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Another example of brick slips falling from height
Another example of defective brick slips falling from the facade of a building.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1081
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of cantilevered stone staircase
During the renovation and change-of-use conversion of a former minor stately home built around 1830, under pedestrian loading, a ‘cantilevered’ stone staircase partially collapsed without warning.
21 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1147
Region: CROSS-UK
Responsibility for change
The inadequate substitution of lintels led to them buckling, and the surrounding masonry cracking.
1 February 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 50
Region: CROSS-UK
Fatality from free standing wall collapse
A report was received from a local authority about a boundary wall to the front garden of a domestic property that collapsed suddenly resulting in the death of a child who was passing.
1 January 2008
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 59
Region: CROSS-UK
Precast concrete planks - durability and potential safety concerns
A reporter raises concerns over the recent collapses of precast concrete floor units that are installed throughout the UK.
1 April 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 77
Region: CROSS-UK
Facade failure
Large pieces of granite fell without warning from a second floor opening.
1 February 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 63
Region: CROSS-UK
Wind damage to gable wall
Following request for examples of wind damage this collapse was reported of the external brick skin of gable wall of a two storey timber frame terraced house.
1 April 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 78
Region: CROSS-UK
Aerated concrete slabs
A reporter discusses the failure of precast reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) slabs during construction.
1 October 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 55
Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-AUS, CROSS-US
Ceiling collapse
A heavy ceiling in an entertainment building collapsed.
1 November 2005
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 6
Region: CROSS-UK
Roof overloading
A flat roof with parapets and internal downpipes collapsed after drainage outlets became blocked.
1 November 2005
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 9
Region: CROSS-UK
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