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Girder collapse
The failure was of a two-storey high trussed girder with a 36m span, designed to carry a composite steel and concrete floor at the lower level and a trussed roof at higher level.
1 March 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 30
Region: CROSS-UK
Corrosion of fixings securing fire resisting plasterboard
A reporter sent pictures from a site where metal plasterboard fixings had deteriorated not long after installation.
1 July 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 375
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate bolted connections supporting stairs
Concerns are raised over the safe design and installation of rolled steel angles (RSA) used to support heavy precast stair and landing units.
1 April 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 615
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate end bearings for transfer beams
Whilst advising a steel fabricator on tendering for a transfer structure steel frame, a reporter's firm noticed a serious design error with the bearing pressures at the supports of a transfer beam.
1 October 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 644
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate billets used in precast concrete connections
Whilst completing a third-party design appraisal, a correspondent found that solid steel billets intended to form the primary shear transfer mechanism between concrete beams and columns were insufficient for this purpose.
1 April 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 705
Region: CROSS-UK
Widespread fire safety failings in residential blocks
A reporter highlights fire safety issues that were found during investigations of building defects in residential blocks.
1 January 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 706
Region: CROSS-UK
Dangerous balcony construction
During an investigation of a balcony construction, a reporter discovered serious inadequacies related to a total lack of coordination between sub-contract work packages coupled with a lack of appropriate supervision.
1 January 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 694
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
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
Steel canopy collapse during building completion works
During the construction of a new school, a long span steel truss failed, resulting in the collapse of a canopy.
1 July 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 664
Region: CROSS-UK