All Safety blunders articles – Page 11

  • News

    The more, the merrier

    2009-05-29T00:50:00Z

    Our thanks, and a large drink or two, are owed to Ian Harris from Middlesex, who sent in this photo of overmanning in the construction industry

  • Man on plank
    News

    Plonker on a plank

    2009-05-27T12:12:00Z

    Balanced precariously on a single board atop a five-storey building, this Austrian builder is just one wobble away from a very nasty end

  • Ladder on truck
    News

    Stone Age safety

    2009-05-26T09:51:00Z

    'I hope the handbrake's on!' remarks the spotter of this latest example of dubious safety practice in the roofing trade

  • Milton Robinson took this photo in Sharjah, UAE
    News

    Workers, rising

    2009-05-22T01:00:00Z

    Milton Robinson took this photo in Sharjah, UAE

  • Windowcleaner above a betting shop
    News

    Definitely not a safe bet

    2009-05-21T09:42:00Z

    As this chap is clearly a gambling man, it's handy that there's a betting shop just below

  • Man leaning on broom on roof
    News

    Brooming heck

    2009-05-19T10:14:00Z

    What this fellow is actually attempting to do with that broom is not entirely clear, but whatever it is appears distinctly unwise

  • Men on ladder on roof of vehicle
    News

    Driven crazy in Peru

    2009-05-18T10:04:00Z

    If someone's foot suddenly slips off the brake pedal, this could turn very nasty. Although any sensible chap would of course use the handbrake instead…

  • News

    Good luck with day 67 ...

    2009-05-15T00:40:00Z

    John Malaiperuman was suitably impressed by this scaffolding tower in Oman. As he points out: “The sign says ‘safety board’, but only three of the five scaffolders are standing on one!”

  • DIY scaffolding
    News

    But is it art?

    2009-05-11T10:59:00Z

    This intriguing and elegant structure is clearly a masterpiece of pinpoint balancing – but it's not really scaffolding, is it?

  • News

    Mobile access tower?

    2009-05-08T00:02:00Z

    Paul Thompson of Laing O’Rourke appreciates Cuba’s approach to some essential kit. And look no further for a handy getaway vehicle if the plastering doesn’t go to plan

  • Man on roof
    News

    Bend ze knees!

    2009-05-06T11:25:00Z

    Surely even in Essex there are better places to practise one's skiing technique?

  • Man in vent shaft
    News

    Is that SOS in leg semaphore?

    2009-05-05T10:04:00Z

    This chap is allegedly trying to seal ventilation ductwork from the inside, but we suppose he could simply have tripped

  • News

    Urban mountaineering

    2009-05-01T00:15:00Z

    Ian Mills of IGM Associates sent us this daring attempt to conquer the Building Opposite the Department of Housing in Stratford, east London

  • Man behaving unsafely on a ladder
    News

    Oh, what's the point?

    2009-04-30T09:51:00Z

    We can only assume that the chap carrying out this tricky bit of pointing has lost the will to live

  • Man on the roof
    News

    Desperate measures

    2009-04-29T13:20:00Z

    Either that platform is so unstable it requires a very particular stance or somebody can't wait to get to the bathroom

  • Edgy painter
    News

    An edgy painter

    2009-04-28T10:18:00Z

    Three floors up, is this really the best way to paint the edge of a concrete balcony?

  • David Leer snapped these jolly chaps from the Gleeds office window in London. Eight storeys up
    News

    Keeping those skills up

    2009-04-24T01:00:00Z

    David Leer snapped these jolly chaps from the Gleeds office window in London. Eight storeys up. Perhaps, in the light of recent redundancies, they are retraining for a career in the circus

  • Homemade scaffold
    News

    Scaffolding for a tight Budget

    2009-04-22T12:14:00Z

    With cost cutting on everybody's mind on Budget day, here's a novel idea from Staffordshire – make your own scaffolding!

  • Man cleaning a truck
    News

    How not to clean a truck

    2009-04-21T10:49:00Z

    Presumably this chap has Spiderman-type clinging powers – if not, he's heading for a slippery headfirst dive to the ground

  • Painters in a stairway
    News

    The part-human stepladder

    2009-04-20T10:48:00Z

    Don't have a ladder suitable for working on stairs? Just get your pal to act as an extension!