All Safety blunders articles – Page 21
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NewsIt's a global issue
These men from Mauritius are no different to workers all over the world who put their lives in danger in order to earn a wage
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NewsHow not to use ladders
Does this man know that ladders work best in the vertical rather than the horizontal position?
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NewsSheffield steel (nerves of)
No edge protection + working at height + pavement = another health and safety statistic
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NewsLittle green men
This worker appears to be acting as the temporary green man while changing the light fitting on a dangerous road junction
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NewsHmm, perhaps not an ideal solution…
Thanks to Tim Castle for our latest exposé of working practices on improvised building sites.
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NewsSoft landing guaranteed
The pile of sand seems to have been wheeled in as a safety measure rather than as a building material
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NewsWhere pigeons fear to tread
Eight stories up and balanced on a parapet, even the pigeons can't bear to watch this madman
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NewsThe fearless four
Scaffolders need a head for heights, but these workers in China simply have no fear...
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NewsThree men and a scaffold
These roof tilers "secured" their scaffolding by smashing holes in a supporting wall
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NewsManhattan madness
New York may look impressive from up there, but the precarious scaffolding certainly does not...
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NewsBad vibrations
Safety tape is all very well but it won't protect this worker's eyes, ears or lungs from the noise and dust
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NewsHope there's a crash mat below
Seven storeys up, leaning out to lower a pole, and this worker has forgotten only one thing.
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NewsThe edge of reason
Dubai workers seemingly working with the benefit of an invisible force field as they haul materials onto a high-rise site
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NewsSwimming in paint
What better way to spend a hot afternoon than to be hung upside down over the edge of an empty pool with paint brush in hand?
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NewsWhat price a whitewash?
Workers risk life and limb to give a hotel in Goa a fresh coat of paint
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NewsIt's a long way down
One worker appears to be having second thoughts about being perched on this ledge - as he should