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Accidental partial demolition of a beam
During a site visit, the permanent works design engineer noticed that hydro-demolition of the end of a floor supporting beam had taken place out of sequence. This introduced a pattern of bending moments and shear forces that were not considered in the original design.
6 April 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 855
Region: CROSS-UK
Very slender props
A reporter noticed prop that did not have ties installed while carrying out a site inspection.
1 July 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 34
Region: CROSS-UK
Incorrectly installed tension control bolts could have led to serious consequences
A reporter finds incorrectly installed system HRC preload bolt assemblies, better known as tension control bolts, during a site inspection of a new highway bridge over a railway. The incorrectly fitted bolts could have had major structural implications, and led to other safety risks, if the installation error had not been spotted.
24 May 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1196
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate foundation reinforcement
Subcontractors carrying out the ground works for a multi-storey development failed to provide sufficient continuity reinforcement in the ground beams.
1 October 2008
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 112
Region: CROSS-UK
Contractor varies structural design intention
A reporter was made aware by the building owner of an unauthorised structural alteration that had been made on site.
1 January 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 420
Region: CROSS-UK
Poor quality of construction and lack of supervision on a block of flats
Concerns are raised over poor quality construction and a lack of supervision on a residential block of flats.
1 July 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 672
Region: CROSS-UK
Dangerous alterations to steel beam supports
A local authority building control officer went to site and witnessed on an upper floor that the columns had been removed out of sequence, before the new frame had been constructed.
1 October 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 479
Region: CROSS-UK
Serious safety failings of high level lattice girder walkways
A reporter discusses extremely serious safety failings with the construction of two new high level lattice girder walkways in the fly tower of a theatre.
1 January 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 697
Region: CROSS-UK
Dangerous modification during construction of five storey block of flats
A reporter was asked to investigate a five storey timber framed block of flats after the leaseholder of the top floor reported gaps appearing between oak floorboards.
1 January 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 699
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate steel beam splice
A reporter raises concerns of an inadequate steel beam splice they came across on site.
1 October 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 343
Region: CROSS-UK
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