Health and Safety – Lego Style
The AGS Safety Working Group hosted the ‘Safety in Mind’ conference at the National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull, UK, on Thursday, 21 November…
Articles
“Emergency rescue from a trial pit – are you prepared?”
This is the second of a series of articles related to safety and trial pitting, following the June 2019 AGS Magazine article…
AGS Safety in Mind Conference Overview and Speaker Presentations
The AGS Safety in Mind Conference was held on 21st November 2019 at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham and sponsorship was…
Manual Handling Operations – Have you assessed your risk?
As the litigious nature of society grows and employees appear to be encouraged more than ever to pursue claims with their employers,…
Trial Pitting – Still Fit for Purpose?
Trial pitting and trial trenching have long been a popular investigation tool within the geotechnical and geo-environmental industry. Trial pits and trial…
AGS Awards 2019
This year’s AGS Awards took place during the Annual General Meeting at AGS Annual Conference 2019 on Wednesday 3rd April at the…
Q&A with Roseanna Bloxham
Full Name: Roseanna Bloxham BEng (Hons) FGS Job Title: Senior geo-environmental engineer Company: RSK Environment Ltd I am a senior geo-environmental engineer…
Safety Alert – Dangers of wearing lanyards whilst driving
The AGS have been made aware of a safety alert published by Anglian Water on the dangers of wearing lanyards whilst driving.…
AGS Safety Working Group Update
The first AGS Safety Working Group meeting of 2019 took place on Wednesday 23rd January 2019 and the Leader of the AGS…
PAS 128 – The Essentials
PAS 128 – what is it? Is it simply as a way standardising utility surveys or is it an attempt to minimise…
AGS Magazine: September/October issue
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the September/October issue of their bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
Network Rail – Safety Moment – Portland Park Embankment
The safety moment from Network Rail below describes discusses a worker who fell a short way down embankment and lacerated his leg…
AGS Magazine: July/August issue
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the July/August issue of their bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
AGS Members’ Day 2018 – an overview from Neil Parry, AGS Chair
This year’s Members’ Day was held in the new venue of the National Motorcycle Museum, where the successful AGS Geotechnical Data Conference…
AGS Magazine: May/June issue
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the May/June issue of their new bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To…
Archived AGS Publications
Superseded AGS Publications are available to purchase from the AGS. If you are looking for an AGS Publication and are unable to…
AGS Members’ Day 2018 and Speaker Presentations
AGS Members’ Day 2018 was held on 11th April 2018 at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. The day was a great…
AGS Magazine – March/April 2018 issue
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the March/April issue of their new bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To…
Making a Difference: A look at some of our members’ who volunteer outside of the AGS to make positive change for the industry
With over 130 different member companies, the AGS has a huge network of talented and influential practitioners which form the Association and…
AGS Members’ Day 2018 – Programme
AGS Members’ Day 2018 is taking place on Wednesday 11th April at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. Celebrating 30 years of…
AGS Safety Working Group: November 2017 Meeting Update
The final AGS Safety Working Group meeting of 2017 took place on 14th November 2017 in London and the Safety Leader, Adam…