Contractors Living Their Lives on the Edge
It's more common than it seems for construction jobs to disregard safety regulations and for working conditions to be unsafe.
In the following images, you can see workers earning a living on the edge of a precipice, hanging from beams several meters high without adequate protection.
In other instances, you can see workers on makeshift scaffolding and people handling cables without any protection. These risks pose a danger to the workers and also to those around them.
The photos show carefree smiles and evoke in the viewer admiration, surprise, and discomfort at the lack of safety measures and the danger to which the workers are exposed.
3rd World, No Rules
With minimal regulations and absence of insurence, this is a common at sight at construction sites in 3rd world countries.
Ladder Free
“We don’t need no stinkin ladder.”
A New ATM
These guys installing a new ATM across frorm my house. No harness, not even rope.
Shoveling on the Edge
Shoving snow off scaffolding with no fall protection.
View At Work
My view from my work desk at home.
Mission Completed
Job accomplished.
Ladder Backup
He even had a buddy who could fix the ladder for him.
Pipe
Hanging out laying pipe.
Fast Way
Fastest way is the best way.
Fixing a Roof
“Do you even know how to fix my roof?”
No Suggestions
No, thanks, stairs!
Everything Connected
Looks like art.
Well Done
If it works, the job is well done.
A Receipe for Disaster
Sometimes you need an excavator. Sometimes you need an elevator.
Resourceful Workers
Working as a team.
Workers Together
Simple three-way balance.
Safe Enough
What could go wrong?
Teamwork
Safety harnesses are overrated, you just need a few safety buddies.
Dock Installer
3 feet of this ladder are over water. Dock installer in Houston.
No Pain
“Either way I'm going to die, at least I can go painlessly."