Scottish Stone Liaison Group

Publications

Newsletters of the SSLG Project Teams

The three Project Teams within the SSLG each produce their own newsletters:

Research Reports:
Risks to public safety from falling masonry and other materials

Research into the issue of Falling Masonry was initiated by the Scottish Executive Development Department following a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Christine Foster in Edinburgh in June 2000. The fatality occurred as a consequence of masonry falling from a building onto a pavement area, where she was working as a waitress. The research took the form of a scoping study which examined the issues surrounding risks to the public that can arise in and around buildings from poor maintenance, inadequate workmanship, latent defects in design or faults in the manufacture of components. Download a pdf file (74KB) of the Falling Masonry Working Party Report

Research Reports: Glasgow Project

Executive Summary

Download a pdf file (2.8MB) of the Executive Summary of the 'Glasgow project'- "Safeguarding Glasgow's Stone-built Heritage: Skills and Requirements". The purpose of this unique project was to investigate the condition of Glasgow’s stone-built heritage to enable an accurate prediction to be made of the craft skills and materials that will be required to ensure the future viability of this heritage. In order to achieve this aim the project was divided into two separate research elements:
a) A ‘Health Check’ of the stone buildings, and
b) A workforce skills needs assessment.

Research Reports: Natural Stone Institute

Report 1: Survey of practitioners

The purpose of this survey of practitioners was to establish the extent to which they are familiar with natural stone and its use in building, and to determine the type and format of their information needs.

Research Reports: Scottish Stone Industry Project Team

Report 1: Survey of stone masonry training in Scotland

This survey was undertaken by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), to determine the level of training within the stone industry in Scotland in 2001. A questionnaire was issued to 100 employers in Scotland, who had a direct interest in the working of stone.