Do you have knowledge of a fire or structural safety issue?.Our secure and confidential safety reporting system allows professionals to share their experiences to help others. Reports typically relate to concerns, near misses or incidents. Find out more:

An investigation of fire identified a lack of awareness of the fire resistance requirements of historic building codes. A reporter shares their concerns that similar incorrect assumptions could mean other premises are at risk. Read more:

Information on a significant failure of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) roof panels at a site in the UK. Take a look:

Concerns that steel lintels lack the necessary construction details and fire resistant construction elements required for their advertised fire ratings to be considered valid. Read the full report:

A poorly designed retaining wall deflected and imposed significant lateral geotechnical loads into the building's superstructure. Find out more:

A registered building inspector shares concerns that gas pipes running through well sealed ceiling voids, that often lack ventilation, could allow natural gas to build up and increase the risk of an explosion. Discover key learnings:

Concerns about a potentially dangerous column supporting a workshop roof that was leaning at an alarming angle, risking a roof collapse that could cause injuries or even fatalities. Find out more:

A reporter shares that a highway authority has appointed someone without a structural or civil engineering degree, or equivalent experience, to undertake structural inspections, structural assessment and reviews. Take a look:

A fire risk assessor found critical fire safety failures throughout several temporary structures utilised at a sporting event which compromised the means of escape for occupants. Find out more:

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A CROSS-AUS reporter describes how they identified several design issues with modifications made to an existing structure - explore the lessons learned:

This CROSS-AUS report outlines the risk of precast panel collapse and steelwork failure from out of balance loads - discover more:

This CROSS-AUS report describes a collapse that occurred while in-situ concrete topping was being poured, causing those working on the floor to fall with it - read more:

This report concerns a fatal incident that happened on a building for which the reporter held design responsibility. Find out more about the lessons learned:

You can now read the latest Newsletter from CROSS-AUS containing new structural safety reports and other useful updates - take a look:

Concerns about the specification of aluminium roof decking on a new building with a design working life of over 100 years. See the key learnings and more:

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A reporter describes how heavy shear links were installed with their legs around half the designed length without the change being raised with the construction team or the designer. View the full report:

Concerns about a potential scope gap where certain structural elements were reviewed, and no party assumed responsibility. Read on:

A reporter shares concerns about the effectiveness of third party certification schemes across a range of fire safety aspects. Discover more:

A number of gross errors in the structural design of domestic properties have come to the attention of a reporter. A common factor in these cases is that the calculations have not been checked. Find out more: