All Safety blunders articles – Page 3
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Feel the burn
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
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How not to excavate a basement: 'This is the closest I dared to go'
Colin Burden kept his distance when he saw this house teetering on the edge of a large muddy hole
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A room with a view
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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Four go roofing
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
When working 20ft above the ground, it’s best to find something sturdy to stand on …
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Slippery slope
This worker seems to be practising for the 2012 Games, in a perilious way …
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The last straw
Dean Walton spotted a disaster waiting to happen from his hotel room in Bangladesh
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Matchstick men
You’d need nerves of steel to watch this Egyptian scaffolder in action for long
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Ladder boy falls at the first hurdle
Warning: Workers gambling on health and safety are likely to lose their stake