CROSS-UK Newsletter 81

CROSS-UK Newsletter 81 has been published and includes expert comments on fire and structural safety reports.

Reports in this Newsletter cover the following:

• Weld defects in steel girders for major infrastructure assets
• Fire safety governance and oversight for temporary and ancillary buildings on construction sites
• Questions about the quality of construction of a Higher Risk Building
• Fire resistance misunderstandings in light gauge steel frame walls
• Alterations to spine wall and joists result in structural issues
• Fire door closers in care homes
• Alarming vibration of retractable seating
• Concern over fire performance of artificial grass roofs
• Temporary works failed to consider possibility of existing reinforced concrete (RC) slab and beam failing
• Widespread compartmentation issues found in flats