Safety information search results
Filter your results
Building or structure type
- Buildings
(40)
- Agricultural buildings (1)
- (-) Commercial (41)
- Education, science & art buildings (8)
- Health care (7)
- Industrial buildings (4)
- Laboratory buildings (1)
- Nuclear & energy buildings (1)
- Public, religious & civic buildings (1)
- Recreational buildings (1)
- Residential (13)
- Stadiums (1)
- Tall buildings (1)
- Theatres & other entertainment buildings (2)
- Transport buildings (2)
- Car parks (3)
- Flats & apartments (6)
- Hotels & hostels (4)
- Houses (3)
- Railways (1)
Products
Project or lifecycle stage
Design
Codes, standards & regulations
Fire incident response
Method of construction
Structural form
Elements & systems
Temporary works
Plant & equipment
Weather & natural hazards
Utilities
Safety reporting
Project delivery methods
Business practice
Public incidents
Theme pages
Content type
- CROSS-AUS Newsletter 8 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 5 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 7 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 12 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 15 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 17 (3)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 26 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 31 (2)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 32 (2)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 33 (2)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 36 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 42 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 51 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 57 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 59 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 65 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 67 (1)
- CROSS-UK Newsletter 68 (1)
- CROSS-UK [sub-heading only] (19)
- CROSS-US Newsletter 2 (2)
- CROSS-US [sub-heading only] (2)
- CROSS Newsletter (10)
- CROSS Safety Report (40)
- CROSS Topic Paper (1)
- News [sub-heading only] (2)
CROSS regions
Compatibility at RC column to slab joint - strong column/weak slab
A reporter who was reviewing the structural design of a commercial building raises concerns over the compatibility at column/slab joints when different grades of concrete are used.
1 April 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 296
Region: CROSS-UK
Shop/domestic building collapse
A two storey corner (end of terrace) property fronting a very busy, narrow major route collapsed during the construction of a new basement.
1 January 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 123
Region: CROSS-UK
Local authorities and approved inspectors
A reporter is very concerned that the system of building control where there is competition between local authorities and approved inspectors, has produced a situation where the level of independent inspection has fallen dramatically.
1 July 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 67
Region: CROSS-UK
Elliot Lake mall collapse
In June 2012 part of the roof of a thirty two year old Mall in Ontario, Canada collapsed killing two people and injuring nineteen.
1 December 2014
CROSS Topic Paper
Region: CROSS-UK
Office ceiling collapse
This reported event was in a commercial office building at a major airport.
1 July 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 124
Region: CROSS-UK
Metal cladding panels fail and fall to ground
During high winds, a number of metal cladding panels failed and fell to the ground from a tall commercial building in a major UK city.
26 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1134
Region: CROSS-UK
Punching shear in concrete slabs at perimeter columns
A reporter raises concerns about the underestimation of bending moments in perimeter columns when assessing punching shear in adjacent concrete slabs. Punching shear failures can be brittle and catastrophic. Designers need to include the appropriate ultimate moment in the design actions.
14 October 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1122
Region: CROSS-AUS
Condition assessments of exposed lightweight canopy roofs
Defects in lightweight canopy roofs, using underslung roofing sheets in many cases.
14 October 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1084
Region: CROSS-AUS
Floor vibration in a gym
Vibration within the floor structure of a second floor gym gives rise to concern of structural resonance and possible fatigue of structural members.
26 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1106
Region: CROSS-UK
Concerns about punching shear in a flat slab
This report concerns potential shear failures in flat slabs. This originates from inconsistent design and detailing of the shear reinforcement where a proprietary shear link system is assumed in the design but not followed in detailing.
13 December 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1050
Region: CROSS-UK