All Safety blunders articles – Page 26

  • Men on a roof without a harness
    News

    Broom with a view

    2007-07-26T14:08:00Z

    There's something of the Last of the Summer Wine about these two whiling away the afternoon on a Dorking rooftop

  • Two workers on a Prague roof without harnesses
    News

    Dormer danger

    2007-07-25T11:52:00Z

    Gravity was obviously not flagged as a potential hazard on this site in Prague

  • News

    Say a little prayer for him …

    2007-07-25T11:00:00Z

    Karl Jones came across this dilapidated church, which is apparently being converted into a three-storey house, through his work as a building control officer in Gwynnedd.

  • Working without a harness on Dubai road sign index
    News

    Dubai slip road

    2007-07-24T12:42:00Z

    There is no good time for bad safety practice, but during rush hour is the absolute worst time in this case

  • Dangerous worker sawing wood with chainsaw in Venice canal
    News

    Venice chain gang

    2007-07-23T13:00:00Z

    An almost identical blunder appeared in March but this time our man is not being supported by his belt loops

  • Dangerous builder on a roof
    News

    Semi-detached builder

    2007-07-18T14:03:00Z

    Will this chap finish the roof before it finishes him?

  • News

    What is wrong with this picture?

    2007-07-17T13:51:00Z

    Stephen Davis of RPS Burks Green writes: “The eye wanders around until you find the guy balancing on a 230mm wide sheeting rail in the eaves, 6m above the deck.

  • Balancing act
    News

    Take a seat

    2007-07-17T11:54:00Z

    Brings a whole new meaning to the term 'sitting down on a job'

  • News

    Ladders? Rubbish!

    2007-07-16T11:22:00Z

    Yes, but has he remembered to lock the wheels...?

  • Man on roof
    News

    Home of the brave

    2007-07-12T14:53:00Z

    American homes are big but the builders are not always bright

  • Scaffold catcher
    News

    Spot the scaffold pole

    2007-07-11T12:15:00Z

    Saville Row - the home of the tailor-made suit and high-risk scaffolding

  • Dangerous man on roof
    News

    Gone fishing

    2007-07-10T14:00:00Z

    If this man wasn't 25ft up on a roof he could be crabbing off Great Yarmouth pier

  • Unsafe council builder
    News

    Platform boos

    2007-07-09T14:19:00Z

    The platform is ingenious but without edge protection is it safe?

  • One-man demolition
    News

    Smash it up

    2007-07-05T13:50:00Z

    A one-man demolition machine does a Pete Townsend to a reinforced brick building in Clerkenwell

  • dangerous bamboo worker
    News

    More twiglets

    2007-07-04T12:29:00Z

    These construction workers in Mumbai defy gravity to finish their painting job

  • unsafe plasterer's support
    News

    A rubbish approach to safety

    2007-07-03T12:29:00Z

    There's a high chance that this project will be peppered with blunders given the state of the site in the background

  • Couldn’t he borrow one from next door?
    News

    Couldn’t he borrow one from next door?

    2007-06-29T00:01:00Z

    So you buy your dream house in leafy Sussex. Then you get two high-performance vehicles and park them outside, letting everyone know you’ve really arrived. Is it any wonder you’ve got no money left to spend on a single, very long ladder? David George sent in the picture.Couldn’t he borrow ...

  • News

    Too concerned with vehicle safety?

    2007-06-28T12:11:00Z

    To paraphrase Mark Twain: "Parking is such sweet sorrow"

  • News

    Nonchalance in the face of danger- part two

    2007-06-27T12:07:00Z

    Having a chat while the ladder bows in the middle is surely not a way to start the day

  • Taking it easy
    News

    Shooting the breeze

    2007-06-26T11:22:00Z

    These two are taking it easy in yet another blunder at height