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Temporary movement joint in slabs not installed correctly
Dowels in temporary movement joints for a slab were not installed correctly, impacting the structural behaviour.
29 March 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 998
Region: CROSS-UK
Contractor notches steel transfer beam
A transfer beam with 50mm thick flanges supporting a four-storey building was notched, without approval from the design engineer, to accommodate suspended ceiling fixings.
29 March 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 829
Region: CROSS-UK
Major safety defects in hospital
A number of construction defects were found in a hospital following the inspection of the external wall system.
29 March 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 826
Region: CROSS-UK
Steelwork splices do not match design calculations
Remedial works had to be carried out after it was found that steelwork splices on site did not match calculations which were retrospectively provided by a contractor.
29 March 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 916
Region: CROSS-UK
Lessons learned from the 2018 Florida bridge collapse during construction

This was a bridge of an unusual design and was being constructed in an unusual manner. The main 53m pre-stressed pre-cast concrete span truss was in position when cracks appeared at a node and over a period of almost three weeks they visibly worsened until collapse occurred.
1 December 2020
CROSS Safety Alert
Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-US
Workmanship in domestic buildings
A reporter has raised concerns after discovering a steel beam on site had its web cut away at the support without approval from the design engineer.
14 October 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 971
Region: CROSS-UK
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Inadequate punching shear reinforcement in flat slabs
This report highlights how remedial works were required in a number of residential buildings after inadequate punching shear reinforcement was identified.
14 October 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 950
Region: CROSS-UK
Weld de-specification without design approval
A reporter's firm was engaged as fabricators for a main contractor and asked by them to de-specify full and partial penetration butt welds and replace them with fillet welds without approval from the main design engineer.
14 October 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 845
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
Checking reinforcement before concrete pours
A reporter shares their concerns about incorrect rebar positioning on site prior to concrete being poured.
1 July 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 894
Region: CROSS-UK