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Loss Prevention CDM 2015
There appears a general consensus that working for a commercial competent supply chain and client, CDM2015 is reasonably straightforward to comply…
Applying 2015 CDM Regulations to Ground Investigation
Construction Design Management (CDM) updated their regulations earlier in the year to further improve health and safety across the construction industry and…
Construction Design & Management Regulations 2015 – implementation
Article written by Tom Phillips, RPA Safety Services and Julian Lovell, Chair of AGS Safety Working Group and Managing Director of Equipe. CDM2015…
Safety Group Report
Julian Lovell, Chairman, AGS Safety Working Group writes: Below is the latest report from our Safety Group which this quarter has been…
Asbestos PII Update
The subject of asbestos cover is one that has been in the spotlight for many years since the restriction (and in some…
Be On Your Guard
During recent years our industry has made great progress in providing rig guarding for piling and drilling rigs. Responding to the well…
The Contractor ’s Problem
You arrive on site with detailed plans of the buried services. The electricity and telecommunications can be readily confirmed with your Cable…
The Consultant’s Problem
There is still a perception within the industry, and sadly, this includes some CDM-Co-ordinators (CDM-C), that it is not necessary to appoint…
First Aid in the Workplace – Changes to Regulations
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), carried out an evaluation of first aid in the workplace and found that ‘although first aid…
Understanding Bandings
This article has been superseded by Safety Guidance – Classification of Potentially Contaminated Sites for Intrusive Investigation Activities which was published in March…
Putting Safety First
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 Introduction This new Act came into force on 6th April 2008. An offence is…
The Dangers of Trial Pitting
This is Alex Wright. Alex was a 27 year old experienced geotechnical engineer. He lost his life on Friday 5th September 2008…
Unexploded Ordnance – a Construction Industry Guide
As the representative of the AGS on the project steering group for the forthcoming CIRIA construction industry guidance on UXO, Andy O’Dea…
AGS manual handling
More than a quarter of accidents that have occurred at work and have been reported to the enforcing authorities each year, are…
Defence cost in criminal prosecutions
It is probably common knowledge that fines arising from Criminal Prosecutions for Health and Safety breaches are not covered by a designer’s…
Establishing Ground Rules
Concerns over the place of Ground investigations in relation to CDM led John Banks and Mouchel Parkman to raise queries with HSE…
Underground Services and Utility Plans
Figures provided by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) record around 30 fatalities a year through contact with electricity. Most of these…
Ground investigation industry urged to take heed of new EC regulations
In April 2007, yet another piece of EC Regulation came into force. This relates to drivers’ hours and the need for tachographs…
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (“CDM”) – Questions and Answers
Why was it necessary to revise the CDM Regulations 1994? The new Regulations came into force in April 2007. The purpose of…
Guidance on the use of HBM in working platforms
New guidance has been launched by WRAP entitled ‘Guidance on the use of HBM in working platforms’. This covers the key issues…