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This Online Community Is All About Pics Of People Ignoring Safety As If They’re Immortal (35 New Pics)
It’s no secret that health and safety precautions are crucial at work. However, often employers and their employees tend to overlook it, showing complete disregard for personal safety. We’re talking about worn tires, unsecured loads on vehicles, clutter blocking fire exits, incorrect placement of ladders; the list goes on. There’s a place on the Internet that brings attention to such hazards with a touch of humor.
The subreddit r/OSHA is named after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and their community description reminds you: “Safety first!”. More than 762K members are sharing photos of people who are walking on thin ice and pushing their luck while doing everyday tasks at work.
Bored Panda collected some of the best images from this online group that will make you laugh and roll your eyes. After you’re done enjoying this, make sure to have a look through our previous posts about the legendary subreddit right here, here, and here.
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#1
Good Advice
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#2
Rules Enforced Via Angry Forklift
#3
Gonna Have To Bring A Ruler To The Bathroom
#4
Height Aside, How The Hell Are The Ladders Connected?
#5
Managment Says Its Fine/Not An Issue...
#6
I Had To Follow This Guy After He Did A Collection From The Warehouse
#7
My Local Uni Intentionally Drilled A Hook Into The Wall To Lock An Emergency Switch
#8
No Issues With This Pier
#9
There's Something Almost Poetic About This
#10
Don't Worry! I Got You
#11
We Refused To Go Up With Out A Basket So The Boss Made His Son Do It
#12
Hang In There Buddy...
#13
Corporate Says Tires Are Too Expensive And All Of Our Delivery Vans Are Just Fine
#14
Totally Passes The Inspection
#15
This Hammer Was Repaired In My Work Today
#16
Call To Locate The Underground Power Lines? Nah You Don’t Need To Do That…
#17
How Many Men Does It Take To Screw In A Lightbulb?
#18
At Least It Will Be A Soft Landing
#19
This Is Down The Road From Me
#20
Temporary Panel Cover
#21
I Love Grinding In The Gas Room
#22
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?!
#23
Me And My Coworker Where Trying To Decide Which One Of Us Was Gonna Plug This Back In After It Became Unplugged
#25
Mid-Shelf Acetone
#26
How To Be Really Creative And Stupid At The Same Time
Jon Clingenpeel 4 years ago
I understand the rubber band (don’t agree with it though) but what’s with the rock?
#27
Shed Held Up By A Forklift While Insulating The Floor. Nothin To See Here Folks
#28
Who Ya Gonna Call?
#29
Friendly Reminder That Height Restrictions Are Not A Suggestion
#31
Olly Olly Oxen Free!
#32
In Egypt, Workers Use Construction Lifters As Elevators
#33
Someone F**ked Up
#34
Kazakhstani Workers Handling Yellowcake Uranium
Firstname Lastname 4 years ago
Yellowcake uranium looks a lot like the powder in my mac n cheese box...
#35
How To Make Sure No One Gets Electrocuted
#36
Buddy Of Mine That Was Born Completely Deaf In One Ear Hit The Ppe Lottery Today
#37
My Buddy Sent This To Me. I'm At A Loss Of Words...
#38
Can’t Decide Between 1 And 2
Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
This reminds me of the lab safety test my mother told me about taking. One question was "What is the first thing you do after accidentally dropping a container of [chemical powder X]?" and one of the answers you could pick was "Swear" (funnily enough the correct answer was actually "Run away").
#39
Gotta Make Sure Everything Looks Right
#40
I See Your Leaning Beam, And Offer This From A Job I Worked Many, Many Years Ago
#41
Secured Load? Who Needs Them?
#42
Ah Yes The Alarm
Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
Clearly its number 4 ( sarc). This is what happens when you have to create throw away answers very late at night
#43
So Instead Of Renting A Pole Saw To Cut The Root That Was In The Way In Their Drilled Shaft They Decided To Duct Tape A Chainsaw To A 4x4. That Also Means Duct Taping The Throttle Wide Open Along With Duct Taping The Deadman Switch
#44
Just Why?
#45
We All Know The Feeling
#46
Hm
#48
They Actually Asked Me Why Their Temp Light Isn't Working
#49
My Store Has Gone Downhill Since The New Manager Took Over
Firstname Lastname 4 years ago
Barge through it like a football team runs through a banner at their homecoming game.
#50
I Asked For A Cart. I Received The Shin Guillotine
#51
Seems Safe Enough
#52
That’ll Wreck Your Day For Sure
#53
Something I've Spotted 10 Years Ago
#54
The Building Across The Street From My Job Is Being Worked On, And This Was The Set Up The Contractors Used To Remove Damaged Bricks, Which They Dropped Directly Onto The Sidewalk
#55
Yes That’s A Ratchet Strap, Yes Those Are Power Lines, Yes It’s Been Like This For 3 Months
Thomas Sweda 4 years ago
Doesn’t anybody know the phone number of the local Fire Department, or newspaper office?
#56
Not Even Safety Glasses
#57
Is This Safe? Liquid Nitrogen Tank
Šimon Špaček 4 years ago
That is not that bad. We had something called "ice dildo" and we believed that the heatsink is somewhere inside. Once I was told to remove the ice with steam/hot water and I was surprised how small the heatsink was after I removed it all. There was about 30 centimeters of ice in all directions.
#58
In Case Of Fire Wade Through Flamables
#59
Who Decided That This Was A Good Idea?
#60
Emergency Exit? Nah, How About 12 Inches Of Threaded Rod And 4 Eyebolts
#61
Things Like This Tend To Happen When You Shift Saws In The Middle Of A Cut
#62
Extra Spicy Bucket
#63
If Anyone Is Needing Loose Asbestos
#64
Regulators Fear The Homegrown Spa Repairman
#65
Some Welders Came Into My House, This Is Their Welding Machine And Electric Cord...
#66
Confiscated At A Large Commercial Construction Site
#67
Saw This From My Balcony Friday Afternoon And Was Finally Able To Give Them A Ring When They Opened Monday Morning. Final Destination Crisis Averted
#68
How To Keep A 480v Cabinet Closed
#69
Accidents Never Happen Using Common Sense
Kimi Tomminello 4 years ago
🙄 he probably considers himself a businessman that hires 3rd party contractors in order to get away with it. Unfortunately it works to get around law suits. At least in America. We're not very bright but we're certainly spirited lol
#70
Caught Me Taking A Pic
#71
That Is A Great Way To Die
#72
Hmmmm
#73
Boss Be Like: We’ll Look At That But Not Now. (Proceeds To Drive 200km)
#74
We're Doing Dangerous Table Saws?
#76
But Tell Me, How Am I Supposed To Mitigate Stupidity In My Job Hazard Assessment Form?
#77
Why Stick A Fork In The Outlet When You Can Stick The Outlet In You?
#79
I Was Told You'd Guys Would Appreciate This. A Tractor-Powered Sawbench
#80
Walls Done Boss
#82
They Said They Had To Move My D Ring This Is What I Came Back Too
#83
A Forklift With Zero Safety Features. No Clue How Old This Thing Is, Couldn’t Find A Data Plate
#85
Typical Residential Painting
Davo gifman 4 years ago
Yeah I know how to use a ladder; what are ya crazy? It say "Not A Step." So that end has to go on the bottom. 🥴🤣
#86
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”
Seadog 4 years ago
In school, in the 70's, the maintenance guy used a wooden A frame ladder taller than this one that also had a vertical extension in the center. It would reach the top of the gym. Saw him at the top of it several times. I've never seen another ladder like it, wood, aluminum or fiberglass, since.
#87
Just A Safe Afternoon On The Roof
Demi Zwaan 4 years ago
Oh, what a depression view. I hope this is just someone's workplace and not their actual home.
#88
Today I Committed A Violation
#90
This Seems Perfectly Safe To Inhale
#91
Keep Circuit Breakers Clear For 3 Centimeters
#92
Parent Fears For Doorsteps, Or Youngster Hates Tall People?! (In Hebrew: 'Fire Door')
#94
Seriously? There's A F**king Rated I Beam Right There
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Mazer 4 years ago
Has anyone ever seen the data sheet OSHA keeps on deaths at the workplace? It’s sobering
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Yes. And it's why on the jobs I worked (union, electrical outdoor construction) we had OSHA rundowns every day, not just once a week. And inevitably some dumba** would shortcut, and, well, it's electrical.
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Mazer 4 years ago
Has anyone ever seen the data sheet OSHA keeps on deaths at the workplace? It’s sobering
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Yes. And it's why on the jobs I worked (union, electrical outdoor construction) we had OSHA rundowns every day, not just once a week. And inevitably some dumba** would shortcut, and, well, it's electrical.
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