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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
Learning from historic failures
This report is not to discuss or preempt the findings of the investigation but to draw attention to historical failures where ground conditions have been highlighted in subsequent Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reports on the incidents.
1 January 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 154
Region: CROSS-UK
Nuts falling from tension glazing system
A reporter raises concerns about the fixings used in a tension glazing system.
1 July 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 340
Region: CROSS-UK
Falsework support to a bridge – a near miss
This report follows the near collapse of a birdcage scaffold falsework structure during an 800 cubic metre concrete pour on a motorway bridge.
1 October 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 333
Region: CROSS-UK
Polyethylene pipework handrails
A reporter raises concerns about the use of polyethylene pipework being used as handrails on sites.
1 October 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 373
Region: CROSS-UK
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
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
Structural issues with cladding
A reporter who investigates cladding failures shares common issues they have encountered.
1 April 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 904
Region: CROSS-UK
Post-tensioned slab failure during tendon stressing operations
A reporter disseminates the lessons learned after the end of a slab burst while stressing the tendons in a post-tensioned concrete slab.
1 April 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 882
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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