All Safety blunders articles – Page 18
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NewsNerves of steel
Surely these guys know there is an easier, not to say less crazy, way to erect a steel frame building?
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NewsSend in the clowns
Thanks to building surveyor John-Paul Last for our latest example of real life circus skills. John-Paul writes, tersely yet accurately, “No real need to list the errors on this one…”
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NewsKing of the castle
At least pedestrians in Oxford can’t see what’s looming over them on the castle mound
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NewsScaling the summit of Stevenage
Storm clouds gather as workers continue their latest attempt on the north face of the timber frame mountain
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NewsDanger man
Thanks to Youy Wong for taking his camera to work and snapping these pictures of a “window cleaner perched on top of the sloping roof without hard hat, harness or any safety equipment. Tut-tut”.
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NewsOne man's battle in Hastings
A gust of wind along the sea front could so easily topple this worker from his precarious position
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NewsCloser to God
Workers on this church roof in Budapest seem to be at risk of prematurely entering the after life
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NewsA parade of blunders
Submitted by Colin Brennan. "The man is fitting a light above a glass canopy, on a ladder, on pallets, on a fork loft truck. I wouldn’t have looked twice only for the lack of cones on the pavement!"
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NewsWho put that there?
This unusually positioned telephone pole could surprise a few drivers attempting to turn left
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NewsHigh anxiety
This photo of a worker in Dubai comes from Cor Benjamin, who says: “There is no evidence of any safety equipment and I estimate he was working on about the 17th floor. Perhaps he had a can of Red Bull in case he needed wings …”
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NewsA lesson in spelling
Such safety notices must do little to inspire confidence in the coNstruction industry
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NewsSlip slidin' away
This glazer's totally unsecured and alarmingly angled platform could become a highly dangerous roof-toboggan at any moment
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