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
Two men caught using a fork truck and pallet near London's Olympic park were back in action last week.
Today’s Death Wish comes from Dubai and is the subject of a safety alert issued by Buildsafe UAE
07.03.2010
Here is another UK example of a man with inappropriate equipment, when aerial lift is available nearby.
27.02.2010
A Death Wish spotted yesterday in West London a few hundred metres from three aerial lift depots.
26.02.2010
A reader snapped a group of workers in the UK up-rating their fork truck- how many men can fit on a fork truck?
24.02.2010 2
A reader in Dubai spotted two men with a definite death wish or total ignorance of stability.
22.02.2010
A reader spotted two men working on a dangerous platform, attempts to warn them fell on deaf ears.
16.02.2010 3
A reader in the UK sent us this photo of two men working on a ladder earlier this week.
10.02.2010
