AGS Guidance on Ground Investigation Activities - Rotary Drilling
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists’ (AGS) Guidance on ground investigation activities provide advice for Clients, specifyers and procurers to direct…
The Safety Working Group’s aims are to promote safety awareness for the geotechnical and geoenvironmental industry.
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.
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists’ (AGS) Guidance on ground investigation activities provide advice for Clients, specifyers and procurers to direct…
The UK Specification for ground investigation (the Yellow Book) has been revised by an industry working group led by the AGS and…
Published March 2022 The Borehole Sites and Operations Regulations (BSOR) were made under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act, 1974…
This free webinar from the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists will focus on the topic; The Development of a Degree Apprenticeship…
Published in December 2021 (Original guidance published in September 2015) HAVS is the collective term for conditions caused by operation of Vibrating…
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We’re pleased to announce the launch of the third edition of the UK Specification for Ground Investigation – also known as ‘Yellow…
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Roseanna Bloxham, Leader of the AGS Safety Working Group, has provided an update on the top issues the Safety Working Group discussed…
The results are in! We’re pleased to announce the winners of this years AGS Awards: Loss Prevention Rachel Griffiths (Award) Russell Jones…
Article contributed by Roseanna Bloxham, Senior Geo-Environmental Engineer, RSK and AGS Safety WG Leader. Pregnancy is a part of life, its something…
The Safety Working Group aims to provide guidance to inform practice and aims to produce regular updates throughout the year. It was…