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Month: November 2016

Concerns raised over possibility of Imported Building Materials Containing Asbestos – UPDATE!

November 30, 2016 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

Further to the GEMs article titled “Concerns raised over possibility of Imported Building Materials Containing Asbestos” published  on 19 August 2016 according to the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat(IBAS) website the HSE has now completed their […]

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Noise in the Marine Environment

November 30, 2016November 30, 2016 Claire Dickinson Controlled Waters

It wasn’t until I chaired CIRIA’s Project Steering Group on Unexploded Ordnance in the Marine Environment that I began to realise that the issue of marine noise and its impact on fauna was becoming a […]

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Burying non-native invasive plants – when do I need a permit?

November 30, 2016November 30, 2016 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

On 23 November Environment Agency published on-line their Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) 178 for the treatment and disposal of invasive non-native plants. If your proposed treatment works can comply with the conditions of RPS 178 […]

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New -Hydrological summary for the United Kingdom: October 2016

November 16, 2016 Claire Dickinson Controlled Waters

Talking about the weather is a national past time but what does this actually mean in terms of river flows and groundwater levels.  Well if you want to gain a very quick understanding of status […]

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Safety Alert_RAIB Report into Structural Failure due to Scour

November 16, 2016November 17, 2016 Claire Dickinson Geotechnics

Shallow foundations and high velocity flows led to structural failure caused by scour at Lamington viaduct, South Lanarkshire 31 December 2015. Earlier this week the RAIB released its report looking into the factors which gave […]

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Updated – The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Specification for Piling and Embedded Retaining Walls (SPERWall)

November 16, 2016December 8, 2016 Claire Dickinson Geotechnics

It is nearly 10 years since the second edition of SPERWall was published and this much used national standard has now been replaced by the third edition. The document has been revised in response to […]

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Updated – Excise Notice AGL1: Aggregates Levy

November 9, 2016 Claire Dickinson Fiscal Measures

On 4 November 2016 the online version of Notice AGL1 dated  1 August 2015 was cancelled and replaced by an updated version.  The main changes arise from new regulations about who has to register for […]

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Are you storing combustible waste on site?

November 9, 2016 Claire Dickinson Waste

In July this year guidance was published online for those with Environmental Permits to set out what must be included in fire prevention plans and the fire prevention measures that must be put in place […]

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