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Dangerous building work on domestic project
Temporary propping fails during works to a semi-detached property putting the whole building at risk of collapse.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1062
Region: CROSS-UK
Vegetation damage to railway arches
Lack of clarity as to maintenance responsibilities leads to degradation of railway arches.
6 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1064
Region: CROSS-UK
Boundary retaining wall collapse
A boundary blockwork retaining wall, with a fence on top, part collapses due to inadequate design.
30 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1119
Region: CROSS-UK
Collapse of blockwork retaining wall
An 18m length of a 29m long by 140mm thick 2m high dense concrete block retaining wall collapsed hours after being backfilled.
1 October 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 162
Region: CROSS-UK
Stability compromised in school hall
A reporter highlights construction issues that occurred during the construction of a new school hall.
1 January 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 242
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
Deadly retaining wall
A blockwork retaining wall, about 2.5 metres high suddenly collapsed causing a fatality.
1 July 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 134
Region: CROSS-UK
Blockwork lateral restraint
A recent building control inspection revealed issues with basement blockwork walls restrained by wind posts.
1 January 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 414
Region: CROSS-UK
Masonry fall due to high wind
A five block high masonry wall collapsed during high winds.
1 January 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 295
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
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