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Delays, disruption, weather and climate change – keeping our rail network running

July 11, 2016July 11, 2016 Claire Dickinson Geotechnics

Increasingly we are seeing our National Rail Network under pressure from extreme weather events, and many of us, as recently as last month, were affected by delays and cancellations as result of flooding of lines […]

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Asbestos, the “unexpected” risk when coring through ground floor slabs

June 9, 2016December 11, 2023 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

How often when doing an investigation do you consider whether asbestos may be present beneath a ground floor slab? And how unexpected is it? Perhaps more common than you might think. Yesterday both WYG and […]

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28 April -Workers’ Memorial Day

April 29, 2016May 13, 2016 Claire Dickinson Health and Safety

A poignant reminder, that as the HSE statement put it, “Everybody has a right to come home safe and well from their job” or in the words of the International Labour Organisation(ILO) “ Decent work […]

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Will you come home safe from your site visit today?

April 27, 2016May 13, 2016 Claire Dickinson Health and Safety

Did you know over 10,000 were killed or seriously injured on country roads in 2014? According to a Government news release, a third of all fatalities occur on bends, with young drivers being most at […]

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First HSE Guidance on Asbestos in Soils- Consultation ( now closed, originally published October 2015)

April 27, 2016May 9, 2016 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

Whilst Chairing CIRIA’s sellout “Asbestos in Soils” Conference in Birmingham last week, Dr Martin Gibson (HSE) informed us that the ‘Asbestos: The Analysts’ Guide 2016 HSG248’ would be published for consultation this week. However, even […]

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