This precariously perched building worker may come to regret taking on this (presumably cheap) job
Thanks to Kevin Blanking, who witnessed this example of living on the edge –otherwise known as poor health and safety practice – in Benfleet.


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This precariously perched building worker may come to regret taking on this (presumably cheap) job
Thanks to Kevin Blanking, who witnessed this example of living on the edge –otherwise known as poor health and safety practice – in Benfleet.

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