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Glazing design and horizontal barrier loading
A reporter shares problems they have encountered with barrier loading requirements on a curtain walling glazing system.
1 July 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 899
Region: CROSS-UK
Structural safety of glass in balustrades
Barriers in buildings may include balustrading, internal partitions and the external façade. Glass is commonly used as an infill or even as a structural component in all of these applications.
1 December 2019
CROSS Safety Alert
Region: CROSS-UK
Fixing brackets for glazing systems
A reporter's organisation has been alerted to several cases of broken glass panels in a canopy at a transportation facility.
1 January 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 802
Region: CROSS-UK
Dangerous glass infill panels on balustrade

A reporter has expressed their concern about the structural stability of cantilever glass infill panels between a steel post and handrail balustrade system at a high-level apartment block.
1 January 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 741
Region: CROSS-UK
Collapse of glass balustrade from staircase in public building
A reporter investigated an incident where a glass balustrade panel fell vertically from a feature staircase in a public building.
1 October 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 782
Region: CROSS-UK
Collapse of domestic glass balustrade due to inadequate fixings

A firm was asked to provide professional advice regarding the replacement of a glass balustrade which had collapsed.
1 July 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 756
Region: CROSS-UK
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Dangerously defective glass smoke screens
A reporter was asked to investigate the spontaneous failure of glass smoke control screens at a major retail store.
1 July 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 734
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate design of cantilever glass barriers
A reporter has observed a growing number of cases where cantilever glass balustrades in public buildings are, in their view, inadequately designed.
1 April 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 735
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate storage of glazing panels

A reporter raises concerns about how glazing panels are being stored on sites. They have witnessed scenarios where panels are not being individually tied back to storage frames or to a secure place.
1 April 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 532
Region: CROSS-UK
Glass panel blown out by wind in city centre
A U shaped glass panel was blown out of a fourth floor stair enclosure by high winds and fell to the ground.
1 April 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 535
Region: CROSS-UK