CROSS Safety Report: Toughened glass failures

This month we present a report about the structural stability of cantilever glass infill panels between a steel post and handrail balustrade system at a high-level apartment block.

This month we present key elements of a CROSS Safety Alert from December 2020 detailing the failures and lessons learned from the Florida bridge collapse in 2018.

In response to the recent Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in Dhaka, Director of Structural-Safety, Alastair Soane, highlights the need for robust regulations that take into account both technical and human factors.