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Semiotics and Corporate Logo Fails

July 15, 2022 by Admin Leave a Comment

See also: Culture Silences in Safety – Semiotics It is unfortunate that some of organisations below didn't have a better understanding of semiotics when they were in the process of designing their corporate logos – scroll down to see the result but a WARNING – some may be offended, but most will … [Read more...] about Semiotics and Corporate Logo Fails

Filed Under: Safety Humor, Safety Photos, Semiotics Tagged With: failures, logos, semiotics, unconscious

Barry Spud’s Hazard Control Tips

August 28, 2020 by Barry Spud Leave a Comment

Barry Spud’s Hazard Control Tips - The Hierarchy Of Hazard Control Barry Spud tells: “The Hierarchy of Hazard Control (I call it the “HOHC”) is the one of the main weapons, in the Safety Crusader’s arsenal, in the war on lost time injuries. It takes a certifiable Safety Expert like myself to know … [Read more...] about Barry Spud’s Hazard Control Tips

Filed Under: Hazards, Risk Management, Safety Humor, Zero Harm Tagged With: barry spud, hierachy of control, HOC, Zero Harm

Real Zero Harm

May 19, 2020 by Barry Spud 4 Comments

We’ve all seen the pithy statements on wallpaper all over the major retailer’s premises (see below) and advertisements telling us that our safety is their no1 priority and that they are now following strict hygiene protocols (not sure what they were doing before this?). Well, today, The Shovel … [Read more...] about Real Zero Harm

Filed Under: Covid-19, Safety Humor Tagged With: safety no1 priority

Safety in a Vacuum

June 3, 2018 by Admin Leave a Comment

Safety in a Vacuum This photo was sent to me this morning. Spare a thought for this poor sucker - having to wear this ridiculous warning on his back! I guess getting injured by a vacuum cleaner would really suck? I wonder how much training he had to have before he was allowed to be in control of … [Read more...] about Safety in a Vacuum

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Forking Safety

May 31, 2018 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Forking Safety It’s not that often that Safework can give you a chuckle, most times what circulates is more a recipe for acute depression. However, this time a laugh is warranted … [Read more...] about Forking Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Humor Tagged With: Forklift Safety

Safety Makes It So Easy to Fool People

January 31, 2017 by Admin 8 Comments

Safety Makes It So Easy to Fool People I wish I had thought of this! In what most would expect to see on April Fools Day, this sign went up on Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia on 26th January (Australia Day – which is probably just as appropriate as there are still some subversive wags left in this … [Read more...] about Safety Makes It So Easy to Fool People

Filed Under: Safety Humor, Simplistic Safety Tagged With: fooling around, nudge, Safety

Last Minute Xmas Gift Ideas For Safety People

December 17, 2016 by Admin Leave a Comment

Last Minute Xmas Gift Ideas For Safety People What do you get that well-meaning, hard-working, under appreciated safety person in your life, who has everything except a clue about how people really make decisions? Do they: Come home from work every day lamenting that nobody understands them, … [Read more...] about Last Minute Xmas Gift Ideas For Safety People

Filed Under: Safety Books, Safety Humor, Safety Leadership Tagged With: xmas safety message

Safety Works in Mysterious Ways….

October 12, 2016 by Admin Leave a Comment

Signs On a Church Refurbishment Site Spotted these signs on the fence of a Church refurbishment project today. When I saw the irony (is that what you would call it?), I laughed until I stopped…… … [Read more...] about Safety Works in Mysterious Ways….

Filed Under: Safety Humor Tagged With: Safety Humour

A Special Christmas Message From Barry Spud

December 15, 2015 by Barry Spud 13 Comments

A Special Christmas Message From Barry Spud I am going to wish you all a VERY ZERO MISERY XMAS! BE CAREFUL! Christmas is an accident waiting to happen - it really should be banned! We all know that Safety = Zero Harm. It therefore follows that Love = Zero Hate. So show your lack of hate by giving … [Read more...] about A Special Christmas Message From Barry Spud

Filed Under: Safety Clutter, Safety Humor, Zero Harm Tagged With: christmas message, zero xmas

Zero Flavoured Safety Cheese

December 7, 2015 by Admin 3 Comments

Safety Cheese to the Rescue!! A Classic! First posted HERE by Ron Harvey Just give me the Safety Cheese and no one gets hurt. The continuing prevalence of workplace injuries can be traced primarily to the inadequate use of Safety Cheese by EHS and OSH and CSP and IH and CSM and BBS and CPEA and … [Read more...] about Zero Flavoured Safety Cheese

Filed Under: Safety Humor, Safety Satire, Zero Harm Tagged With: Swiss Cheese Model, Zero Harm

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