Construction Rogues Gallery

If Holsen made access platforms...

SteveD — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:03:17 GMT

If Holsen made access platforms...

The Lake Distict, hope you can see but he is not just on a roof he is in faact on a 'beer crate' on a roof.

New 'sustainable' scaffolding

Will Mann — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:38:24 GMT

New 'sustainable' scaffolding

The Turks may be on to something here - by making scaffolding from wood, you can tick an extra sustainability box. And, in this case, it doubles as a wall support. Thanks to Lynn for sending this one in.

Who needs a hard hat when you've got a parasol?

Will Mann — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:35:55 GMT

Who needs a hard hat when you've got a parasol?

There's a more relaxed attitude to health and safety in Turkey. Far more important, it seems, to protect your head from the sun than from any hard objects that might fall on you.

Unique way of getting access - Note ladder support!!!

mod fixer — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:41:27 GMT

Unique way of getting access - Note ladder support!!!

Height of fashion

ContractJournal — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:23:04 GMT

Height of fashion

One of our users spotted this daring worker above a fashion boutique during a recent 'cultural' visit to Prague. "Either that or he was a burglar," says the user, who prefers to remain anonymous, "but that possibility only occurred to us in the bar a couple of hours later."

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BumbleB — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:57:42 GMT

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Roofers on a domestic re-roofing job. It took just six hours. Not surprising - doesn't look like anyone did a risk assessment.

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tea belly — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:40:22 GMT

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this is what the best place to work award gives its workers top of the range health and safey equipment supplied by weatherwise special projects.

USA Sign fitters

Hosepipe — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:30:57 GMT

USA Sign fitters

Sign fitters working at height in San Fran, USA

The effect of the credit crunch - one man operates 3 forklifts!

kinra01 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:18:19 GMT

The effect of the credit crunch - one man operates 3 forklifts!

Spotted this guy driving 3 forklifts to lift a trailer so he could double stack it on another !

Interesting that it is right in front of the main office - so much for safety culture !

Neighbourhhod renewal scaffold , rhondda cynon taf .

Helicopterrob — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:22:10 GMT

Neighbourhhod renewal scaffold , rhondda cynon taf .

Quote Jane cook, Service development director development control, in a reply dated 22 June 2009 after I pointed out the non compliance of the scaffolding and the attendant health and safety risk.

In terms of your specific reference to health and safety on the site. I confirm that Health and Safety issues are of utmost importance in the Neighbourhood Renewal Area scheme , and as such, independently appointed Health and Safety professionals monitor site conditions to ensure compliance with Health and Safety Executive Guidelines.

Me thinks Jane cook has no clue what she is talking about.

Living life on the edge

ContractJournal — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:50:58 GMT

Living life on the edge

Simon Horrell from Mansell sent us one of his Newquay holiday snaps, highlighting the marvellous balancing ability of Cornish decorators.

Hot water on 'tap'

ContractJournal — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:15:32 GMT

Hot water on 'tap'

Uneven load

ContractJournal — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:14:29 GMT

Uneven load

Photo opportunity: 'honey, make sure you get the guy with a stick in the picture'

ContractJournal — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:13:28 GMT

Photo opportunity: 'honey, make sure you get the guy with a stick in the picture'

What we need is a little more height...

ContractJournal — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:11:02 GMT

What we need is a little more height...

Plug nightmare

ContractJournal — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:09:40 GMT

Plug nightmare

unsafe work at height

gegs23 — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:52:00 GMT

unsafe work at height

Grand Designs Waterproofing Eco Arch

barry08 — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:34:55 GMT

Grand Designs Waterproofing Eco Arch

Lesson in unsafe ladder use #3

ContractJournal — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:01:41 GMT

Lesson in unsafe ladder use #3

Taken very recently in Ipswich this photo was sent in by Joe Vaudrey, who told us:

The vision of this man scrambling from the ladder, across the gap to the extremely short roof ladder, would be a sight to behold I’m sure, although I may be doing him a huge injustice. It’s difficult to see him in the picture clinging to the far side of the chimney – and perhaps at this distance we can’t see his blue and red skin tight suit with the spider’s web design!

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Pewter — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:23:12 GMT

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