As with scaffolds, the balance beam has strict design standards; unfortunately this complies with neither set of standards.

If a gymnast falls from the balance beam they automatically incur a deduction. At the elite/world-class level this penalty is 0.8. If you fell from this scaffold, the deduction could be the rest of your life.

As our intrepid gymnast prepares to dismount from the apparatus, how would your score his performance if you were one of the Olympic judges?

These workers could unintentionally be set to perform a reverse one and a half somersault off this scaffold, which would be a high scoring dive for style, but probably fatal.

Where to start:

• No fall protection (handrails & midrails) on the working platforms
• Working platforms not completely decked out (missing scaffold planks)
• Lack of ties on the scaffold to provide rigidity
• Lack of safe access to working platforms and lack of toeboards

The workplace safety inspector who submitted these images, also told a frightening tale.

"To be correct in its identification the OH&S Regulations call it an Industrial Lift Truck, but we know them simply as forklifts."

"But; what ever you call it, don't call it an over sized Molotov cocktail."

"The use of this one was prohibited firstly as a fire/explosion risk and secondly as the operator could not produce Certification/Licence."

"A fuel cap was found within the hour..."