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Snow loading on buildings
In 2010 there was heavy snow in many parts of the UK, but particularly in Scotland, where a number of buildings, mainly agricultural, collapsed under the weight of snow (up to 1.2m in some cases).
1 February 2010
CROSS Safety Alert
Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-AUS, CROSS-US
Potential dangers in misusing fire safety terminology
A reporter highlighted the issue that there are cases where inconsistent and inaccurate fire safety terminology is used.
17 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1130
Region: CROSS-UK
Unsafe design of retrofit cantilever balconies
A structural assessment of a number of new balconies being added to an existing building revealed critical concerns in respect of fixings back into the existing brickwork.
26 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1128
Region: CROSS-UK
Beam and block floors fire resistance
A report has been received about unsubstantiated claims of fire performance and the unavailability of test data for a specific form of construction.
13 December 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1072
Region: CROSS-UK
Concern over modelling of concrete frame building for construction stage
Independent check shows inadequate modelling of concrete frame building with transfer slab.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1073
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
Cladding - the case for improving inspection
A review of SCOSS reports from 1977 - 2000 pointed up the problems relating to design and inspection of cladding, and the difficulties of changing bad and sometimes unsafe practice.
1 May 2000
CROSS Safety Alert
Region: CROSS-UK
Fire safety risks with lithium-ion batteries
A reporter has raised concerns regarding the increase in the use of lithium-ion batteries, along with their related hazards which currently remain unregulated.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1058
Region: CROSS-UK
Basement excavation under a semi-detached house causes collapse
Basement excavation under a semi-detached house causes a collapse.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1063
Region: CROSS-UK
Vegetation damage to railway arches
Lack of clarity as to maintenance responsibilities leads to degradation of railway arches.
6 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1064
Region: CROSS-UK