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Keep up to dateDespite the nearby drainpipe handy to shin down, this is not a prison break-out but some kind of maintenance operation
This safety blunder was spotted by surveyor David Davidson in London's Kings Cross. He comments: “This chap saved both time and money when working at height by using the window ledge as a work platform without the additional bother of any safety equipment. Expedient; but not recommended.”
Using a single long ladder to reach the roof of a four-storey building – don't try this on a windy day (or ever)
If they only had that ladder to reach the first level, how did they get up to the top? A leg-up? Or an upward swing in the fashion of an ape?
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