All Safety blunders articles – Page 28
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NewsA leap of cat-like faith
A first glance, an outrageous flouting of Work at Height regs, but could this worker be a sportsman practicing a new urban sport?
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NewsPlaying the drums
Who needs scaffolding when you've got oil drums, some planks of wood and a couple of blocks?
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NewsWith very little help from his friends
Thanks to Aidan Lucas of Bovis Lend Lease for this picture from Hong Kong.
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NewsA new Olympic event?
If 'Throwing construction waste onto the street' became a new Olympic discipline this builder could take the gold medal
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NewsLogic defying window cleaners at work
Fact: window cleaners will fall through skylight windows however gingerly they tread across the glass
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NewsBricks and stones may break his bones
Thanks to Ian Serjeant for this dramatisation of man’s inhumanity to man. Ian writes: “I attach a photo recently received by me in connection with a scheme I’m working on. In order to protect the innocent (and guilty) I had better not reveal the exact location.”
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NewsEveryone loves the sunshine...
...but few would be as stupid as this man oblivious to the dangers that await him
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NewsCircular saw + high roof + no harness = death trap
This roofer is standing on the edge of reason with his approach to site safety
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NewsMaybe they want to see their name up in lights...
...but they could end up being famous for the wrong reasons
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NewsExtreme loft conversion
Thanks to Andy Hurst of Atkins for this picture from Qatar. He says: “Scary stuff.
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NewsWacky racers ride again
What looks like an old army truck disguised as scaffolding forms a makeshift moving platform in the Czech Republic
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NewsMexican rope trick
Safety standards in foreign climes have come in for a lot of stick on the letters pages this week.
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NewsBridge of sighs
These workers are either on a coffee break or they are lying at the base of this rickety walkway
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NewsOh I do like to be beside the seaside...
Maybe the sea air has gone to their heads, but these roofers don't seem too worried about the distinct lack of safety equipment on site
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NewsHow many safety blunders can you spot?
When a site is such a mess it's hard to know where to start
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NewsYou've been framed
If only this man paid as much attention to site safety as he does to doorframes
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