Working Group Loss Prevention

We provide Members with information and advice to enable proper management of risk to the benefit of both the Member and the Client. The group’s activities include the preparation of Loss Prevention Alerts, Loss Prevention Guidance, Client Guides and magazine articles about current and emerging legal, contractual and insurance issues.

If you have any feedback on the AGS LPWG Guidance or the Loss Prevention Alerts, please contact ags@ags.org.uk

Strategic Plan

To enable improved management of our Members’ business risk exposure and financial performance by providing procedural support and good practice guidance. This will be achieved through the publication of advice in:

Magazine articles
Loss Prevention Guidance
Loss Prevention Alerts
Client Guides, and
AGS Publications and Position Papers.

LPWG Terms of Reference

Publications

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Loss Prevention Alerts

LPA 58 - Risks Associated with the Preparation of As-built Drawings

Updated version published July 2026 (Previous version published in November 2014) Consulting engineers may be commonly asked to prepare ‘as-built’ drawings as…

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Loss Prevention Alerts

LPA 39 - The Risks for a Professional When Operating Without Insurance

Updated version published July 2026 (previous version published March 2007) A professional indemnity policy is no more than a contract between a…

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AGS Annual Conference 2027

The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists is delighted to announce that its flagship Annual Conference will return to the prestigious One…

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Guidance

The Building Safety Act 2022 - A snapshot of what you need to know

Published June 2026 The Building Safety Act 2022 (the “BSA”) established and introduced a regime with a particular focus on building safety…

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Individual Competence - Understanding How Government Reforms Will Affect You and Our Industry

In the wake of the Grenfell disaster, professional and occupational competence is undergoing deep reform. Assumed expertise is being swept away in…

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Loss Prevention Alerts

LPA 11 - Confusion about Assignment

Published February 2026 (replaces version published in June 2000) Several questions on the AGS Legal Helpline relating to assignment disclose confusion about…

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