AGS Members' Day 2015 Contaminated Land Working Group Presentation, Neil Parry

1. Chairman
Neil Parry
CONTAMINATED LAND WORKING GROUP
Chairman
Neil Parry

2. OUR MISSION
• An authoritative voice on issues of land contamination.
• A forum for exchange of information and experience.
• An influence for the development of good regulation.
• A promoter of good practice and high professional standards.
• A specialist understanding of the interaction between
geotechnical and environmental matters in the assessment of
land.

3. GROUP PARTICIPATION
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• Meetings in London and Warwickshire.
• Participants from 23 member organisations.
• New group members.
• Regularly attended by the Environment Agency and NHBC.
• Joint meeting with Laboratories Group.

4. WHAT OUR MEMBERS DO
• UKWIR Position Paper for Members (published
June 2014).
• SiLC, Land Forum etc.
• Asbestos (JIWG).
• C4SL2 Steering Group.
• BS8485 CoP Ground Gas Protective Measures.
• BS5930 Ground Investigation.

5. WASTE CLASSIFICATION

6. WHY?

7. THE FUTURE

8. ASBESTOS
• AGS Site Investigation
Asbestos Risk Assessment.
• Representatives on the
JIWG.
• Proposed CIRIA site guide.

9. SAMPLING PLANS/STRATEGIES
• Starting with waste
(WM3 Appendix D).
• Working with industry partners.