35 Funny Pictures From An Online Community About People Who Ignored Their Own Safety, As If They Had A Spare Life

There's a spot on the Internet that focuses on safety hazards with a dash of humor.

Maryjane

• Published in Funny
• December 19, 2021

It is a well-known fact that health and security measures are vital at work, but employers and their workers often ignore them, which shows a total dismissal of individual safety. Is it about worn tires, unstable loads on vehicles, dirt obstructing fire exits, the wrong positioning of ladders, etc.?

The list just continues to increase. There's a spot on the Internet that focuses on such hazards with a dash of humor.

The subreddit named "r/OSHA" has more than 760k members and also has a community description reminding you that safety comes first. The subreddit community is named after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which is part of the United States Department of Labor.

The members of this community are sharing photographs of individuals who are strolling down a dangerous path, hoping for the best while doing their day-to-day duties. Since its creation in 2013, r/OSHA has been flaunting the ridiculous side of work safety risks as the pictures shared by its members truly show what playing with danger resembles. 

According to them, it was established to guarantee safe work environments by setting norms and giving assistance and training. Below are some of the best pictures from this online community that will make you roll your eyes and have a good laugh.

1. How did that pass the inspection?

2. Kazakhstani employees handling yellowcake uranium

3. Nothin to see here, just a shed held up by a forklift while insulating the floor

4. Grinding In The Gas Room

5. Bring really creative and stupid at the same time

6. Somewhere in the Philippines

7. "How this hammer was repaired in my workplace"

8. A Good Piece Of Advice

9. Workers make use of construction lifters as elevators in Egypt

10. Warning!

11. How are the ladders even connected?

12. I got you, dude. Don't worry

13. Management says it's not an issue...

14. Hang in there for a little while longer, buddy

15. Making sure no one is electrocuted

16. 'After it became unplugged, me and my colleague was trying to decide who would plug this back in"

17. We've got this under control

18. Locating the underground power lines? Oh, found it...

19. Great, just great!

20. All these just to screw in a lightbulb?

21. "My local Uni drilled a lock into the wall in order to lock the emergency switch"

22. Someone messed this all up

23. Mid-Shelf Acetone

24. A soft landing awaits

25. Cutting down a tree

26. A temporary cover for the panel

27. It's time to start bringing rulers to the bathroom

28. "Corporate says tires are costly and all buses are doing fine"

29. This pier is in good shape

30. This is going to be a long ride

31. Unless you would like to be forklifted

32. "Just down the road from my apartment"

33. "We refused going up without a basket so the boss made his son do it"

34. Height restrictions are certainly not a suggestion

35. "I had to follow this guy after he loaded all these up"

Despite the fact that this subreddit is sharing happy photographs that shouldn't be considered too severe, they do address a bigger issue, as there are endless ways of getting yourself injured while working. On the group’s website, it is stated that it is a small organization with close to 2K inspectors responsible for the security of 130 million employees.

Maryjane