All Safety blunders articles – Page 14
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NewsPiggyback plant
Mobile elevating work platform doesn't stretch high enough? No problem, just give it a leg up with a forklift truck. Steady!
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NewsPlant safety plunges to new low
It seems this chap may have misunderstood when told to take his bucket to the seaside in this safety blunder…
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NewsDemolitions gone wrong: every policeman for himself
The demolition looks like a textbook operation - the same can't be said about the deployment of safety barriers
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NewsThe bottom line
A big thank you and a couple of bottles of rather fine wine go to Peter Humphreys for this picture of everyday repair and maintenance in Wales.
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NewsUnorthodox approach
Roof tilers take chances in Batsi, a seaside resort on the Greek island of Andros
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NewsHead in the clouds
Should this German workman have his head in the ceiling while the public hurry past below?
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NewsWhen demolitions go wrong: a bogus calculation
Watch this video shot in Asia of a demolition job with a difference
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NewsYour task is …
..build a self-supporting platform out of five planks, some scaffolding and two Workmate benches.
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NewsSpiderman strikes again
He may have a hard hat and hi-viz jacket, but will that help him scale a concrete pile?
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NewsWhoops! I dropped my brush
Lee Levy of NLC spotted this heart-stopping paint job on a hotel building site in Aruba.
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NewsThe first crow's nest on a forklift
Ships ahoy! This boatyard worker will be splicing more than a mainsail if he carries on working like this
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NewsVideo: Man-powered Ferris wheel
A low-emission fairground ride that hopefully won't catch on at the London Eye
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NewsLooney Toon
Iain Kane from Currie & Brown spotted this man out of his 6th-floor office window in Newcastle upon Tyne. As he points out, the balcony the plank rests on is attached to the rotten wood of the dormer window. Let’s hope it holds …
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NewsShropshire lads
Dave Davies sent us this one. He writes: “Here’s a photo of a recent spectacle seen in North Shropshire. I was told in no uncertain terms to, er, go away. But at least the ladder was tied.”
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NewsThe exit door
Thanks to Matthew James of Fusion Project Management for this fine example of an external fire escape at an unnamed university.
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NewsThe great valerio is walking
We have Neil Davis to thank for this demonstration of site circus skills in the Greater London area. We’re not sure if the pole is for balancing of vaulting …