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Lightweight steel roof partial collapse
A hall constructed from thin cold rolled steel sections riveted together started collapsing when tiles were loaded on one side only.
1 April 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 383
Region: CROSS-UK
GRP panels as permanent shuttering
A reporter highlights problems that were encountered when Glassfibre Reinforced Plastic (GRP) panels were used as permanent formwork on a highway construction project.
1 October 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 342
Region: CROSS-UK
Quality of design and construction of a major bridge structure
This report concerns the design and installation of the bridge bearing zones on a new prestressed precast concrete viaduct.
1 October 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 781
Region: CROSS-UK
Products installed without CE-marking due to lower cost
Another report from Germany concerns products that have been delivered and installed on a construction site without any CE marking and Declaration of Performance (DoP) at all.
1 January 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 836
Region: CROSS-UK
Issues with imported steel
Defective steel, says a reporter, was found in a major retail store where the material had been imported from a supplier overseas.
1 October 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 474
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of precast concrete cover slab to circular shaft
A reporter describes how several precast concrete cover slab units collapsed shortly after being installed.
1 April 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 505
Region: CROSS-UK
Dangerous substitution of lintels on domestic projects
This report highlights the structural risk of substituting lintels during domestic projects without approval from the design engineer.
1 April 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 889
Region: CROSS-UK
Glazing design and horizontal barrier loading
A reporter shares problems they have encountered with barrier loading requirements on a curtain walling glazing system.
1 July 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 899
Region: CROSS-UK
Unauthorised structural alterations to accommodate drainpipes
A reporter became aware of cases where main structural steel sections were ‘butchered’ on site to accommodate drainpipes.
1 July 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 902
Region: CROSS-UK
Insufficient attention to the construction of tower crane bases
While working on construction sites a reporter was involved with tower crane bases supported on piles with pile caps and pedestals with cast-in anchors that had significant construction defects.
1 August 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 920
Region: CROSS-AUS