All Safety blunders articles – Page 33
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Do you expect me to talk? ... No Mr Bond, I expect you to die
¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ's own version of that famous Goldfinger scene
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A bridge too far
And here's a demonstration of a bold painting technique especially adapted for high bridges ...
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Hold the front page
Clenston Mews in Marylebone, central London, was swarming with paparazzi when Antony Hoodless took this photo. The paps weren’t there to document this unique technique for painting a window frame, though. They wanted a portrait of Madonna and child – the former lives nearby and the latter had just arrived ...
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You slip, I fall
These two brave souls are relying on a rope that is attached to themselves and nothing else to keep them from a 10m drop
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The Church of Spilt Blood
A sure-footed worker at this aptly named church in St Petersburg goes about his daily business
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And heave ...
A lasso and a pulley prove a novel way to lift a piece of corrugated metal up six storeys
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Hooray for Harold Lloyd
This worker has been spotted doing impersonations of his favourite silent movie star
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You stay there, I'll be back in a mo
A worker practices log rolling while his mate takes the scissor lift for a spin
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It's amazing what you can do with a JCB
Why limit yourself to a scaffolding or a ladder when you can impress car drivers and pedestrians by blocking the road with a great big JCB?
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Why beanie hats spell danger
Two more examples of site workers' rather cavalier attitude to working at height
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The balcony makes a perfect ladder
At least the hi-vis jacket means this worker will be easily spotted when he falls
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My other job is a tightrope walker
You have to admit it takes a certain skill to walk the length of a timber beam two stories up while also avoiding overhead cables
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Not a cool thing to do
It's amazing how many hazards you can squeeze into one safety blunder
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Another brick and a fall
The strongest mortar known to mankind must have been used on this project in Ely
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It's electrics, but not as we know it ...
Balancing a ladder on two chairs, in a busy high street with cables lying across the pavement - what could possibly go wrong?
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Time to checkout
Seven stories up with unsecured stepladders and no harnesses, this can't be a recommended stay
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Let's hope he put the hand brake on ...
Clearly, you can't separate a man and his white van
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Insects can be a nuisance on site ...
... so it's best to limit their numbers at the access point
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Out on a limb
Martin Lee took this shot while observing this dare-devil worker on a site in Bangkok
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Scaffolding to dine out on
Restaurant tables, a couple of concrete blocks and a plank of wood are clearly all you need ...