EN 1990 Alteration
EN 1990 Altered to Avoid UK Liability Problems The head code, EN 1990, has been changed to make sure that civil and…
EN 1990 Altered to Avoid UK Liability Problems The head code, EN 1990, has been changed to make sure that civil and…
Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) A new framework for assessing risks to ecological systems from contaminants in soils was published by the Environment…
This article has been superseded by Safety Guidance – Classification of Potentially Contaminated Sites for Intrusive Investigation Activities which was published in March…
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 Introduction This new Act came into force on 6th April 2008. An offence is…
Introduction In the present economic climate every business is feeling the pressure and it has never been more important to take all…
DEFRA’s Water Classification Directions to the Environment Agency Could water testing costs (either as part of due diligence work or operationally in…
It is common for Clients to request that their consultant obtains “sign off” of proposals for site investigation, risk assessment and in…
This is Alex Wright. Alex was a 27 year old experienced geotechnical engineer. He lost his life on Friday 5th September 2008…
As the representative of the AGS on the project steering group for the forthcoming CIRIA construction industry guidance on UXO, Andy O’Dea…
The long nights of re-typing pile schedules could be a thing of the past as the Federation of Piling Specialists launches a…
Equipe Training Limited has delivered its’ first courses in September from their newly established Drilling AcademyTM near Banbury, Oxfordshire. The courses were…
The Ground Forum is delighted to announce that 19 ground engineering job titles have been included in the new ‘Shortage Occupations List’…
Requirements of the Companies Regulations 2006 From 1st January 2007 external business emails issued by public and private companies and limited liability…
Dear Editor I have been delivering lectures on EC7 parts 1 and 2 for a while now, and I remain amazed and…
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations came into force on the 6th April 2008. They merge Waste Management Licensing (WML) and…
On Friday 29 February 2008, a new immigration system was launched to ensure that only those with the right skills or the…
More than a quarter of accidents that have occurred at work and have been reported to the enforcing authorities each year, are…
It is probably common knowledge that fines arising from Criminal Prosecutions for Health and Safety breaches are not covered by a designer’s…
Half of construction waste already gets recycled, but the other half is still either being spread as waste (under various licensing exemptions)…
Concerns over the place of Ground investigations in relation to CDM led John Banks and Mouchel Parkman to raise queries with HSE…
In December 2006 the Scottish Executive (SE) published a best practice guide for proposed electricity generation developments entitled “Peat landslide hazard and…