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Carrying out an LOS survey for Vodafone on a planned site my friend Ben Hill took this shot with my camera of me up one of the Ipswich Tower Football Club lighting towers.
Cherry picker ride. Going up!
Ground floor:
Perfumery, stationary, and leather goods, wigs and haberdashery, kitchenware and food. Going up...
First floor:
Telephones, gents ready made suits, shirts, suits, ties, hats, underwear, and shoes. Going up...
Second floor:
Carpets, travel goods, and bedding, materials, soft furnishings, restaurants, and ties. Going down...
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The steelwork of the Ipswich Town FC taken whilst carrying out a survey for a new Vodafone installation on the lighting towers.
Installation of Height Safety Anchors. For more information go too: www.rigcomaccess.com/services/height-safety/anchor-points/
Dropping the chainsaw by crane.
The tree was removed.
It was over 20 meters high. A very large Melaleuca (Paperbark) tree.
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International singing star, Michael Ball, filming on location in Liverpool, for Victoria Wood's upcoming musical drama, 'Tubby & Enid'. Later retitled before release, as "The day We Sang".
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The steelwork of the Ipswich Town FC taken whilst carrying out a survey for a new Vodafone installation on the lighting towers.
Its a bugger when you put your gloves down... then they get blown away onto the ground 15 metres below.
That's working on cranes for you.
Had a chance to photography Cheshire Fire Bridge in work yesterday. They abseiled down the inside of the tower from top to bottom.....I couldn't even look over the edge without my tummy going funny. Great friendly bunch of guys really enjoyed the challenge, thanks lads :)
This lovely church and its spire taken from the top of a 60 metres set of flats near Campden in West London.
There is an airport nearby, so the trucks can't be tested higher than 15 meters without warning lights
Let's us a metal hole cutter to create a hole.
Let's not worry about the swarf (small pieces of metal) that will float down onto people below. What a silly banana!
These mean are fitting (or replacing) an antenna on the roof of a building.
In the background is the "Transbordador Aeri del Port" or "Port Cable Car".
"The entire journey lasts approximately seven minutes and the car moves continuously throughout the trip. Mid-way through the journey the cable car travels through a central tower- the Torre de Jaume I - breath a swift sigh of relief before continuing on your journey."
More here: www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/en/attractions/cable-car-...
Here was firefighters based out of Lancashire FRS Skelmersdale demonstrating working at height.
All of the firefighters in this picture work on Skelmersdale’s Stinger on a whole time basis.
I'm sure this scaffolding is safe and secure, but it certainly doesn't look it.
How do you get off the ladder onto the platform? There is no gap.
Note the absence of rain water guttering.
The rate of fatalities for Spanish workers is higher than many other European Countries at 2.04 per 100 000.
In comparison...
UK, 0.59 per 100 000
Germany, 0.66 per 100 000
France, 2.07 per 100 000
Italy, 1.73 per 100 000
Figures for 2009 via Eurostat.
Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg. Its task is to provide the European Union with statistics at European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions.
epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/about_eurost...
Everyone moans about the Health and Safety in the UK mainly due to its poor interpretation. However, laws and regulations were introduced for one very good reason - no one should die while performing their work. Simple as that.