Training for Hand-Arm Vibration Supervision

Exposure to vibration at work through the use of hand-held tools or machines can cause Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and Dupuytren’s Contracture. Latest available published figures from 2023 recorded that there were 15 new cases of Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome, 115 New cases of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and 120 New cases of […]
CCGI – 20th Anniversary

In June 2001 Mark Carden and Rob Clarke purchased a Terrier rig, 20 years later here’s their story: CCGI 20th Anniversary Story
RISQS Rail Audit 2020

At CCGI we take great care to work safely. It is therefore our great pleasure to announce that we have passed our external assessed 2020 RISQS (Rail Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme) audit with no non-conformances, no opportunities for improvement and no observations made on improving our rail management system. The auditor gave us a clean […]
Safe Access onto Soft Ground

Following the record-breaking winter of 2019-2020, where wet weather continually interrupted and caused havoc on sites throughout the UK, our Principal Engineering Geologist and the AGS Safety Working Group have been looking at appropriate solutions for gaining safe access onto ground investigation sites. AGS-Magazine-May-2020 Final
Bob’s Filters

The Health and Safety at Work Act, along with several other regulations including the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1995, require that a suitable and sufficient risk assessment is carried out to assess the health risks that may arise from exposure […]