All Safety blunders articles – Page 18

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    Double jeopardy

    2008-04-23T14:36:00Z

    This week..

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    Nerves of steel

    2008-04-23T13:29:00Z

    Surely these guys know there is an easier, not to say less crazy, way to erect a steel frame building?

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    What a mess!

    2008-04-22T06:00:00Z

    This DIY attempt at scaffolding is truly terrfiying...

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    Mon Dieu!

    2008-04-21T14:00:00Z

    Let's hope this is a one-off example of how the French jet-wash their buildings

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    Send in the clowns

    2008-04-18T00:01:00Z

    Thanks to building surveyor John-Paul Last for our latest example of real life circus skills. John-Paul writes, tersely yet accurately, “No real need to list the errors on this one…”

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    How to top up a tan instantly

    2008-04-16T13:02:00Z

    Poached prawns could be on the menu at this pool party

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    King of the castle

    2008-04-15T13:42:00Z

    At least pedestrians in Oxford can’t see what’s looming over them on the castle mound

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    Scaling the summit of Stevenage

    2008-04-14T13:44:00Z

    Storm clouds gather as workers continue their latest attempt on the north face of the timber frame mountain

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    Danger man

    2008-04-11T00:01:00Z

    Thanks to Youy Wong for taking his camera to work and snapping these pictures of a “window cleaner perched on top of the sloping roof without hard hat, harness or any safety equipment. Tut-tut”.

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    One man's battle in Hastings

    2008-04-10T13:52:00Z

    A gust of wind along the sea front could so easily topple this worker from his precarious position

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    Temple of doom

    2008-04-08T11:15:00Z

    Workers on this Greek church seem to be taking a risky approach to roofing

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    SWAT team

    2008-04-04T00:10:00Z

    Actually, what are they doing? Thanks to Chris Holt for sending this photo, and to his sister Jenny, who took it while on holiday in Cuba

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    Closer to God

    2008-04-02T12:02:00Z

    Workers on this church roof in Budapest seem to be at risk of prematurely entering the after life

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    A parade of blunders

    2008-04-01T10:59:00Z

    Submitted by Colin Brennan. "The man is fitting a light above a glass canopy, on a ladder, on pallets, on a fork loft truck. I wouldn’t have looked twice only for the lack of cones on the pavement!"

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    Who put that there?

    2008-03-31T14:29:00Z

    This unusually positioned telephone pole could surprise a few drivers attempting to turn left

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    High anxiety

    2008-03-28T00:38:00Z

    This photo of a worker in Dubai comes from Cor Benjamin, who says: “There is no evidence of any safety equipment and I estimate he was working on about the 17th floor. Perhaps he had a can of Red Bull in case he needed wings …”

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    A lesson in spelling

    2008-03-27T11:40:00Z

    Such safety notices must do little to inspire confidence in the coNstruction industry

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    Slip slidin' away

    2008-03-26T11:50:00Z

    This glazer's totally unsecured and alarmingly angled platform could become a highly dangerous roof-toboggan at any moment

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    Weld I never

    2008-03-25T12:57:00Z

    Some workers in Thailand demonstrate a more relaxed approach to welding

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    Just a little bit further…

    2008-03-19T16:01:00Z

    Whatever he's reaching for, it's definitely not worth it