Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety (CROSS)

The majority of projects involve digging holes in the ground for basements, foundations or trenches. Obvious hazards are those of side collapse or water inundation – with potentially lethal consequences to people working at depth.

This month's report raises concerns about incidents involving retaining walls that support the highway.

This month's report discusses punching shear assessments of flat slabs used as transfer slabs to support transferred columns.