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Dangerous arches
Concerns were raised after several arches of an undercroft style structure in a conservation area were demolished, apparently without consent.
1 January 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 153
Region: CROSS-UK
Fall of bridge deck support due to bolt over-tightening
A 7t steel frame designed to temporarily support part of a bridge deck during bearing refurbishments work fell from height as it was about to be lowered some 21m to the ground.
1 January 2011
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 216
Region: CROSS-UK
Large Panel System (LPS) building structural refurbishment issues
A reporter from a firm of consulting engineers’ comments on his experiences when refurbishing 1960s Large Panel Structure (LPS) buildings around 2000.
1 July 2011
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 201
Region: CROSS-UK
Overloading a portal frame with suspended services
A reporter designing a single storey portal frame used a standard roof service loading of 0.25kN/m2. After the project was completed, a tenant for the unit took over fit out and added a considerable amount of sprinkler pipework into the roof. This created local overloading.
21 August 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1195
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of cantilevered stone staircase
During the renovation and change-of-use conversion of a former minor stately home built around 1830, under pedestrian loading, a ‘cantilevered’ stone staircase partially collapsed without warning.
21 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1147
Region: CROSS-UK
Progressive collapse of mill building
Nearby families were evacuated after part of a four-storey former mill building collapsed adjacent to their homes.
1 October 2008
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 121
Region: CROSS-UK
Shop/domestic building collapse
A two storey corner (end of terrace) property fronting a very busy, narrow major route collapsed during the construction of a new basement.
1 January 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 123
Region: CROSS-UK
Brick bridge collapse
A historic bridge collapsed minutes after workers fled to safety.
1 October 2008
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 138
Region: CROSS-UK
Composition of new precast concrete blocks
A UK firm has raised concerns over a new large precast concrete block range which seems to use a wide range of secondary recycled aggregates in its mix, including some potentially hazardous waste.
1 July 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 380
Region: CROSS-UK
Stability of terraced buildings
A reporter is concerned about a terrace of four buildings the third of which is being opened up.
1 April 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 448
Region: CROSS-UK