All Safety blunders articles – Page 13
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NewsLean on me, I won’t fall over
Peter Anthony from Newham council received this picture from a colleague in South Africa
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NewsThe very depths of holl…
David Boyes from Davis Langdon took this photo of safety precautions in Huddersfield. We’re intrigued – just how deep is this “holl”?
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NewsCleaning with soul
The grip on a dirty sneaker is all that's keeping this window cleaner from the pavement below
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NewsCleaning... calling... falling?
This window cleaner must suffer from the opposite of vertigo. Invertigo?
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NewsA safety holiday in Mallorca
Note the raised platform made from planks and supported by concrete blocks
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NewsChateau de plonker
Martin Oldridge spotted this bit of roof-top mountaineering while cycling in the South of France
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NewsFixing a hole
Mark Shilling of Nalco Mobotec, who sent in this picture by Brian Higgins, expressed concern that the loose tiles on this Beijing building may fall onto pedestrians below.
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NewsHealth and safety officials go for the juggler
Not strictly a safety blunder but he should be wearing a hard hat
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NewsOops, there goes my hammer!
With the fancy footwork skills these scaffolding-free Richmond roofers must possess to be still alive, you wouldn't think they'd be clumsy enough to drop a hammer off the roof
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NewsA hod for heights
This guy is in the wrong job - the Cirque due Soleil might be more his calling
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NewsWhen demolitions go wrong: the building that wouldn't die
We wonder if there was a two-stage tender process for this demoliton in parts
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NewsWhen demolitions go wrong: chimney surprise
It's a long time coming – but when it does, which way will it fall? Or did nobody give a thought to that?
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NewsNo ladder? Just use a forklift!
By simply tying a rope onto the control lever in the cab of this forklift truck, this cunning decorator has made himself a handy adjustable platform
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NewsA proper Nelly
Pulling elephants from chimneys is hazardous enough... but without fall protection
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NewsShop till you drop
Standing in an unsecured shopping trolley while working at height – what a great idea! Let's just hope his mate doesn't let go of the handle…
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NewsWhen demolitions go wrong: the human wrecking ball
'Throw something at it!' shouts a mate. Well, what would you do if your sledgehammer couldn't shift it?