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Safety is paramount in construction. Safety of the people who work on constructing a scheme – and safety of those people who will eventually make use of the scheme.
However, bad working practice, poor materials or other unforeseen hazards are always a possibility in any form of construction – and they may even go undetected until it is too late. This is why sharing experiences and observations of structural and fire safety issues is imperative to minimise potential dangers for everyone involved, both now and in the future.
CROSS Safety UK has become the central hub for engineers and construction professionals to share and read about experiences at work that could cause potential harm.
CROSS - which stands for Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures – is an online platform where professionals working in the built environment can submit reports on structural and safety issues uncovered in their working experiences. These are then checked by CROSS’ panel of experts and published anonymously to share lessons learned, create positive change and improve safety.
On this month’s episode of the Engineers Collective, NCE assistant news editor Rob Hakimian is joined by CROSS scheme manager Paul Livesey to discuss the history of CROSS, how it has grown and its importance in today’s construction landscape.
In the conversation, Paul talks about the establishment of CROSS, the sector’s response and how it has developed over its nearly 50 years in existence, bolstered by support from the ICE and IStructE. They discuss how it has proliferated internationally in countries such as Australia and the USA.
Paul also reveals how the publication of the Hackitt Report into the Grenfell tragedy was a watershed moment for CROSS and changed the organisation’s visibility and remit. There is also discussion of the significant input that CROSS has had in the RAAC crisis that has recently been in the mainstream headlines in the UK.
They also discuss the importance of other reports from recent years on CROSS and Paul gives advice, encouragement and instruction to those who feel they would want to report something to the organisation to spread awareness.
The Engineer’s Collective
The Engineers Collective is proving truly global in reach, with a third of listeners based outside the UK. It is also appealing to an inquisitive, career-builder demographic, with 80% of listeners under 35.
Special guests on previous episodes have included Crossrail managing director Mark Wild, HS2 Ltd special advisor Andrew McNaughton and ICE president Ed McCann. All are available for download and all address current and ongoing issues around skills and major project delivery.
The Engineers Collective is available via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, A-cast, Stitcher, PodBean and via newcivilengineer.com/podcast
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