A reader in Belgium has sent us a photo of how they trim trees in a small town in southern Belgium.
20.07.2010
An English reader spotted one of the craziest operators we have seen since starting the Death Wish series – in France.
14.07.2010
In spite of a number of fatal accidents people are still setting up lifts in the street without proper cordoning off.
12.07.2010
A reader in Holland spotted a trailer lift set-up to overcome the fact that it is not the right machine for the job.
10.07.2010
Spotted by a reader in the UK prior to a concert, the old fork and pallet access method on a telehandler.
01.07.2010
Australian crane and access company Boom Logistics has dismissed the takeover bid from Archer/McAleese.
Steel erectors traditionally had a reputation for taking high rise risks, in some places they still do.
24.06.2010
Spotted by a reader from his offices in Rotterdam, is a man on a very high folding scaffold.
22.06.2010
A man using a ladder to carry out re-pointing work clearly had no idea on how to use a ladder safely.
21.06.2010
A reader in the UK spotted a man employed by a well known contractor, working on a wet roof.
09.06.2010
A contractor charged with moving a statue in Brecht, Belgium, clearly didn’t have a clue what he was doing
06.06.2010 1
From Algeria, a man who has found a way to create a six metre scaffold out of two frames and some barrels.
04.06.2010
From a reader in Belgium the worst selection of work at height equipment and the poor usage to boot!
02.06.2010
Is climbing onto a roof a safe system of work? A contractor working on in Hull, UK, seems to think so.
30.05.2010
A reader snapped two men using a 60ft boom lift at a shopping centre this week, but was it safe?
26.05.2010 4
Spotted by a reader in the UK last week, an odd combination of a scissor lift and ladder. A Death Wish?
16.05.2010
Another video clip of stupidity on site, this time with construction workers in central Europe and a tower crane.
05.05.2010 1
Spotted by another exhibitor: some very make shift access equipment during last week's fair in Munich.
26.04.2010
Two examples, from the USA and the UK, of contractors using make-shift lifting equipment rather than cranes.
13.04.2010 1
Working over a road carries a number of risks which require careful planning to avoid being a Death Wish
12.04.2010
A photo sent in by a UK reader looks like a catalogue of unsafe practices. See how many you can spot.
09.04.2010
Photos sent in from a reader in Italy a man using a ladder to ascend a pole but not as you might expect.
05.04.2010
A sign contractor in N. Ireland spotted with the right equipment….still qualified as a Death Wish.
11.03.2010
Spotted on a job site in Glasgow, Scotland, scaffold in action on the back of a van- A Death Wish?
08.03.2010
