency testing. Published in August 2013
Guidance
The EN ISO 17892 Standards for Geotechnical Testing - March 2014
Published in March 2014. This is a copy of the presentation provided by AGS Member, Roger Brown (Fugro GeoConsulting) at the Laboratories…
Position Paper
Soil Guideline Values: The Way Forward: AGS Response
Published in 2007 The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS) is a long established trade association which represents the interests of…
Position Paper
UKAS Accreditation for Laboratories - The AGS View
Published in 2004 UKAS accreditation is mandatory for analytical and materials testing laboratories working on most Government funded projects, with the former also…
Articles
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POSTPONED: AGS Laboratories, Instrumentation & Monitoring Conference
With the ongoing situation of COVID-19, The AGS have made the decision to postpone the Laboratories, Instrumentation and Monitoring Conference which was…
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AGS Laboratories Working Group Update
Mark Beastall of Socotec, the recently elected new leader of the Laboratories Working Group, has provided an update on the top issues…
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AGS Awards 2019
This year’s AGS Awards took place during the Annual General Meeting at AGS Annual Conference 2019 on Wednesday 3rd April at the…
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AGS Magazine: September/October issue
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the September/October issue of their bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
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AGS Magazine: July/August issue
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the July/August issue of their bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
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AGS Laboratories Working Group: July 2018 Meeting Update
The third AGS Laboratories Working Group meeting of 2018 took place on 12th July 2018 at Geotechnica and the Laboratories Leader, Dimitris…
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