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Concrete half joints
Poor reinforcement detailing and installation in a half joint led to the collapse of a series of beams and precast concrete slabs.
1 January 2008
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 88
Region: CROSS-UK
Collapse of brickwork cladding
The external leaf of a brickwork pier at first floor level fell down onto the playground of a school adjacent to the main entrance door.
1 October 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 84
Region: CROSS-UK
Divided design responsibilities
A reporter raises concerns after overall responsibility on a project appears to have been apportioned out to individual parties rather than having one structural consultant onboard to pull all the various aspects together.
1 October 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 151
Region: CROSS-UK
Modifications to balustrades in a shopping centre
A reporter raises concerns about balustrades on a balcony at an existing shopping centre which they feel may not be adequate for their purpose.
1 July 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 336
Region: CROSS-UK
Timber roof truss bracing problem
Lateral movement of the roof tiles on a two-storey mid-terrace house built approximately 35 years ago with a trussed rafter roof led to the discovery of broken bracing.
1 July 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 354
Region: CROSS-UK
Lack of control on site when underpinning
The concern is in relation to the sequencing of construction and the lack of control on site from competent persons during underpinning works.
1 October 2011
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 241
Region: CROSS-UK
Litigation on divided responsibilities
Divided design responsibilities, says a reporter, are a common source of litigation.
1 January 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 229
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate steel beam splice
A reporter raises concerns of an inadequate steel beam splice they came across on site.
1 October 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 343
Region: CROSS-UK
Industry not reacting to failures
As legislation is reviewed, this report questions the appetite for change in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.
1 July 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 798
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