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If you’re not new to Bored Panda, you probably know what big fans we all are here of OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration)-related content.

Numerous times we've covered the legendary subreddit OSHA which has set out on a mission to educate people about staying safe at work by showing what incidents lurk around the corner. Check it out here, here and here!

Now, this entertaining Facebook group titled “Looks Like An OSHA Violation But Ok” is a great addition to the educational efforts to remind people that staying safe at work should be the utmost priority!

Home to 492.1K members, the group describes itself as “a place to share images and stories of the most egregious OSHA violations, and other maybe-not-the-best-idea situations.” Scroll down through the batch of examples below!

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InvincibleRodent
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think I read somewhere that this is a type of "hazing" to new guys- tbh I'm more concerned that he's that close to it without protective eyewear.

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Garry Cowan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is an old one similar to asking the new guy to go get a long stand or a sky hook

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Wood Carver
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Be careful with the sky hook. In the industrial world of Canada there is a famous story of a foreman telling a new guy get a sky hook here by tomorrow or you're fired. Next day over the trees comes a giant helicopter mounted crane. The foreman screams over the noise what is that. New guy says it's a sky hook. My dad runs the company. He'd like you to sign this and handed him a bill for 20000 for the hour. Rumor has it they had to pay out and the foreman got fired.

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Jcusack
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to do indoor air quality testing and on the first day we always had the new guy take the sample with a trash bag, tie it like a balloon and have them walk into the office saying they brought the sample. (you take the air sample with a small mechanical device) Everyone always had a good laugh.

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Deborah Harris2
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In my Teens I worked in a popular holiday camp in Demi Pension ( bed, breakfast and evening meal) as most of us were new and allocated various jobs we hadn't done before one of the kitchen porters was sent to storage to get two packets of chicken lips for that evenings dinner. He was gone for hours, as the guys in the freezers made him open every box looking for them :D

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mcborge1
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is this before they sent him for the glass hammer and stripey paint. :D

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Jane Cortez
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No one cares about safety regulations in the construction industry, the machoism and ignorance is horrifying. We have witnessed it firsthand throughout many Reno’s and also in our own neighbourhood. An elderly neighbour of ours passed away from Silicosis- he had a large painting company. Unfortunately it isn’t profitable to care about the well-being of others, ( he was an ignorant, callous awful little man). All that mattered was how much could be extricated from others and how much money could be made.

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Anna roberts
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We used to have the new people fill the water fountain at the restaurant I worked at as a kid LOL

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Annnnd We’re Officially In Reverse
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We told one of our new bartenders to find the glass magnet..she was gone for at least a half hour

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G86
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg hell no! Please someone fire this dude and put him out of his misery.

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Whitefox
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a scrub tech, newbies would often be asked to get the Otis Elevator. The joke of course being that the elevators/ lifts between floors were constructed by the Otis company.

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Cammy Cat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! I'm not sure how comfy I am with him operating equipment like that...

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mario measor
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have been sent for a metal stretcher, sky hook, and bucket o steam. Joke was on them, my grandfather and uncle both worked the same job, and I knew all the tricks. Each one of those got a a free 30 minute break.

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JEL
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please tell me this is a joke or is he just that stupid!?

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Natalie Kelsey
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's so mean and kinda dangerous. I mean, even if he'd normally not be dumb enough to do something like that peer pressure and new job jitters may have caused him to not think clearly. It's even meaner if he's not smart enough to know better

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Nitka Tsar
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Germany we stuff like this too to new apprentices. But never anything that‘s potentially dangerous.

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Nandros M
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Many years ago I was keeping the 12:00-16:00 watch on the bridge of a ship. And appeared 2 apprentice engineers carrying 2 enormous and very heavy spanners each one. These poor boys had been sent by the 3nd engineer and climbed 5 decks in order to tighten the nuts of the magnetic compass.

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Benita Valdez
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At the restaurant I used to work at some people were asked to empty the hot water from the coffee maker (it's connected to a hot water pipe)

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Gina Mangin
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Although I did laugh, I'm hoping his eyes were not hurt..we have a new guy staring tomorrow and I'm already think of what we can tell him that is ridiculous to do..but I will make sure it's safe 😂😂😂

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Timbob
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or is this a fake myth, and the guy pictured is really preventing a spark caused fire?

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Robin Roper
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And in the US, we have many who believe OSHA overreaches. Seriously, there are many employers who do not care about who works for them and many employees who are less than intelligent.

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LizzieBoredom
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This just in: Newly hired construction worker mysteriously ignites on worksite.

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#3

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When you have an ample supply of ratchet straps but don’t have an extra $250 for the bigger truck.

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Den Ver
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anyone going to that extreme should have a grandmother perched on top, like in the Beverly Hillbillies.

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Bored Panda reached out to Brook See, the creator of the “Looks Like An OSHA Violation But Ok” Facebook group, to find out more about this awesome community. Boasting a whopping 492.0K members, the group started as a tag group! Brook recounted: “I saw an image posted one day and thought tagging it ‘looks like an OSHA violation but ok’ would have been funny, and fully assumed a group already existed. When I discovered it didn't, I created it.”

The creator of the group knew right away it was going to be big, but he said he had NO idea how big it would actually get! “And how fast. At one point, we were getting a thousand post submissions a DAY,” Brook told us.

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When it comes to the content that gets shared on the “Looks Like An OSHA Violation But Ok” group, Brook explained that it’s “curated based on whether or not it relates in any way to any trade, and showing something dangerous, stupid, etc.” Beware that violence and gore are strictly forbidden.

Moreover, the group doesn't allow cross posting or advertising of any kind. “I think the course duration and moderating helped the group's popularity quite a bit, as it had a more curated feel than some of the wilder groups out there,” Brook said.

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Make sure to take your OSHA approved 30 minute naps to stay rested and alert

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DEW
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's going to eat their skin!! You aren't supposed touch it without gloves...I can only imagine their sensitive area's!!!

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Brook also said that lately, no posts are being approved, or very few and far between. “With a group that size, EVERY post generates a ton of moderating, as people will argue about literally ANYTHING. It's just so much work to keep up with everything, so the group has been semi dormant for a while now.” Not entirely, Brook added, but “Looks Like An OSHA Violation But Ok” is no longer a 24/7 job like it was for some time.

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“The audience is a little bit of everybody, but definitely attracts members of any trade,” Brook said when asked about the members of the group. “Due to the nature of the content, I believe this also added to the group's popularity, as much of the content is relevant and/or approachable by a wide audience,” he concluded.

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KJ
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey new guy, we have a job for you, pfft! of course it's safe!

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“While perhaps one can say they are 'lucky' nothing has happened, that sort of behavior - the minor breaches - can lead to much bigger ones, or be indicative of general malaise or slipshod behavior, which can mount up and eventually cause huge problems,” Dr. Audrey Tang, a chartered psychologist, media spokesperson and author of multiple books, including "Be A Great Manager Now", "The Leader's Guide to Mindfulness," and "The Leader's Guide to Resilience,” told Bored Panda in a previous interview.

Dr. Tang explained that “with regards to the impact on employees - we only have a finite amount of energy we can devote to productive work within a day.”

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She continued: “We know when we are ill, for example, that ability to focus diminishes and performance suffers - if a workplace is making someone sick, you have already reduced productivity (not to mention breached the trust of the employee), but also, even if an employee is worried about something they have noticed that is awry, their own mind will be distracted and in turn affect performance.”

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Oops

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DEW
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Your car won't be ready in 30 minutes! Sorry for the delay! It's fine. We just need a tow truck to help us out!

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Dr. Tang explained that the research into wellbeing at work previously looked more at the "hygiene factors” because they affected the satisfaction of employees if they weren't present (“a bit like if one didn't wash their hands, they could become ill”). “These include things like working conditions, behavior of immediate management, and the physical workspace.”

“However, more recently, people’s attention and the body of research have shifted more towards the organizational health speaks of 'psychological safety' as another element of health - at least emotional and mental health(!) - in the workplace.”

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If a worker doesn't feel psychologically safe, “i.e. they don't feel heard, or perhaps they are criticized all the time, perhaps they don't feel they can ask if they need support,” it can be hugely detrimental to motivation, retention and performance. It also has a tremendous negative impact on the employee's mental and emotional wellbeing.

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Den Ver
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

... and then the polka-dot rocking horse I was standing on . . . Wait . .What?

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#17

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Concrete slab on water well washed off! Car was parked on the slab

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#18

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DEW
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay fella's...How many of you would stand at the bottom trying to arc your stream up in the air?? LOL!!!

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Electrical… Approved!

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Zoe DiAnni
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is definitely the most inventive way I’ve ever seen a nail clippers used

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#22

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So my dad it’s cutting some exhaust pipe.
Just another day at the shop

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#23

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OSHA violations Vacation in Greece edition

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DEW
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Get the propane over here to hold the grill over the fire!! It will be safe!! No! No!

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#27

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USS Macon construction in 1906

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DEW
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do you think that when these men got into construction they ever thought one would be up the other man's a$$??

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Den Ver
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know. How many fearless nincompoops standing on 4 tables and a ladder does it take to change a light bulb?

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#37

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Temporary wiring of new office lights, and this was done by a person who just renewed his electrical license.

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Ren Karlej
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Renewed it on his own laptop perhaps, rather than with an official organisation???

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This is perfectly safe

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Den Ver
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the guy who climbed up to the urinal ... (BP post #18 at last check).

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Found in someone’s house

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Gul Dukat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's "speed tape" and perfectly normal: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/10/05/plane-duct-tape-speed-tape/

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Joshua Moore
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is the van even being incorporated in this project? The ladder is clearly long enough to get to the roof.🤦

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Car jenga with blue tooth straps!!!

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#61

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This is how they have their fridge plugged in no box at all. Old tube and cloth wire.

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Breakaway glass replaced with masking tape

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean duct tape would have been a better choice but ya gotta do what ya gotta do..

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#68

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This was me, installing a lighting rig for a WWE style wrestling event

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My husband does stupid s**t like this all the time

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Piping from the 1930s. Ammonia plant.

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Bobby
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not sure I see much that is concerning here. Other than a few spots of pitting. Ammonia is a corrosion inhibitor so it shouldn't be any dangerous level of corrosion

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