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Concerns over execution class categorisation of steel pedestrian bridge
A reporter is concerned in respect of the steelwork execution class, and quality management arrangements, applied to the construction of a public access pedestrian bridge.
21 November 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1149
Region: CROSS-UK
Incompetent design of simple steel beams
This report concerns designs for simple steel beams submitted to building control bodies under Part A of the Building Regulations. The reporter, a checking engineer for a building control body, was not able to accept the effective length and restraints assumed in a number of submitted designs. Most originated from individuals who used proprietary structural design computer packages without, i...
24 May 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1183
Region: CROSS-UK
Painted faying surfaces leads to connections with insufficient load capacity
Painted, rather than the required unpainted connection faying surfaces, were identified by the Resident Engineer of a reporter's firm during the erection of a primary frame for a large project. The painted surfaces resulted in the connections not having sufficient load carrying capacity and necessitated remedial works.
20 November 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 896
Region: CROSS-UK
Proper design and use of cold rolled steel frames
A reporter has been designing structures in cold rolled steel for approximately twenty years, mainly portal frame buildings, and some concerns.
1 January 2008
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 93
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate structural design on industrial steel structures
A reporter's firm believes that steel structures associated with plant are being erected without a design being carried out by a structural engineer and are therefore potentially dangerous.
1 April 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 804
Region: CROSS-UK
Fire protection of mixed hot/cold rolled steel structure
This report describes how a high-rise building had to be remediated after it was found there was insufficient fire protection encasement of structural elements.
1 July 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 921
Region: CROSS-UK
Safe use of lifting magnets
A reporter highlights how a two-tonne lift using magnetic lifting equipment was abandoned, averting a potential high consequence event.
1 October 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 849
Region: CROSS-UK
Fire risks in multi-storey car parks
A reporter is concerned by the reluctance of the industry to voluntarily take on board and proactively react to the lessons learnt from the fire at the Echo Arena car park in Liverpool.
14 October 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 940
Region: CROSS-UK
Number of near misses and the regulatory regime
A reporter raises concerns about the number of investigations they are working on, or of which they are aware of.
1 January 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 612
Region: CROSS-UK
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