Talk about living on the edge. The person who snapped this picture must have done a double take or uttered “blimey” after witnessing this guy walking along the edge of a steep roof without fall protection. A fall from even a short height can be fatal. We're willing to bet that this worker would be looking at a hospital stay at minimum if he lost his footing on this roof. The positioning of this ladder is a little dicey too, but that's another story… (Health and Safety Executive, Great Britain)

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