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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
Stress fracture on temporary compact stairs
A stress fracture to a temporary access compact stair unit was identified on site by a scaffold manager.
19 March 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 805
Region: CROSS-UK
Unsafe working platform
A reporter came across an access platform supported next to an excavated foundation with unstable sides while carrying out an inspection on site.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1019
Region: CROSS-UK
Suspended access platform collapse - Chicago
In 2002 a suspended access platform fell from the 100 storey John Hancock building in Chicago USA.
1 December 2002
CROSS Topic Paper
Region: CROSS-UK
Scaffolds and traffic protection
A reporter is concerned about the lack of consideration shown both in British Standards and industry guidance regarding the risk of impact of vehicles with scaffolds and thereby putting at risk those working on a scaffold.
1 November 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 53
Region: CROSS-UK
Unauthorised scaffolding
A reporter raises concerns over a temporary scaffold support that they came across that was over a public highway.
1 July 2008
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 111
Region: CROSS-UK
Scaffold collapse
There has been a further report on a scaffolding collapse.
1 April 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 79
Region: CROSS-UK
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