Mister Ian's Weblog » construction http://misterian.com Life in Kuwait and elsewhere Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:26:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Apartment Construction Safety http://misterian.com/2008/08/apartment-construction-safety/ http://misterian.com/2008/08/apartment-construction-safety/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:05:05 +0000 Ian http://misterian.com/2008/08/apartment-construction-safety/ Always have the camera ready! I saw these guys going up in the skip.

 

Construction Skip

 

Hang on tight!

 

Hang on Tight

 

Then I saw a wheelbarrow being lowered very quickly by a crane. They are using the wheelbarrows to lift the bricks! Labour saving, but I’m sure the wheelbarrows are not certified in any way for being lifted like this!

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I wouldn’t turn my back on this load.

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They better not lean out too far to catch the wheelbarrow.

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Construction needs destruction, originally uploaded by Mister Ian.

Stay tuned for more on this site. I had some fun taking photos two times and may go back for more, time permitting.

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