All Safety blunders articles – Page 23

  • Safety blunder
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    Bricks, barrels and boards...

    2007-11-07T13:24:00Z

    ... the less than perfect ingredients that make up this working platform on a Tunisian building site

  • slack ladder safety
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    I can't look

    2007-11-06T13:57:00Z

    Taken from an office window by CHAS Scheme Manager John Murphy

  • safety bluder
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    Going up?

    2007-11-05T10:42:00Z

    These workers clearly think a mechanical digger can be put to better use as a lift

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    An accident that actually happened

    2007-11-01T17:40:00Z

    SJ Taylor writes: “I saw this this week when passing a office building site in Stirling, Scotland – I understand that fortunately nobody was hurt.”

  • worker
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    Sit tight

    2007-10-31T13:24:00Z

    When you're perched nine floors up, it's probably best not to adjust your seating too much

  • New York blunder
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    Thank god it's not me

    2007-10-30T13:15:00Z

    This New York pavement scene on 42nd Street was sent in by Chris Wood

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    Between a dock and a hard place

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Thanks to Ian Gibb for sending in this charming riverbank scene.

  • dangerous beam
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    Off beam

    2007-10-25T14:16:00Z

    Situation vacant: one tightrope walker required to install shop sign

  • dangerous window cleaner
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    On the precipice

    2007-10-24T14:40:00Z

    A cleaner on the Talgarth Road gets caught on the wrong side of a sash window

  • Bruges
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    A Flemmish master?

    2007-10-23T13:19:00Z

    As Belgian painters go this is no Van Eyck, but he certainly has a head for heights and a good sense of balance

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    Riding your luck

    2007-10-17T12:06:00Z

    Alex Rowles writes: “I was on the way home when I saw this truck pull out. The guy on the back started climbing on top of the cab and hitting it and the windscreen with a crutch...

  • ladder safety blunder
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    Are you sitting comfortably?

    2007-10-17T10:13:00Z

    This may not be the best position to adopt on a roof but perhaps these two are taking turns sliding down it

  • Ladder
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    A sideways move

    2007-10-16T11:53:00Z

    Here's a less than ingenious way of getting round the fact that your ladder is too short for the job in hand...

  • safety blunder
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    Raising the bar

    2007-10-11T13:25:00Z

    Five men in Watford try to take our health and safety blunders to a new level …

  • Safety blunder
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    The modern way to joust ...

    2007-10-10T10:29:00Z

    Take one long pole, have your opponent teetering on a ladder, now see what damage you can inflict

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    Sparks fly in Paris

    2007-10-09T16:07:00Z

    Ah, Paris. City of romance, city of lights … city of great danger from metal grinders.

  • Safety blunder
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    Alfresco dining

    2007-10-09T11:31:00Z

    This is clearly a dare-devil's choice of lunch venue, let's hope no one was asked to pass the salt

  • Safety blunder, Caribbean
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    A view to die for ...

    2007-10-08T11:48:00Z

    It's undoubtedly enjoyable to sit back and view a Caribbean island from on high, but is it worth risking life and limb for the pleasure?

  • Safety blunder
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    Olga Korbut this ain't...

    2007-10-04T14:11:00Z

    Lets hope the roof can take his weight

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    There’s something in the air

    2007-10-03T16:01:00Z

    Our thanks and a drinks voucher go to Dean Walton of Alumet, who sent in this picture from Gibraltar. Clearly the guilty party here is the packing case designer, who omitted the simple instruction: “Do not lift 30ft and drop on passers-by”.