All Safety blunders articles – Page 5
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NewsTrouble at the top
We’ve wandered off site for this week’s picture, which is of civil engineering interacting with a diverted bus on the Portobello Road in west London. Our thanks to Nabil Hanafi for snapping it
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CommentA bridge too far
Simon Whitehead spotted this instructive scene in Dulwich, south London, which demonstrates that the “oh, it’ll probably be okay” approach doesn’t always work out …
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Comment1-peak challenge
It was Warren Pyle who spotted this “truly safety-conscious scaffolder” lugging some heavy planks up a roof. Don’t fancy using the perfectly good scaffolding tower? Nope? On your own head be it …
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CommentTurning heads
This scaffolding attempt in the Derbyshire village of Shirland is not only perilous for the user, but was proving a serious hazard to all the motorists turning to gawp
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FeaturesStool of hard knocks
Karol Olszewski was on his lunchbreak near London’s High Holborn when he spotted this nonchalant window-fixer posing a significant danger to himself and passers-by
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CommentWhere rigans dare
Andrejs Trabo in Riga, Latvia, spotted this “mountain climbing champion” demonstrating an unbelievably stupid solution to the problem of not having a long enough ladder
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FeaturesIs it a crane? Is it a mobile access platform?
It’s both, apparently – or so these workers seem to think
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CommentPressure drop
John Kees spotted this careless fellow inventing new ways to use a pressure washer
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FeaturesIn the pink
House painters in Bristol take a rose-tinted approach to safety hazards, it seems
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FeaturesWarning: Hazard sign
It’s always good to hear from our American readers, so thanks to Dave Hermanson, vice president of Capital Power in Illinois
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FeaturesExtending historic authenticity to safety standards
Authentic restoration methods have their place, but safety is not one of them
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CommentPole dancers
Our thanks to Jon Prichard, director of resources at High-Point Rendel, for this shot of scaffolders at work across the street from his office. Jon writes: “This was taken this afternoon in Southwark. Please note that this photo has also been sent to the HSE as part of a complaint”
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NewsAll fingers and thumbs
This cavalier fellow appears to find his digits just get in the way and has set about taking decisive action
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NewsRoof tiling by cretins – sorry, we meant Cretans
Although in this case either spelling would be correct, as safety measures appear to be entirely absent
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NewsThis is not a toy
Contrary to what it says on the back of the forklift on which this joker has balanced his ladder!
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NewsTie me plank down, sport
The enterprising chaps in the Western Australian outback have been putting vehicles to ingenious use