Safety information search results
Filter your results
Building or structure type
Materials
Project or lifecycle stage
Design
Fire incident response
Project type
- Alteration & conversion project (6)
- Assessment project [sub-heading only] (4)
- Conservation & restoration project (1)
- Construction project [sub-heading only] (31)
- Demolition project (1)
- Excavation (1)
- Extension project (2)
- Fire safety assessment (1)
- Groundworks project (1)
- New build (11)
- Refurbishment (3)
- Remediation project (4)
- Repair project (2)
- Structural assessment (6)
Method of construction
Elements & systems
- Arch (1)
- Balconies (2)
- Balustrades (2)
- Beams (6)
- Bracing (2)
- Cables (2)
- Ceilings (2)
- Cladding (3)
- Columns (4)
- Fasteners & connections (11)
- Fire protection (4)
- Foundations (1)
- Insulation (2)
- Light gauge steel framing (2)
- Parapets (1)
- PV panels (1)
- Roofs (7)
- Sandwich panels (1)
- Signs (1)
- Slabs (6)
- Tendons (2)
- Trusses (2)
- Walls (12)
- Wall ties (2)
Plant & equipment
Utilities
Safety reporting
Project delivery methods
Business practice
Locations
Content type
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 4 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 5 (2)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 7 (2)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 8 (3)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 9 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 11 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 13 (3)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 17 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 20 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 22 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 23 (3)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 28 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 31 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 32 (2)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 36 (2)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 42 (2)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 44 (2)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 45 (3)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 49 (4)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 50 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 54 (3)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 55 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 56 (3)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 57 (5)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 58 (2)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 59 (4)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 60 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 64 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 65 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 67 (1)
- CROSS-UK [sub-heading only] (54)
- CROSS Newsletter (28)
- CROSS Safety Alert (5)
- CROSS Safety Report (73)
- CROSS Topic Paper (1)
- News [sub-heading only] (14)
CROSS regions
Learning from historic failures
This report is not to discuss or preempt the findings of the investigation but to draw attention to historical failures where ground conditions have been highlighted in subsequent Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reports on the incidents.
1 January 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 154
Region: CROSS-UK
Concerns on stability require prompt action
A reporter was concerned about overall building stability during an extension and conversion project.
1 January 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 171
Region: CROSS-UK
Check for errata when using manuals
A reporter from an international firm of consulting engineers noticed an alert on a global internal knowledge networks about an errata in an AISC manual.
1 April 2011
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 211
Region: CROSS-UK
Do current regulations apply when repairing older buildings?
A 19th century three story mill was subject to a fire which resulted in the sudden collapse of part of the interior structure.
1 October 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 212
Region: CROSS-UK
Snow loading in Scotland - summary of reports
There were heavy snowfalls over the entire United Kingdom in the winters of 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 and CROSS received a number of reports, mostly from Scotland where a significant number of buildings suffered roof collapses.
1 July 2011
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 264
Region: CROSS-UK
Nuts falling from tension glazing system
A reporter raises concerns about the fixings used in a tension glazing system.
1 July 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 340
Region: CROSS-UK
Falsework support to a bridge – a near miss
This report follows the near collapse of a birdcage scaffold falsework structure during an 800 cubic metre concrete pour on a motorway bridge.
1 October 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 333
Region: CROSS-UK
Snow loads on agricultural buildings in Scotland
The reporter raises concerns that the snow loading situation with regards to agricultural buildings (in Scotland) and perhaps all buildings may require review.
1 July 2011
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 248
Region: CROSS-UK
Snow loading in Scotland
A reporter’s practice who specialises in remediation have had new instructions on five roof collapses after a period of heavy snowfalls (January 2010).
1 July 2011
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 183
Region: CROSS-UK
Certification of seismic design software
A reporter is concerned about third party certification of seismic design software and believes that users should carefully consider the assumptions that have been made in any such program.
1 October 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 377
Region: CROSS-UK