All Safety blunders articles – Page 3

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    Living on the edge

    2011-09-02T00:00:00Z

    If you don’t like heights, look away now …

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    Feel the burn

    2011-08-25T00:00:00Z

    If this worker was pushing the car, perhaps this much effort would be justified. But a lamp? He’s not going to win the World’s Strongest Man competition like this. Thanks to David King for the photo

  • Dangerous basement excavation in Yorkshire
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    How not to excavate a basement: 'This is the closest I dared to go'

    2011-08-15T13:05:00Z

    Colin Burden kept his distance when he saw this house teetering on the edge of a large muddy hole

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    All hands on deck

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    How many workers does it take to put up a sign?

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    Danger elevated

    2011-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Why bother bringing a scissor lift, if you’re not going to use it?

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    A room with a view

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Thanks to these workers, guests at the Hotel Tauernhof can enjoy a picturesque Alpine scene enhanced by the drama of a man teetering on the edge of a roof. Colin Burdon captured the scene

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    Smile for the camera

    2011-05-20T00:00:00Z

    When soldering gets too close for comfort …

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    What are they up to?

    2011-05-13T00:00:00Z

    The puzzling situation seen here looks precarious to say the least …

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    Saw 3D

    2011-05-06T00:00:00Z

    This scene looks like something out of a horror film waiting to happen …

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    Four go roofing

    2011-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Thanks to Colin Govier for this photo in Sibiu, Romania - it looks like he was taking quite a risk just standing underneath these workmen.

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    Crazy heights

    2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

    When working 20ft above the ground, it’s best to find something sturdy to stand on …

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    Slippery slope

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    This worker seems to be practising for the 2012 Games, in a perilious way …

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    The last straw

    2011-03-04T00:00:00Z

    Dean Walton spotted a disaster waiting to happen from his hotel room in Bangladesh

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    Holed up

    2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Looking for something?

  • Man above betting shop
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    A safe bet – or not

    2011-02-03T11:38:00Z

    What are the odds of an accident happening here?

  • Safety blunder in Istanbul
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    Winging it?

    2011-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Alison Seabeck was less than impressed by this interesting scene in Istanbul

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    Hello, down there

    2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Peter Vaughan took this photo in Tripoli

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    All out of cabers?

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Michael O’Regan took this action shot in Belgravia, London

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    Matchstick men

    2011-01-07T00:00:00Z

    You’d need nerves of steel to watch this Egyptian scaffolder in action for long

  • Health and safety blunder at betting shop, Coral
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    Ladder boy falls at the first hurdle

    2011-01-06T13:21:00Z

    Warning: Workers gambling on health and safety are likely to lose their stake