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Retaining wall excavation collapse
A 6m deep excavation formed for constructing a retaining wall on a domestic project collapsed due to insufficient propping.
1 July 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 800
Region: CROSS-UK
Light steel truss issues
A reporter believes that greater awareness is needed of deficiencies in the light steel truss industry (trusses made from cold-formed steel sections).
1 February 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 817
Region: CROSS-AUS
Design responsibility for temporary stability of steel frame building
A reporter raises concerns about the division of responsibility for the temporary stability of a four-storey steel frame structure with precast concrete planks and a structural topping.
1 April 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 789
Region: CROSS-UK
Repeating the same design mistakes
A correspondent who investigates engineering failures has shared common errors which engineers keep repeating.
1 October 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 858
Region: CROSS-UK
Non-structural roof soffit linings - failure
A reporter has observed the occurrence of compressed fibre cement sheets becoming dislodged from the soffit of several buildings in Australia.
1 January 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 462
Region: CROSS-UK
Roof constructed without structural input
A reporter wants to highlight the problem of builders working off plans provided by an architect or surveyor and assuming that section sizes shown on their drawings are structurally adequate.
1 January 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 515
Region: CROSS-UK
Fibrous plaster ceiling features
This recent report of a serious concern about an old fibrous plaster ceiling has similarities to the Apollo Theatre ceiling collapse in London in December 2013.
1 July 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 518
Region: CROSS-UK
Steelwork connection design
A reporter is concerned that on small domestic projects, steelwork fabricators are appointed who do not have the expertise to design connections or prepare fabrication drawings.
1 October 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 393
Region: CROSS-UK
Contractor varies structural design intention
A reporter was made aware by the building owner of an unauthorised structural alteration that had been made on site.
1 January 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 420
Region: CROSS-UK
Fixings related to 395 partial roof collapse at shopping centre
A reporter shares their own experience and concerns after reading report 395 which discussed the partial roof collapse at a shopping centre.
1 January 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 422
Region: CROSS-UK