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This Group Is All About People Ignoring Safety As If They’re Immortal, Here Are 40 Of The Worst (New Pics)
Depending on what your job is, workplace safety can range from getting a stiff wrist to all sorts of daily life and death situations. Fortunately, at least if you are in the US, there is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to make sure your employer does their utmost to prevent any injury. However, just because there is a rule doesn’t mean all employers actually follow it.
The “r/OSHA” online is dedicated to documenting the most atrocious, random and grimly hilarious workplace safety violations. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts and experiences in the comments section below.
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#1
The More You Look The Worse It Gets
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#2
Is This Structurally Sound?
#3
Safety Standards In 1960
Multa Nocte 2 months 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.
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…
#5
Fuel Spill Clean-Up
Lyone Fein 2 months ago
It's her having a lit cigarette while working near spilt gasoline that's the problem.
#6
We All Like A Little Bit Of Shade Right?
Bob Brooce 2 months ago
I'm sure somebody slapped it and said, "That ain't going nowhere." and they were almost certainly right.
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
#8
Construction Workers At Epcot, Disneyworld, Early 1980s
#9
Hired A Company To Remove A Tree. Came Home To This:
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
#11
Shockingly Dumb Placement
#12
I Mean If The Grabber Is Closed Before Getting In I Don't See The Harm
#13
This Is How My Great Grandpa Stored His Dynamite, Passed Away, And Left Me To Deal With It Christmas Eve
#14
Chained And Locked Fire Exit
#15
Pure Waste
#16
That Should Do It
#17
What My Grandpa Was Using To Change Photos Above The Stairs
#18
At Least He Let His Wife Drive
#19
Grandpa’s Asbestos Tin
He uses it to anneal metal.
#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.
StrangeOne 2 months 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.
#21
From A Power Washer Advertisement: Look How Easy It Cuts Through Soft Material!
#22
Totally Safe, It's A Load-Bearing Dumpster
Multa Nocte 2 months ago
On some of these I would like to see the scene being set. Just how DO they get this in place?
#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"
#24
Drinking Coffee While Working With Isotopes At Lab
#25
Saw This Outside My Office Today, What A Lovely Place To Relax Before Starting The Job
#26
I Get Really Nervous When Adam Savage Wears His Watch (And Ring) While Machining. Shouldn't He Consider Removing These Items Before Machining?
#27
What's The Fastest Way To Get Workers On A Roof?
#28
Removing Lead Paint With A Blowtorch Without A Mask
#29
Saw This At A Bar I Deliver To
#30
My Guys' Sense Of Humor When I Point Out Three Uncovered Hole Hazards On A Job Site
#31
Got Canned Yesterday For Pointing Out This Massive Violation
#32
Invisible Forklift
#33
We Carried 50 Beds, 50 Cupboards, 50 Sideboards And 50 Wall Cabinets Over That Pitfall
#34
Suggested Friend. This Is His Facebook Picture
#35
It’s A Fun Day When Nothing Is Locked Out!
#36
I Found An Electrician Wearing This
#37
Bro Forgot To Use The Volt Cutters
#38
There Is An Osha Violation, And Than There Is Pure Madness
Bob Brooce 2 months 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.
#39
Saw On My Facebook.. Dude Grinding Right Into The Produce
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