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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
Object rolling into live carriageway
A disc of concrete rolled from a construction area onto a live carriageway, colliding with a passing vehicle.
6 June 2022
Report ID: 1089
Region: CROSS-UK
Dangerous building work on domestic project
Temporary propping fails during works to a semi-detached property putting the whole building at risk of collapse.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1062
Region: CROSS-UK
Unsafe instructions from a building inspector
On the site for an extension to a domestic property, a building inspector instructed a contractor to excavate a deep trench. The trench was in front of the neighbour's adjacent boundary retaining wall, and left a deep vertical face under the house being extended.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1086
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of cantilevered stone staircase
During the renovation and change-of-use conversion of a former minor stately home built around 1830, under pedestrian loading, a ‘cantilevered’ stone staircase partially collapsed without warning.
21 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1147
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
Timber roof truss bracing problem
Lateral movement of the roof tiles on a two-storey mid-terrace house built approximately 35 years ago with a trussed rafter roof led to the discovery of broken bracing.
1 July 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 354
Region: CROSS-UK
Wall tie design between masonry panels and timber frames
This report discusses the potential for failure of timber frame wall ties between masonry and timber in moderate to high wind conditions.
1 January 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 832
Region: CROSS-UK
Safety concern about the design of thin concrete walls
The reporter raises their concern about the design of thin concrete load-bearing walls, sometimes supporting 10 or more storeys.
1 July 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 815
Region: CROSS-AUS
Propping of post-tensioned slabs during construction
A reporter raises their concerns after an infill slab strip was not poured in time which resulted in overloading of the slab below during a concrete pour.
1 April 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 873
Region: CROSS-UK
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