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Wall collapse during house demolition
A reporter describes how poor demolition practice resulted in a wall falling onto a neighbouring property.
1 April 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 608
Region: CROSS-UK
Incomplete casting of composite brick/concrete parapets
A reporter states that during a parapet raising scheme over a mainline railway, a void up to 300mm deep was identified below existing coping bed level.
1 January 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 635
Region: CROSS-UK
Unrestrained stone cladding falls from building
A person was injured when a large piece of stone cladding fell from a leisure complex that was completed in the early 2000’s.
1 April 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 619
Region: CROSS-UK
Thin stone cladding problems
A reporter was involved with two investigations which uncovered problems with thin stone cladding.
1 October 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 648
Region: CROSS-UK
Parapet wall collapse
The sudden failure of parapet coping stones on an old two storey industrial building caused the stones to fall onto a road and pavement below.
1 January 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 711
Region: CROSS-UK
Unsafe removal of internal walls
A reporter was requested to advise on the removal of some internal walls in a decades’ old multi storey block of council flats after they were removed.
1 October 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 714
Region: CROSS-UK
Hidden defects in railway masonry arch viaducts
A reporter raises concern about the sell-off of spaces under railway arches, as it may become difficult to carry out future inspections and maintenance.
1 April 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 764
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate brick ties in gable walls
A reporter was called to council houses at four different sites, whose upper triangle of cavity wall brickwork on the gable end had fallen out, due to not being tied into the roof.
1 July 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 785
Region: CROSS-UK
Fixing systems for gravestones
This report is about the safety of pins used to hold headstones in place.
1 October 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 601
Region: CROSS-UK
Padstones out of position leads to collapse
This report concerns the partial collapse of a terrace of four storey houses during construction due to padstones being placed incorrectly.
1 April 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 602
Region: CROSS-UK