It's been a bumper year for safety stupidity - here are some of Building's favourites
![Safety blunder 1](https://d2vhdk00tg424t.cloudfront.net/MediaLibrary/s3/ubm-library/web/u/s/y/2009_blunder_1.jpg)
![Safety blunder 2](https://d2vhdk00tg424t.cloudfront.net/MediaLibrary/s3/ubm-library/web/r/a/l/2009_blunder_2.jpg)
![Safety blunder 3](https://d2vhdk00tg424t.cloudfront.net/MediaLibrary/s3/ubm-library/web/c/u/p/2009_blunder_3.jpg)
![Safety blunder 4](https://d2vhdk00tg424t.cloudfront.net/MediaLibrary/s3/ubm-library/web/a/y/u/2009_blunder_4.jpg)
![Safety blunder 5](https://d2vhdk00tg424t.cloudfront.net/MediaLibrary/s3/ubm-library/web/r/l/e/2009_blunder_5.jpg)
![Safety blunder 6](https://d2vhdk00tg424t.cloudfront.net/MediaLibrary/s3/ubm-library/web/i/u/t/2009_blunder_6.jpg)
![Safety blunder 7](https://d2vhdk00tg424t.cloudfront.net/MediaLibrary/s3/ubm-library/web/d/t/q/2009_blunder_7.jpg)
![Safety blunder 8](https://d2vhdk00tg424t.cloudfront.net/MediaLibrary/s3/ubm-library/web/y/b/s/2009_blunder_8.jpg)
![Safety blunder 9](https://d2vhdk00tg424t.cloudfront.net/MediaLibrary/s3/ubm-library/web/o/g/y/2009_blunder_9.jpg)
![Safety blunder 10](https://d2vhdk00tg424t.cloudfront.net/MediaLibrary/s3/ubm-library/web/d/e/y/2009_blunder_10.jpg)
Postscript
Thanks again to: Doug Waters, Dave Billinge, Nick Pieri, Chris Bath, Kevin Power, John Tarling, Adam Meacham, Chris Shaw, Milton Robinson, Paul Hymers
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