We are excited to reveal the newly launched CROSS, which now includes reporting on fire safety. Our new website makes it easier for you to find safety information and submit reports.
#SaferStructures#FireSafety#StructuralSafety#BuildingSafety
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Residents of Sydney's Mascot Towers evacuated after cracks emerge.
Another concerning case in NSW. If you are aware of more or related cases, please consider informing the profession through CROSS-AUS.
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After the recent crane collapses in Melbourne and the UK, it's timely to read Structural Safety's Alastair Sloane's article on avoiding crane collapses:
https://t.co/rfOe5j45Fh
Final Report on Opal Tower has been released. It makes for interesting reading, and seems sure to motivate change in the practice of engineering in NSW at a minimum. #OpalTower
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The deconstruction sequence for the #MorandiBridge. A reminder that we must move beyond a set-and-forget mentality and consider the entire cradle to grave life cycle of our structures.
Ecco la simulazione di quanto sta accadendo in questi giorni su #PonteMorandi e di cosa accadrà domani con il taglio, il distacco e la discesa a terra della trave tampone 🏗
#AvantiGenova🏴
@rsgert Glad to acknowledge the photo @rsgert - thanks for pointing it out. We're here to help structural engineers learn from mistakes and failures so that more people don't have to go through what you are going through now. We wish you well for the future.
CROSS Report 692 Collapse of lifting tackle connected by threaded bar
No one was struck or injured when a set of 3T chain blocks and a 1m length of 20mm diameter threaded bar fell from a height of 5m, according to a reporter.
@IStructE@TempWorksForum
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CROSS Report 793 Street sign collapse causes fatality
This report highlights the potential dangers of street signs on fixed vertical supports subject to wind loading.
@IStructE@ICE_engineers
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@waynephillipsnz @IStructE For now it is Australia, but we hope to expand in future, formalities permitting. Of course, you can use the reports from CROSS (anywhere) to learn lessons that improve your work and service. @structsafe
Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety - Australasia
by
The Institution of Structural Engineers
has been launched at ASEC 2018 in Adelaide by the President of IStructE, Faith Wainwright MBE FREng FICE FIStructE
https://t.co/3IWgK9U93r (via @istructe)