All Safety blunders articles – Page 22

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    Who nicked the ladder?

    2007-12-12T11:49:00Z

    These men appear to be enjoying the view, but how do they propose to get back down?

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    Dumb & dumber

    2007-12-11T11:27:00Z

    Just how stupid do you have to be to attempt home improvements in this way?

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    A bit of a botch

    2007-12-10T13:49:00Z

    Why does the scaffolding stop one level short of the roof? Why is there no edge protection? And why aren't those workers wearing any PPE?

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    High street fashion

    2007-12-06T12:13:00Z

    At this Burton store safety equipment is out, and balancing atop a ladder held up by your mate is in...

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    Five go roofing...

    2007-12-05T13:09:00Z

    ... remembering their hard hats and hi-vis jackets, but overlooking one important detail

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    Not in the Green Cross Code

    2007-12-04T14:54:00Z

    Our man deftly avoids traffic by joining his colleague on the ladder

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    Ooh, la la!

    2007-12-03T14:08:00Z

    A fine example from the Cote d'Azur of a truly lunatic method of repairing guttering

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    Health and safety from the Tudor days

    2007-11-29T12:55:00Z

    No sign of any protective equipment whatsoever, and one of them is getting ready to go higher

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    Let there be light...

    2007-11-28T12:35:00Z

    ... and there was, once builders had invented balconies with space for a street lamp post to fit through

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    Another twit in the wall

    2007-11-27T14:03:00Z

    Taken by David Hartridge in Brighton. "There is so much wrong H&S-wise and construction-wise in this picture!"

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    Extreme electrics

    2007-11-26T14:20:00Z

    Want to live on the edge? Here's one way to make electrical repair work even more hazardous...

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    Ropey, really ropey

    2007-11-22T13:34:00Z

    Four storeys up in Malta - almost as high as the list of safety errors he's committing

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    Unsecured leaning

    2007-11-22T10:34:00Z

    A big thank you to M Maël Croyal, who writes: “May be in the scary scaffolding category!”

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    A sign from God

    2007-11-21T12:54:00Z

    Cantebury cathedral displays its zero tolerance attitude to accidents. And who would be foolish enough to argue with the Almighty?

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    The ankle grip

    2007-11-20T12:42:00Z

    If you don't have a harness, what's the alternative? Hang upside down while your mate holds you by the ankles, of course

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    Round the bend

    2007-11-15T17:03:00Z

    Perry Philipp writes: “I saw this guy in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. A few seconds later a car came along, missing the sandbag propping him up by inches.”

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    Hope he remembered the handbrake

    2007-11-15T10:47:00Z

    Finding a novel - and rather unsafe - use for a Volkswagen van

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    How do they do that?

    2007-11-14T13:03:00Z

    Just what is supporting those ladders? And how have these electricians managed to attach parasols to them?

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    Who pinched the skip?

    2007-11-13T14:15:00Z

    Someone hasn't hired the skip for long enough on this Cuban site

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    Along for the ride

    2007-11-08T16:08:00Z

    Well, how else are you expected to reach the eighth floor if they haven’t even built a lift yet? Thanks to Daniel Bartminn for this one from Kuwait.