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Concerns over robustness of some 20 year old buildings
Concerns about the robustness of several two-storey buildings dating from the early 2000s.
6 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1051
Region: CROSS-UK
Structural safety when designing lean in the climate emergency
The IStructE Safety, Health and Wellbeing Panel considers the safety implications when aspiring to a lean design.
4 January 2021
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Publisher: The Institution of Structural Engineers
Structural fire safety when responding to the climate emergency
Luke Bisby urges structural engineers to improve their understanding of ‘fire resistance’ as the profession looks to innovate rapidly in response to climate change.
1 February 2021
Third party content
Publisher: The Institution of Structural Engineers
Structural-Safety review 2009-12
This is the first review from Structural-Safety and covers the period from May 2009 to December 2012 for work done by SCOSS (Standing Committee for Structural Safety) and CROSS (Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety).
1 December 2012
CROSS Review
Region: CROSS-UK
IStructE RAAC Study Group & members with RAAC experience
The IStructE have formed a RAAC Study Group and created a list of professionally registered structural engineers who have experience of providing solutions for managing RAAC planks.
15 June 2021
Third party content
Publisher: The Institution of Structural Engineers
Do planning applications hinder safety improvements?
A potential issue about the reconstruction of a structurally inadequate external fire escape from a building has been raised with CROSS.
17 November 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1043
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate temporary works on domestic project
An example of inadequate temporary works on a project, and problems reporting the safety issue to the authorities.
14 December 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1044
Region: CROSS-UK
SCOSS review 2005-07
This covers the period from 2005 to 2007 for work done by SCOSS (Standing Committee for Structural Safety) and CROSS (Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety).
1 June 2007
CROSS Review
Region: CROSS-UK
Sudden failure of storage silo
A 5,000 ton capacity storage silo containing ground granulated blast-furnace slag (ggbs) split apart suddenly and without warning onsite at a concrete production facility.
14 December 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1045
Region: CROSS-UK
SCOSS review 2007-09
This covers the period from May 2007 to May 2009 for work done by SCOSS (Standing Committee for Structural Safety) and CROSS (Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety).
1 July 2009
CROSS Review
Region: CROSS-UK
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