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Overloading a portal frame with suspended services
A reporter designing a single storey portal frame used a standard roof service loading of 0.25kN/m2. After the project was completed, a tenant for the unit took over fit out and added a considerable amount of sprinkler pipework into the roof. This created local overloading.
21 August 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1195
Region: CROSS-UK
Control of temporary works excavation
Poor, high-water content excavated material, slipped into a 15-20m deep borrow pit. The material had slipped to the bottom of the pit partially burying excavation, crushing and screening equipment. If this slip had occurred during working hours, the impact could have been very serious.
17 November 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1146
Region: CROSS-UK
Cladding subcontractor change of connection strategy led to failure
As part of their final design submission, a cladding subcontractor changed the connection strategy for their cladding system. The project structural engineer did not identify the design change and the cladding loading resulted in excessive deflection and some twisting of the primary perimeter steel.
21 August 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1189
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
Snow sliding off industrial building roofs
A lean-to roof at lower level than the main roof of a large industrial building collapsed and ground level equipment was damaged due to a sliding snow.
1 October 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 438
Region: CROSS-UK
Actively seeking to identify hazards
A reporter investigating a near miss incident raises concerns that an active prompt to seek out hazards is not being undertaken on innovative construction design and methods.
1 April 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 530
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
Open balustrade balconies over a public highway
A reporter raises concerns about the construction of a large residential development adjacent to a public highway where the balconies over sail the footpath.
1 October 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 495
Region: CROSS-UK
Wall reinforcement cages collapse
A contractor says that they have experienced two cases of wall reinforcement cages collapsing.
1 April 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 357
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