Working Group Safety

The Safety Working Group’s aims are to promote safety awareness for the geotechnical and geoenvironmental industry.

Strategic Plan

The Safety Working Group aims to provide guidance and links to relevant documents via this web page.

We produce regular updates throughout the year and all guidance documents are downloadable to make them as accessible as possible.

We aim to provide generic guidance to inform practice – it should be noted that for every site a specific risk assessment must be made to assess the actual site hazards present and how they can be addressed to minimise risks to people and property.

AGS Safety WG – Terms of Reference

Publications

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AGS Annual Conference 2026

We’re pleased to announce that our flagship event, the Annual Conference will return to One Great George Street in London’s Westminster on…

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Trial Pitting; Controlling the Risks

Trial Pitting; Controlling the Risks, is a two-hour webinar taking place between 11:00-13:00 on Wednesday 24th September. Chaired by AGS Safety Working…

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Managing pressurised gases during drilling

Published March 2025 The occurrence of ground gas is well documented within all drilling sectors, however, the potential for encountering a pressurised…

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Safety Guidance - First Aid Provisions

Published November 2024. This guidance replaces Guidance on First Aid at Work which was published in March 2014. The Health and Safety…

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Safety Guidance - Unexploded Ordnance

Published November 2024. This guidance replaces ‘Guidance on the Risk of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)’ which was published in January 2019. Between 2006…

AGS Annual Conference 2025

This event is now at full capacity.   The AGS Annual Conference 2025 is taking place on Thursday 1st May at One Great…

Articles

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Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Industry Accident Statistics 2024

Continued data sharing with the AGS into 2024 not only reinforces the importance of transparency but also enhances the industry’s shared understanding…

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AGS Early Careers Poster Competition 2026 – Top Five Industry Insights

The AGS Early Careers Poster Competition is back for a third year and this time, we want to hear your top five…

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Save the Date – Annual Conference 2026

We’re pleased to announce that our flagship event, the Annual Conference will return to One Great George Street in London’s Westminster on…

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AGS Awards 2025

We were delighted to announce this year’s AGS Award and Commendation Winners at the AGS Annual Conference, held at the One Great…

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Focusing on Women’s Safety and Welfare

I’m proud to release the below four-part article focusing on Women’s Safety and Welfare within the Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Industry. The article…

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AGS Event Programme 2025

[webinar] Effective Procurement of Ground Investigations Wednesday 9th April 11:00 – 13:00 FOC for AGS members / £50 (plus VAT) for non-members.…

Members

Adam Branson
Adam Latimer Ian Farmer Associates
Fiona White Geo-Integrity Ltd
Gerard Balp Lankelma Ltd
Jon Rayner AECOM Limited
Julian Lovell Equipe Training Limited
Katie Clark Jacobs UK Ltd
Lee Healey Story Contracting Ltd
AGS Safety WG Leader Liz Withington CC Ground Investigations Ltd
Madeleine Bardsley WSP
Marcus Boneham AtkinsRéalis
Margaret C.Y. Lo Soils Limited
Michael Smith Specialist member
Mike Bridgman Central Alliance Pre-Construction Services Ltd
Nick Brown Stantec UK
Owen Seymour WSP
Paul Breslin
Rachael Parry Geotechnical Engineering Ltd
Samantha Finch RSK Environment Ltd
Steve Everton Jacobs UK Ltd
Wendy Jones Geotechnical Engineering Ltd
Will Capps Lucion Delta-Simons Limited