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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The New Yellow Book – UK Specification for Ground Investigation

The UK Specification for ground investigation (the Yellow Book) has been revised by an industry working group led by the AGS and…

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[WEBINAR REPLAY] The Development of a Degree Apprenticeship in Geoscience

This free webinar from the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists will focus on the topic; The Development of a Degree Apprenticeship…

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[Webinar Bundle] Sustainability in the Delivery of Brownfield Regeneration

We’re pleased to announce the launch of a two-part webinar series on the subject of brownfield regeneration. The successful delivery of societal…

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[WEBINAR REPLAY] Sustainability in the Delivery of Brownfield Regeneration: Sustainable Management of Soils

We’re pleased to announce details on the final webinar in this two part series on brownfield regeneration. The successful delivery of societal…

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[WEBINAR REPLAY] Sustainability in the Delivery of Brownfield Regeneration: Sustainable Remediation Solutions

The successful delivery of societal resilience to changing climate depends on increased adaptation and acceptance by both society and industry of the…

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