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#2

Is This Structurally Sound?

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200points

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boredkoala 1 month ago

No. No it is not.

103points

#3

Safety Standards In 1960

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184points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

If you ask some of us older folks we'll tell you many a tale of the "old days" when this sort of thing was the norm.

139points

While most countries have their own equivalent, OSHA (The Occupational Safety and Health Administration) has become the catch-all method of discussing workplace safety or lack thereof. Founded in 1970 by Richard Nixon, its task was by no means simple.

The agency was designed to “"assure safe and healthy working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance." After all, in many jobs, bad days happen, but there are “best practices” that can be put in place to limit just how often workers end up falling off ladders.

#4

Covered In Stainless Steel Dust With No Face Masks Or Respirators

Like polishing a cybertruck wasn’t already dumb enough…

ZombiesInSpace Report

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175points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

Like owning a cybertruck in the first place wasn't even dumber.

360points

#5

Fuel Spill Clean-Up

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173points

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Lyone Fein 1 month ago

It's her having a lit cigarette while working near spilt gasoline that's the problem.

108points

#6

We All Like A Little Bit Of Shade Right?

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171points

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Bob Brooce 1 month ago

I'm sure somebody slapped it and said, "That ain't going nowhere." and they were almost certainly right.

78points

If you are surprised by the late date of OSHA’s founding, it’s worth pointing out that the US already had some job safety regulations and oversight since the 1930s, put in place by the Bureau of Labor Standards of the Department of Labor. Even this seems shockingly “late” given the prevalence of heavy industry in the US, but it’s better than nothing.

#7

The Lock Is To Prevent The Fire Escaping

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155points

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PattyK 1 month ago

Needs to be reported to the local fire department.

172points

#8

Construction Workers At Epcot, Disneyworld, Early 1980s

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151points

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Karizma Kaliko 1 month ago

How did they get down???

63points

#9

Hired A Company To Remove A Tree. Came Home To This:

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145points

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Alice Landers 1 month ago

Lowest bid ?

93points

However, OSHA isn’t some all-knowing and all-seeing organization, it really does need people to report violations. As these images show, many job sites are unsafe because managers are lazy or want to cut costs. While the worst that might happen to some of us is a sore wrist or bad-posture-induced pain, in certain jobs something going wrong can lead to significantly worse outcomes.

#10

Huh, So That Is Why They Told Me To X-Ray The Ground First

Final score:

138points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

I like the little irritated look on his face.

47points

#11

Shockingly Dumb Placement

Final score:

137points

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Sleestak 1 month ago

What could go zzzt! zzzt!

56points

#12

I Mean If The Grabber Is Closed Before Getting In I Don't See The Harm

Final score:

137points

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deejak 1 month ago

Yeah, but you know how guys play: "heh, watch this, I'm gonna rattle the bucket to scare him" then oops.

58points

#13

This Is How My Great Grandpa Stored His Dynamite, Passed Away, And Left Me To Deal With It Christmas Eve

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132points

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eric p 1 month ago

Is your grandfather Wile E Coyote?

164points

#14

Chained And Locked Fire Exit

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132points

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James Edwards 1 month ago

Maybe it's the fire's day off /s

65points

#15

Pure Waste

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127points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

"From your mouth to God's ear."

59points

#16

That Should Do It

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124points

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Farnzy 1 month ago

Wow...it's not like lock out/tag out supplies are expensive

91points

#17

What My Grandpa Was Using To Change Photos Above The Stairs

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123points

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Nea 1 month ago

It’s painful to look at!

26points

#18

At Least He Let His Wife Drive

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120points

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Lavern Defazio 1 month ago (edited)

He has a "Concept of a plan".

141points

#19

Grandpa’s Asbestos Tin

He uses it to anneal metal.

pernaso77 Report

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113points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

This is what happens if you leave those cookies in the tin too long.

84points

#20

Only A Matter Of Time Until Maximizing Profits. Bankrupts The Whole Company

100s of racks damaged way beyond being safe. It’s a game of Jenga stacking 1000s of pounds up in overstock. Just a matter of time until something horrible happens.

allfire4207 Report

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110points

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StrangeOne 1 month ago

Don't stack anything on it. Leave it all in the yard, take everything down. Let the upper mgmt and CEO deal with it. It's not worth the risk.

47points

#21

From A Power Washer Advertisement: Look How Easy It Cuts Through Soft Material!

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108points

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boredkoala 1 month ago

😬😬😬🦶👀

51points

#22

Totally Safe, It's A Load-Bearing Dumpster

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107points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

On some of these I would like to see the scene being set. Just how DO they get this in place?

60points

#23

New Ceiling Lights In My Workplace Are Powered By Putting 220v Mains Voltage Into Metal Railing With Scissor Clips. The Ceilings Are Low Enough That I Could Touch The Railings If I Stretch Enough. They Were Done This Way For "Aesthetics"

New Ceiling Lights In My Workplace Are Powered By Putting 220v Mains Voltage Into Metal Railing With Scissor Clips. The Ceilings Are Low Enough That I Could Touch The Railings If I Stretch Enough. They Were Done This Way For "Aesthetics"

Final score:

106points

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StrangeOne 1 month ago

NOPE

54points

#24

Drinking Coffee While Working With Isotopes At Lab

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100points

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WindySwede 1 month ago

Continues to post it online..

37points

#25

Saw This Outside My Office Today, What A Lovely Place To Relax Before Starting The Job

Final score:

99points

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lwolf1952 1 month ago

Keeps the employees chipper.

116points

#26

I Get Really Nervous When Adam Savage Wears His Watch (And Ring) While Machining. Shouldn't He Consider Removing These Items Before Machining?

Final score:

98points

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Lyoness 1 month ago

Yes. Yes he should.

70points

#27

What's The Fastest Way To Get Workers On A Roof?

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95points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

It would be too ironic if they were Amish, wouldn't it?

51points

#28

Removing Lead Paint With A Blowtorch Without A Mask

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94points

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Dianellian 1 month ago

The lead will make him even more stupid.

46points

#29

Saw This At A Bar I Deliver To

Final score:

90points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

If there were only a way you could fix this . . . . . 🧐

54points

#30

My Guys' Sense Of Humor When I Point Out Three Uncovered Hole Hazards On A Job Site

Final score:

87points

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Virgil Blue 1 month ago

Well well well. Three holes in the ground.

45points

#31

Got Canned Yesterday For Pointing Out This Massive Violation

Final score:

86points

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Jay 1 month ago

Got fired? Id sue the fk out of them for retaliation

109points

#32

Invisible Forklift

Final score:

85points

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JB 1 month ago

Given that that's a load bearing post, I'm going to say they're all pretty well forked!

61points

#33

We Carried 50 Beds, 50 Cupboards, 50 Sideboards And 50 Wall Cabinets Over That Pitfall

Final score:

85points

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Lyoness 1 month ago

So... 200 possible accidents total then?

47points

#34

Suggested Friend. This Is His Facebook Picture

Final score:

83points

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Mike F 1 month ago

No hardhat? 😂

27points

#35

It’s A Fun Day When Nothing Is Locked Out!

Final score:

82points

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Farnzy 1 month ago

My. God. Working at a safety company now and this is literally my nightmare. That there are people out there working like this. And I don't necessarily blame the workers. I'm sure it's more about pressure from the management

51points

#36

I Found An Electrician Wearing This

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80points

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deejak 1 month ago

At least the screws weren't the other way?

45points

#37

Bro Forgot To Use The Volt Cutters

Final score:

80points

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StrangeOne 1 month ago

Is... he alive???

58points

#38

There Is An Osha Violation, And Than There Is Pure Madness

Final score:

80points

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Bob Brooce 1 month ago

OSHA doesn't regulate people engaged in recreation, especially in Russia. I'm sure there's at least one YT video of this guy doing far more dangerous stuff, and maybe even a video of the last time he did something dangerous.

46points

#39

Saw On My Facebook.. Dude Grinding Right Into The Produce

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75points

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Jocelyn Webster 1 month ago

You needed more iron/metal in your diet didn't you?

18points

#40

Road Out Front My Parents’ Place In Rural West Getting Re-Paved

Final score:

71points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

People b***h about OSHA and other regulating agencies, but they forget that there was a reason these agencies came into being.

77points

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#41

Look, I Don’t Wanna Be “That Guy”or Nothin, But This Feels A Tad Dangerous

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28points

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Lyone Fein 1 month ago

Let's just bring the gas a little closer.

12points

#42

I’m Hoping The Oil From The Fryer Is At Least Cold When They Try This…

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24points

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StrangeOne 1 month ago

I hope the employees walk out when they see this. But I also wonder what else is "improvised".

6points

#43

Youtuber Testing A Unsecured Ceiling Fan With Sharpened Blades While Standing Underneath It And Using His Hands

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22points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

At some point you just have to let Darwin have his due.

44points

#44

Post-It: The Traditional Way To Mitigate Workplace Danger

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22points

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Jrog 1 month ago

Once again, illegal since the mid-50s, and subject of multiple State and OSHA regulations. This door should have been decommissioned seven decades ago.

13points

#45

In Spain, We Attach The Fire Extinguisher To The Flammable Items, Like Gas Cylinders

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22points

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Farnzy 1 month ago

Is the hope that the fire extinguisher exploding also will put out the fire?!

21points

#46

Great Grandpa Electrical Work In The 60s

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21points

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Mike F 1 month ago

I've seen this type of thing.

10points

#47

Got Those Cables In, Boss, Hell Of A Job

Final score:

21points

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Manana Man 1 month ago

Electricians will cut into absolutely anything if it's in their way.

17points

#48

Is This Safe? They Tell Me 'It's Fine'. Been This Way For Years

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21points

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María Hermida 1 month ago

When my granny was in hospital, I saw a maintenance idiot drop an oxygen cylinder. The thing fell on the valve, and it was like a missile. It crossed all the corridor at top speed, perhaps 40 metres, and crashed into a brick wall, where it made a big hole as if the wall had been cardboard. Just as well it didn't catch anybody!

15points

#49

Got It👍

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21points

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Kira Okah 1 month ago

Wait, "off"? Breakers turning off is the point of a breaker.

11points

#50

Big Debate About New Pallet Slide At Work

Somebody fell down the stairs while removing a pallet from the platform so they decided to install a slide..

Free-Pension-1145 Report

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19points

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 month ago

That's a new one on me. I'm trying to figure out why they had a pallet up there anyway.

7points

#51

Is This Bad

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19points

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Patrick Linnen 1 month ago

bog standard ditch / trench digging.

10points

#52

The "Stairs" Im Expected To Climb Daily

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19points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

The ramp is so that they are wheelchair accessible. 😉

20points

#53

There’s A Lot To Unpack Here Past The Cellphone

Well this is the factory tonight. Dumb award goes to this stupid bastard for being on his phone when the press was running. It's 9:30. And they will be here till tomorrow. If you are wondering that is high temp gasket sealer. Not gonna be easy.

KP230 Report

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18points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

The number one violation here is for the fellow on the left's fashion sense when it comes to his choice of under pantaloons.

28points

#54

Local Utility Company Posted This On Social Media

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18points

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Jay 1 month ago

This is a CLASSIC violation OSHA talks about. No trench box!

15points

#55

We're Expecting Some Cold Weather And The Building I Work In Put A Faucet Cover Over The Sprinkler By The Door

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17points

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Sleestak 1 month ago

I just discovered personally what a chortle is.

11points

#56

Since The Top Post Right Now Is Worried About Adam's Lathe Practices, Please Allow Me To Introduce "Ididathing". And Yes, It's On

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17points

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S. E. in Indiana 1 month ago

WTF is this?

10points

#57

Uhh…

Final score:

17points

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Gary 1 month ago

Don't watch Colin Furze then.

6points

#58

This Company Does This On A Daily. They Have Shoring Equipment But It’s Not Convenient

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15points

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Papa 1 month ago

The sides appear to be sloped back at 45°. I believe that makes it legal.

5points

#59

Staples (Hazlet Nj) Blocked Fire Exit And No Restrooms

Final score:

15points

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Kira Okah 1 month ago

Fire guy will have a field day after receiving this photo.

12points

#60

I Wish This Was Fake, Saw This At A Guy's House While Doing A Marketplace Deal

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13points

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Jay 1 month ago

I remember having this conversation with a former coworker: Me - "Hey, are you going to wear a face shield, to cut that metal plate? Because, these cutting wheels tend to break sometimes." Him - Looking at me, debating, but hesitantly wearing the face shield. 30 seconds into him cutting the plate... OH SHT... are you ok? Ohh wow, that shield saved your face!!! Basically, cutting wheel broke, a piece flew off, and broke a hole right through the shield. Luckily, it stopped it enough, that he was just nicked, and his face wasn't obliterated! Lesson - YOUR BRAIN, IS YOUR BEST PPE... Use it wisely!!

23points

#61

I've Been In Construction 13 Years And I've Never Seen This. Anybody Have An Explanation...?

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13points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

They are mating?

40points

#62

Found A Stocker At Work Using This Broken Steak Knife To Cut Open Boxes

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10points

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PFD 1 month ago

Looks highly practical to me. I've had utility knife blades snap in use before - at least there's no risk of that. A good solid handle. Likely to be plenty sharp enough for tape but not likely to be sharp enough to slice skin easily. I truly don't see the issue.

20points

#63

1" Polyethylene Pipe Used For Handrail

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3points

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Jrog 1 month ago (edited)

A common arrangement for temporary handrails in construction sites. It works quite well and -believe it or not- is up to code.

35points