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Precast concrete demolition
During the demolition of a tower block, a column collapsed unexpectedly.
1 March 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 27
Region: CROSS-UK
Temporary bridge jacking
Transport for London (London Rail) reported publically on an incident concerning temporary bridge jacking and permission to reproduce an extract is gratefully acknowledged by CROSS.
1 April 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 142
Region: CROSS-UK
Public art structures
Engineers have noticed a trend and raise concerns over more works of ‘Public Art’ being placed near to highways and in cities.
1 April 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 136
Region: CROSS-UK
Decorative lights and banners can damage buildings
A reporter raises concerns about large banners and decorative lights that are often put up and attached to buildings without any thought given to the engineering considerations.
1 October 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 159
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
Erecting reinforcement cages
A reporter asks about best practice guidance for the installation of pre-assembled reinforcement cages, as he can find very little guidance on the web.
1 April 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 327
Region: CROSS-UK
Lack of experience on steel column erection
A reporter highlights how works progressed on site without a detailed method statement being provided by the contractor even though it had been requested.
1 April 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 324
Region: CROSS-UK
Deficiencies on access scaffold
Investigation by a reporter’s firm into an access scaffold on a refurbishment contract on a city centre site brought to light a number of deficiencies which rendered the scaffold out with its design parameters.
1 April 2011
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 219
Region: CROSS-UK
Wall reinforcement cages collapse
A contractor says that they have experienced two cases of wall reinforcement cages collapsing.
1 April 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 357
Region: CROSS-UK
Lift pit excavation hazards
A reporter came across an unsafe deep excavation and asks how a geotechnical engineer views the risk of excavation collapse.
1 July 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 821
Region: CROSS-AUS