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RAAC assessment undertaken by persons not suitably experienced
A reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete (RAAC) assessment was carried out by persons who did not appear to have appropriate experience, potentially putting building users at risk of harm.
21 August 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1224
Region: CROSS-UK
Sudden loss of ground support
SCOSS has logged several incidents of unstable ground below structures where voids have opened up; so far without loss of life (UK), but pictures of the incidents show that safety could easily have been compromised, severely.
1 July 2017
CROSS Safety Alert
Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-AUS, CROSS-US
Hazard identification for structural design
At the outset of the design, it is recommended that the structural engineer should document the proposed structural design philosophy and the approach to design against disproportionate collapse and agree this with the client.
1 September 2017
CROSS Safety Alert
Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-AUS, CROSS-US
Painted faying surfaces leads to connections with insufficient load capacity
Painted, rather than the required unpainted connection faying surfaces, were identified by the Resident Engineer of a reporter's firm during the erection of a primary frame for a large project. The painted surfaces resulted in the connections not having sufficient load carrying capacity and necessitated remedial works.
20 November 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 896
Region: CROSS-UK
Architectural panel acting as barrier
A reporter came across a scenario on site where an architectural decorative panel was acting as a barrier during the construction stage without being designed to act as one.
6 April 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 927
Region: CROSS-UK
Unsafe excavation practices
A builder undermined the existing footing of a masonry wall without being aware of the risks.
30 July 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1026
Region: CROSS-UK
Construction period of RAAC planks
A reporter says that there are structural issues with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) panels installed in a building as late as 1998. This date is significantly later than previous reports suggest as the last significant use of RAAC elements in the UK.
20 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 954
Region: CROSS-UK
Building regulations submissions
This report has been written on behalf of a group of senior local government structural engineers who refer to previous CROSS newsletters and in particular the reports relating to the poor quality of building regulation submissions and lack of checking resources.
1 July 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 65
Region: CROSS-UK
Long term risks for ground anchors
A reporter is concerned about the inspection and maintenance of ground anchors that are used for strategic flood defences.
1 October 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 87
Region: CROSS-UK
Risk management bibliography
This is a bibliography of publications relating to risk management in design and construction produced in 2009.
1 September 2009
CROSS Topic Paper
Region: CROSS-UK