The Foreman

Construction calender girls - your feedback

My wrists are aching after a tough week bashing the keyboard to send out scores of "safety" calendars to excited readers. If you recall, brickwork specialist A&D Construction has compiled a calendar highlighting the latest in protective clothing. Sadly the...

Posted by Will Mann on January 20, 2009 2:31 PM

London Olympic workers have the colour of their pee checked

I've heard of looking after site workers - but the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is really taking the pi** with this one. Word reaches me from East London that occupational health experts on the London 2012 job are equipped with...

Posted by Will Mann on October 28, 2008 3:22 PM

A lesson in unsafe lifting - VIDEO

Here's an example of why you should never overload a crane....

Posted by Janie Stamford on September 8, 2008 5:04 PM

Mad Dave's digger madness - VIDEO

I present 'Mad Dave'. Construction's answer to the Darwin Awards. In these videos you can see where the self-styled Mad Dave gets his name from, as he lies down and lets a digger run over him, before backflipping into a...

Posted by Neil Gerrard on May 1, 2008 10:06 AM

Why China builds things cheaper than us

In case you wondered how China can build things like Olympic Stadiums in a fraction of the time and cost that we do - perhaps these pictures give you a clue. Special thanks to Colin Tall from Hire 4 Lower...

Posted by Will Mann on February 20, 2008 5:03 PM

French swingers - VIDEO

My French counterpart, le Fôreman, has alerted me to a bunch of idiots who've filmed themselves dangling from the end of a crane jib somewhere high above France. I got vertigo just watching. It's all performed to a French version...

Posted by James Evison on February 12, 2008 5:24 PM

Health and safety: Walk the plank

How much do you really trust your colleagues? Here's one to get the blood boiling of any health and safety rep. The bloke on the end of the plank has clearly got a lot of faith in his work chums...

Posted by Rebecca Froley on October 2, 2007 5:02 PM