Safety
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.
Current edition published January 2019. 1st Edition published July 2018. The legacy of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) contamination in the UK is becoming…
Published 10th January 2019 • Slope climbing plant is now used in many ground investigations to mobilise drilling rigs and equipment to…
Published 10th January 2019 • Manual handling injuries are part of a wider group of injuries collectively referred to as musculoskeletal disorders…
Current edition published November 2018. 1st Edition published September 2018. Roads are a very hazardous working environment and require a commensurate level…
Published September 2018 Derelict sites will inevitably be ‘brownfield’ sites on account of previous development on the site. By implication such sites…
This year’s AGS Awards took place during the Annual General Meeting at AGS Annual Conference 2019 on Wednesday 3rd April at the…
Full Name: Roseanna Bloxham BEng (Hons) FGS Job Title: Senior geo-environmental engineer Company: RSK Environment Ltd I am a senior geo-environmental engineer…
The AGS have been made aware of a safety alert published by Anglian Water on the dangers of wearing lanyards whilst driving.…
The first AGS Safety Working Group meeting of 2019 took place on Wednesday 23rd January 2019 and the Leader of the AGS…
The AGS are pleased to announce that a conference based on health and safety within the geotechnical and geoenvironmental industry, will take…
PAS 128 – what is it? Is it simply as a way standardising utility surveys or is it an attempt to minimise…
