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Living on the edge

2011-09-02T00:00:00Z

If you don’t like heights, look away now …

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Feel the burn

2011-08-25T00:00:00Z

If this worker was pushing the car, perhaps this much effort would be justified. But a lamp? He’s not going to win the World’s Strongest Man competition like this. Thanks to David King for the photo

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How not to excavate a basement: 'This is the closest I dared to go'

2011-08-15T13:05:00Z

Colin Burden kept his distance when he saw this house teetering on the edge of a large muddy hole

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All hands on deck

2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

How many workers does it take to put up a sign?

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Danger elevated

2011-07-15T00:00:00Z

Why bother bringing a scissor lift, if you’re not going to use it?

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A room with a view

2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

Thanks to these workers, guests at the Hotel Tauernhof can enjoy a picturesque Alpine scene enhanced by the drama of a man teetering on the edge of a roof. Colin Burdon captured the scene

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Smile for the camera

2011-05-20T00:00:00Z

When soldering gets too close for comfort …

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What are they up to?

2011-05-13T00:00:00Z

The puzzling situation seen here looks precarious to say the least …

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Saw 3D

2011-05-06T00:00:00Z

This scene looks like something out of a horror film waiting to happen …

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Four go roofing

2011-04-15T00:00:00Z

Thanks to Colin Govier for this photo in Sibiu, Romania - it looks like he was taking quite a risk just standing underneath these workmen.

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Crazy heights

2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

When working 20ft above the ground, it’s best to find something sturdy to stand on …

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Slippery slope

2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

This worker seems to be practising for the 2012 Games, in a perilious way …

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The last straw

2011-03-04T00:00:00Z

Dean Walton spotted a disaster waiting to happen from his hotel room in Bangladesh

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Holed up

2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

Looking for something?

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A safe bet – or not

2011-02-03T11:38:00Z

What are the odds of an accident happening here?

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Winging it?

2011-01-28T00:00:00Z

Alison Seabeck was less than impressed by this interesting scene in Istanbul

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Hello, down there

2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

Peter Vaughan took this photo in Tripoli

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All out of cabers?

2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

Michael O’Regan took this action shot in Belgravia, London

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Matchstick men

2011-01-07T00:00:00Z

You’d need nerves of steel to watch this Egyptian scaffolder in action for long

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Ladder boy falls at the first hurdle

2011-01-06T13:21:00Z

Warning: Workers gambling on health and safety are likely to lose their stake