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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
Unsafe design of retrofit cantilever balconies
A structural assessment of a number of new balconies being added to an existing building revealed critical concerns in respect of fixings back into the existing brickwork.
26 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1128
Region: CROSS-UK
Dangerous building work on domestic project
Temporary propping fails during works to a semi-detached property putting the whole building at risk of collapse.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1062
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
Concern that the structural design of some recent buildings may not have been checked
A reporter has become increasingly concerned that some buildings may be structurally non-compliant for a number of reasons.
26 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1120
Region: CROSS-UK
Stone cladding panel concerns
A reporter is concerned in respect of the risk of failure of stone cladding panels.
9 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1069
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
Another example of brick slips falling from height
Another example of defective brick slips falling from the facade of a building.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1081
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate design submissions for alterations to an existing building
An upper storey extension was designed without considering the effect on the structure below.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1085
Region: CROSS-UK
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