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Composite deck boards in common access balconies
A reporter informs CROSS that decking boards formed of a composite material contributed to external fire development in a block of flats and rendered the means of escape and firefighting access unusable.
13 August 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1048
Region: CROSS-UK
Fire spread through balconies
This report highlights that the extensive use of combustible materials in the construction of balconies can result in fire spread over the external wall to an extent which is inadequate for building safety, even buildings less than 18m.
17 November 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1052
Region: CROSS-UK
Fire protection of stair structure
A reporter is concerned about the lack of structural fire protection in a fire escape stair.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1028
Region: CROSS-UK
Safety concern about the design of thin concrete walls
The reporter raises their concern about the design of thin concrete load-bearing walls, sometimes supporting 10 or more storeys.
1 July 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 815
Region: CROSS-AUS
Light steel truss issues
A reporter believes that greater awareness is needed of deficiencies in the light steel truss industry (trusses made from cold-formed steel sections).
1 February 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 817
Region: CROSS-AUS
Suspended ceiling partial collapse
A reporter was asked to investigate a suspended ceiling, formed from a lay-in grid, that had partially collapsed in a school classroom.
1 January 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 854
Region: CROSS-UK
Mandatory seismic retrofit construction with quality control problems
Standard seismic retrofit details were used for a building with a non-standard foundation, resulting in inadequate connection of structural shear walls to foundations.
1 September 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 888
Region: CROSS-US
Unauthorised structural alterations to accommodate drainpipes
A reporter became aware of cases where main structural steel sections were ‘butchered’ on site to accommodate drainpipes.
1 July 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 902
Region: CROSS-UK
High rise balustrade design
Wind loads used in design of balustrades on high-rise buildings (particularly those with glass infill panels) may need to be increased around the edges of the building.
1 August 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 938
Region: CROSS-AUS
Failure of existing long-span wood roof truss following installation of new roof-top HVAC units
Failure of an existing long-span wood roof truss following installation of new roof-top Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) units offers lessons in the special challenges of renovations to existing buildings.
1 September 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 949
Region: CROSS-US