On 14 March 2017 the Environment Agency added to their suite of online Guidance by publishing information on those extremely low-risk discharges which are not considered groundwater activities but are considered exclusions and as such […]
The Environment Agency (EA) has just published “The Environment Agency’s approach to groundwater protection” March 2017 version 1.0. It contains position statements which provide information for different sectors about the Environment Agency’s approach to managing […]
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 […]
Officially launched at the end of January and already topping CIRIA’s booksales, this short A5 site guide is a “gem” in the suite of asbestos soils guidance with its easy to understand flow charts for […]
Drones are already in use in the UK to inspect infrastructure, survey sites and monitor the natural environment. With concerns over privacy and safety the Government has launched a Consultation regarding a number of proposals […]
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 […]
Are you a keen amateur photographer? Do you take breath-taking and eye-arresting photographs of geology? (and not just stockpiles of soils which make up most of my collection of photographs!) Then you might wish to […]
During November, the HSE published the third edition of EH60, an environmental hygiene guidance note that draws attention to the possible health hazards which could result from occupational exposure to nickel and its inorganic compounds. […]
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 […]