Following in the wake of recent survey findings indicating lack of knowledge of relevant Technical Standards for the drilling industry (EC7), The British Drilling Association (BDA) is urging main contractors to check and ensure compliance […]
The RAIB has just published a report looking at why a track worker only narrowly missed being struck by a train travelling at 85mph having gone onto the railway to locate a reported rail defect […]
As we all know health and safety must be assessed on a site specific basis. Security of open excavations has to take account of the risks of pedestrians and vehicles entering the excavation. A recent […]
With all the publicity that surrounded the trench collapse in September 2008, which killed a geotechnical engineer and resulted in the first prosecution under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, it is disappointing […]
The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) has released a new revision of its Guidance Note – “The Design for Splicing and Lifting of Pre-Fabricated and Site Fabricated Reinforcement Cages for Piling and Walling Works.” According […]
Whilst it is necessary to comply with the waste hierarchy and it makes good business sense inevitably there are sites were waste soils are generated that require disposal. If you are a waste producer do […]
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 […]
It is nearly 10 years since the second edition of SPERWall was published and this much used national standard has now been replaced by the third edition.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 […]
If you are interested in the geotechnical testing of soil, then you might want to spare the time to review some key standards that have been published, as drafts for consultation. Three parts of the […]
With teaching time on many university courses much decreased resulting in a reduction in the practical hands-on experience, and training budgets within companies, as a result of the recession, being pared to the minimum the […]