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Fire protection to light gauge steel frame walls

A disagreement between fire engineers and manufacturers on testing for the loadbearing performance of light gauge steel frame walls in case of fire has been reported.

21 June 2022

CROSS Safety Report

Report ID: 1116

Region: CROSS-UK

Tower crane base designs

A reporter’s firm has been involved in the design and checking of numerous tower crane bases and have come across many examples where the supplier of the tower crane has supplied incorrect loadings. These incorrect loadings could have led to crane failures had the errors not been spotted.

7 June 2022

CROSS Safety Report

Report ID: 1093

Region: CROSS-UK

Water ingress to cross-laminated timber structural frame

In an eight year old building that included cross-laminated timber construction, it was found that water penetration had caused parts of the structure to rot.

6 June 2022

CROSS Safety Report

Report ID: 1124

Region: CROSS-UK

Preparation of holes in concrete for chemical anchors

Reinforcement intended to be resin anchored into concrete was not anchored, because the resin did not cure, due to contamination within the holes.

6 June 2022

CROSS Safety Report

Report ID: 1096

Region: CROSS-UK

Potentially unsafe buckling resistance checks using software

A number of anomalies were detected in the outputs from a proprietary structural steelwork design program.

6 June 2022

CROSS Safety Report

Report ID: 1075

Region: CROSS-UK

Vegetation damage to railway arches

Lack of clarity as to maintenance responsibilities leads to degradation of railway arches.

6 June 2022

CROSS Safety Report

Report ID: 1064

Region: CROSS-UK

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Glass removal from façades

Removal of a glass panel from a building façade left a reporter concerned for the safety of both operatives and the public.

6 June 2022

CROSS Safety Report

Report ID: 988

Region: CROSS-UK

Poor quality design leads to failure for a small design and build contract

An example of a small design and build contract where poor design and management led to an inadequate structure being built.

6 June 2022

CROSS Safety Report

Report ID: 1088

Region: CROSS-UK

Object rolling into live carriageway

A disc of concrete rolled from a construction area onto a live carriageway, colliding with a passing vehicle.

6 June 2022

Report ID: 1089

Region: CROSS-UK

Concerns over robustness of some 20 year old buildings

Concerns about the robustness of several two-storey buildings dating from the early 2000s.

6 June 2022

CROSS Safety Report

Report ID: 1051

Region: CROSS-UK