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Rotting plywood decking on grandstand
During visual structural inspections of temporary demountable grandstands, a walkway board failed when it was walked on.
31 May 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1092
Region: CROSS-UK
Temporary event structures - saddle span type tents
Saddle span type tented structures appear to provide effective solutions to the needs of event organisers. However, they require careful design, erection and management and a list of precautions is given in the Alert.
1 October 2010
CROSS Safety Alert
Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-AUS, CROSS-US
Site hoardings blow down
Investigations into timber hoarding failures by the reporter’s firm indicated that the majority of site hoardings are erected with no design whatsoever.
1 October 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 83
Region: CROSS-UK
Design wind loading for tower cranes
A report from a major contractor concerns wind loading on tower cranes.
1 January 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 132
Region: CROSS-UK
Wind loads during construction
A reporter raises concerns about wind load reduction factors in BS6399-2.
1 January 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 133
Region: CROSS-UK
Mobile scaffold tower falls 7 storeys
A mobile tower, which was not being used, toppled over the guardrail and fell 7 storeys (27m) to the ground.
1 April 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 436
Region: CROSS-UK
Mobile message board in strong wind
A reporter raises concerns over mobile message boards adjacent to motorways after one moved into the motorway lane in windy conditions.
1 January 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 437
Region: CROSS-UK
Two tier stacked site cabin blown over
A two-tier stacked site cabin was blown over in the wind with someone inside – thankfully they were not injured.
1 October 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 450
Region: CROSS-UK
Collapsed scaffolding
A reporter highlights how, following modest levels of snow fall in the winter, scaffolding erected in order to support a temporary roof collapsed inwards.
1 October 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 730
Region: CROSS-UK
Safety concern for outdoor video screens
This report is to raise concerns about the suitability of video screen support systems being used outdoors for public displays.
14 October 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 979
Region: CROSS-UK
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