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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
Apparently simple home improvement work leads to dangerous situation
Apparently simple home improvement work, consisting of reroofing and a loft conversion, resulted in a 'near miss' with potentially dangerous conditions for neighbours.
21 August 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1173
Region: CROSS-UK
Scottish tenements
A reporter raises concerns about carrying out alterations to old tenement buildings in Scotland.
1 July 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 26
Region: CROSS-UK
Collapsed section of dwelling built of cob construction
A reporter says that a traditional cottage built of cob construction collapsed without warning in 2016.
1 April 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 609
Region: CROSS-UK
Unsafe removal of internal walls
A reporter was requested to advise on the removal of some internal walls in a decades’ old multi storey block of council flats after they were removed.
1 October 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 714
Region: CROSS-UK
Padstones out of position leads to collapse
This report concerns the partial collapse of a terrace of four storey houses during construction due to padstones being placed incorrectly.
1 April 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 602
Region: CROSS-UK
Unconservative design of flat slab due to software modelling issues
A reporter discusses how a design/modelling problem caused an under-designed reinforced concrete (RC) slab to be constructed.
1 April 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 886
Region: CROSS-UK