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Learning from historic failures
This report is not to discuss or preempt the findings of the investigation but to draw attention to historical failures where ground conditions have been highlighted in subsequent Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reports on the incidents.
1 January 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 154
Region: CROSS-UK
Do current regulations apply when repairing older buildings?
A 19th century three story mill was subject to a fire which resulted in the sudden collapse of part of the interior structure.
1 October 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 212
Region: CROSS-UK
Post-tensioned slab failure during tendon stressing operations
A reporter disseminates the lessons learned after the end of a slab burst while stressing the tendons in a post-tensioned concrete slab.
1 April 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 882
Region: CROSS-UK
Number of near misses and the regulatory regime
A reporter raises concerns about the number of investigations they are working on, or of which they are aware of.
1 January 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 612
Region: CROSS-UK
Lighting pole strikes live overhead cable
An excavator operator accidentally struck a live overhead cable during the installation of a lighting pole.
1 April 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 605
Region: CROSS-UK
Undermined bridge wing wall collapses
A masonry wing wall of a bridge collapsed and fell as a single section coming to rest against an adjacent pile after being undermined on site.
1 April 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 577
Region: CROSS-UK
Deterioration of walkable sandwich panel ceilings
A reporter has raised concern about a complex and potentially far-reaching concern about unseen progressive deterioration in sandwich ceiling panels that have mineral wool lamella cores.
1 October 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 54
Region: CROSS-UK
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