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COVID-19 and the impact on construction quality
A reporter is concerned that during the Covid lockdowns, there may have been work done without adequate independent supervision.
17 November 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 967
Region: CROSS-UK
Fire exit chained closed due to COVID-19 concerns
A key pad operated fire exit was chained closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
13 August 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 975
Region: CROSS-UK
Concern over concrete test methods used on site
A reporter is concerned about the test method a contractor uses to justify the strength of concrete placed on site.
13 December 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 840
Region: CROSS-UK
Concerns over welded wire mesh balustrade infill panels
A reporter has expressed their concern about the structural adequacy of some welded wire mesh balustrade infill panels that they have come across.
2 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 841
Region: CROSS-UK
Concern over structural engineers limited appointment
A reporter raises concerns over engineers being appointed only to provide calculations for building regulation approval.
2 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 831
Region: CROSS-UK
Excessive surcharge at the back of a retaining wall
A reporter raises concerns about excessive surcharging at the top of a small retaining wall which was supporting the garden of the property.
2 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 834
Region: CROSS-UK
Checking structural calculations
A reporter worked for a small consultancy as a graduate structural engineer where their calculations were never checked.
3 August 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 816
Region: CROSS-UK
Punching shear design spreadsheets
This is a technical note from a reporter about the methods their firm uses for punching shear design because there was concern about punching shear design spreadsheets possibly leading to potentially unsafe situations. .
28 March 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 830
Region: CROSS-UK
Retaining wall collapsed onto highway due to heavy rain
A 2.5m high sandstone retaining wall collapsed onto a highway following a period of heavy rain.
1 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 791
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of vertical bracing system in coffee shop
A reporter noticed that a bolt at a low level connecting node of the vertical bracing system in a public building had failed.
30 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 759
Region: CROSS-UK
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