They Haven't Heard About Work Safety (28 pics)

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Today at work.

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Emergency power shut off for a machine shop class with 25+ manual lathes, 5 manual mills, and 4 CNC mills is behind a bookshelf.

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Only entrance to my current job site.

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I'll do my best.

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Right above the toilet. Good thing I’m not 6’1”.

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We had 5-6 people scrape/cut themselves walking past this exposed thermostat, so we finally complained... came in this morning to this solution.

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Heater at my job site.

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The supervisor asked me to delete the picture as well. No harness on either of them.

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This is how I die.

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Can’t you read the sign!?

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Only the strong shall survive.

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I’ve always worked in refineries where safety is usually top priority. Now that I’m working commercial I’m amazed at what I’ve seen.

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I'm panicking.

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9 inch width of unsecured grating over a 25 foot pit. Been this way for years.

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Found in a graduate electrical engineering lab.

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“If it rains harder than X amount, we have to empty this every 5 minutes “ - employee of the month.

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Opened my lab's first aid kit because I burned myself, this was the extent of its contents.

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“Quick he’s having a heart attack”.

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Does my dads dryer at the warehouse count?

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I can’t even, not pictured is the 6 power strips daisy chained with 2 heaters.

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That should work just fine as a door stopper... Complete with rusty nail.

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Fire in the building? 911 operators will let everyone know.

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Not sure if a bar is the right place for this, but this is the back office of my sister's job.

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Sharps container? These people apparently never heard of one... the needles were poking out of the box.