Concrete Repair Association calls for car park inspections

Back in July we heard about a car park collapse in Ontario that killed 2 people and injured many more. At the time there was a call from multi-storey car park operators for an inspection regime to stop such an incident happening again.

Now the Concrete Repair Association (CRA) is calling for the same thing and supporting the British Parking Association in wanting to introduce a compulsory inspection regime throughout the UK.

Although car parks are expected to last just like bridges are when expsoed to the elements, ultimately they are built to a less rigorous design code according to the CRA. And even if car park owners stay on top of repairs and inspections, a compulsory system would make it formal, required, and therefore safer for everyone using car parks on a regular basis.

Source: Cracking Matters (PDF)