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Responsibility for boundary retaining wall
A reporter is concerned about a brickwork retaining wall that separates a path alongside a domestic property from an access road.
1 October 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 129
Region: CROSS-UK
Deadly retaining wall
A blockwork retaining wall, about 2.5 metres high suddenly collapsed causing a fatality.
1 July 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 134
Region: CROSS-UK
Progressive collapse of an old mill building during a fire
An old mill building that was constructed around 1830 collapsed unexpectedly in a fire.
1 October 2008
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 122
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
Wind on internal masonry walls during construction
There has been a generic report from a contractor about internal masonry walls during construction following his experiences of failures.
1 October 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 82
Region: CROSS-UK
Site hoardings blow down
Investigations into timber hoarding failures by the reporter’s firm indicated that the majority of site hoardings are erected with no design whatsoever.
1 October 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 83
Region: CROSS-UK
Wind damage to gable wall
Following request for examples of wind damage this collapse was reported of the external brick skin of gable wall of a two storey timber frame terraced house.
1 April 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 78
Region: CROSS-UK
Effective lengths of load-bearing walls
A reporter raises concerns about masonry walls that they feel do not comply with the limitations on effective length.
1 July 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 56
Region: CROSS-UK
Adapted masonry support props
A reporter has come across adapted masonry support props in use and in their view, they must only be used in the case of limited openings where the masonry can arch over.
1 November 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 57
Region: CROSS-UK
Collapse of a wall during construction
An internal corridor wall collapsed in a school under construction.
1 April 2008
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 99
Region: CROSS-UK