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Flaws with partial encasements around steel columns
A structural assessment found that steel columns encased in concrete to mid-storey height were heavily corroded directly above the top of the encasements.
1 January 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 517
Region: CROSS-UK
Fibrous plaster ceiling features
This recent report of a serious concern about an old fibrous plaster ceiling has similarities to the Apollo Theatre ceiling collapse in London in December 2013.
1 July 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 518
Region: CROSS-UK
PV panels on domestic roof
A reporter raises concerns as they suspect PV panels are being erected on domestic (and commercial) roofs across the UK without adequate engineering analysis and design.
1 October 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 528
Region: CROSS-UK
Cladding panel blown off
A reporter has become aware of an incident where a decorative cladding panel fell from an upper level of a multi-storey building in high winds.
1 October 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 498
Region: CROSS-UK
Incorrectly designed safety system
A reporter raises concerns about the way in which the structure for a safety system had been modelled using an inappropriate software package.
1 January 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 527
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure to check designs produced by software
Concerns were raised about a proprietary design software after a building control officer noticed a regular error appearing while checking calculations provided to them.
1 January 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 538
Region: CROSS-UK
Lack of lateral stability in steel frame
Concerns were raised after the steel frame of a building was found to have a lack of horizontal and vertical bracing.
1 July 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 540
Region: CROSS-UK
Local wind effects at high level
A reporter shares their experience on the wind speeds they encountered when carrying out high level works on a city centre building.
1 July 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 548
Region: CROSS-UK
Shear failure during demolition
A reporter raises concerns about how a number of buildings being demolished ‘top-down’ have suffered from partial collapse during the process.
1 January 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 523
Region: CROSS-UK
Roof constructed without structural input
A reporter wants to highlight the problem of builders working off plans provided by an architect or surveyor and assuming that section sizes shown on their drawings are structurally adequate.
1 January 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 515
Region: CROSS-UK