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Provision of water for firefighting
A reporter suggests that there is inadequate guidance on firefighting water provision for more complex and larger buildings.
20 November 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1204
Region: CROSS-UK
The application of rule-based guidance and potential alternative approaches
A reporter raised with CROSS a series of questions and opinions about the treatment of fire risk in buildings and rule based guidance requirements.
17 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1142
Region: CROSS-UK
The potential for expertise asymmetry in aspects of the design of tall buildings in the UK
A reporter is concerned about the potential for 'expertise asymmetry' in the fire safety domain, with a focus on smoke control systems.
20 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1143
Region: CROSS-UK
Risk of failure of untested vibration isolators with seismic restraint
Risk of failure of vibration isolators with integral seismic restraint being used without independent third party testing
7 November 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1230
Region: CROSS-AUS
Fire protection to structure by cavity barriers
A reporter is concerned about a potential misconception in the construction industry regarding the role of cavity barriers and the impact their design and installation can have on the structural performance of a building.
20 November 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1231
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of Firefighters lift to operate
The reporter tells of an instance when a Firefighters lift switch, located on the Fire Service Access Level (FSAL) in a multi-storey building failed to operate. After an investigation the switch was found not to have been connected.
20 November 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1232
Region: CROSS-UK
Fire protection of steelwork supporting a timber floor
A reporter shares concerns that developers and Building Control officials are assuming that, if a timber joist floor construction is suitable to provide 30 minutes fire resistance loadbearing capacity then the structural steel supporting members within it will be similarly protected.
20 February 2024
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1234
Region: CROSS-UK
'Design' for alterations to a dwelling carried out by an unsuitable person
A reporter was called upon to review a design for the removal of a loadbearing wall during the refurbishment of a residence. A builder was already on site but had stopped work since they considered the engineering design to be unsatisfactory and the structural designer was not responding to their queries. The reporter found that the structural design being followed was far from competent.
21 August 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1236
Region: CROSS-UK
Underpinning using screw piles
A reporter is concerned that inclined screw piles used for underpinning may be subjected to significant bending moments that compromise their capacity.
7 November 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1175
Region: CROSS-AUS
Junction of partitioning walls and ceilings
A potential issue has been raised with CROSS, regarding the order of works in partitioning assemblies and how these can affect the performance of compartmentation.
17 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1156
Region: CROSS-UK