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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

Culture Silences in Safety – Memes

June 27, 2022 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Culture Silences in Safety – Memes Another article from the ‘Culture Silences’ Series by Dr Rob Long - see them all HERE It is not unusual to receive responses from safety people that propose that an idea, research or presentation is ‘nonsense’. This quote from my post on Socialitie is … [Read more...] about Culture Silences in Safety – Memes

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Culture, Safety Culture Silences, Safety Photos Tagged With: memes, safety memes, socialitie

Spot the Hazards – What is Wrong With These Safety Photos?

June 16, 2022 by Barry Spud 3 Comments

Spot the Safety Hazards - What is Wrong With These Safety Photos? Each issue of WorkSafe™ Magazine includes a safety photo that has been staged to show a number of hazards or potentially dangerous work practices. The online version is highly interactive and includes ability to place pins and … [Read more...] about Spot the Hazards – What is Wrong With These Safety Photos?

Filed Under: Safety Photos, Safety Pictures, Toolbox Talks Tagged With: hazard identification, Hazard Pictures, Safety Pictures, spot the hazard

Bad Safety Photos

December 20, 2020 by Barry Spud 3 Comments

Pictures of Very Unsafe Acts No matter how hard we try to find and provide serious safety information and downloads, the most common searches on this site are for “bad safety photos”, stupid safety photos”, “pictures of unsafe acts” and “funny safety pictures”. Here are a few more. Please send us … [Read more...] about Bad Safety Photos

Filed Under: Safety Photos, Safety Pictures Tagged With: bad safety photos, pictures of unsafe acts, safety images, Safety Pictures, stpud safety photos

To laugh or not to laugh

December 19, 2020 by James Parkinson 6 Comments

Having been actively reading posts on a couple of the social media sites that deal with safety, I have noticed a lot of posts on things that have gone wrong. As so-called professionals a lot are quick to start laughing and saying they lack sense in making a choice. When there is a workplace … [Read more...] about To laugh or not to laugh

Filed Under: Safety Photos Tagged With: social media

Why Do We Love Stupid Safety Photos

December 14, 2020 by Barry Spud Leave a Comment

Why Do We Love Stupid Safety Photos? In the world of safety management, why do we find it so appealing to watch videos or photos of people committing unsafe acts and doing stupid things at home or work.  We safety management professionals laugh at photos on free sites like www.safetyphoto.co.uk.  … [Read more...] about Why Do We Love Stupid Safety Photos

Filed Under: Safety Photos, Safety Pictures, Safety Slogans & Pictures Tagged With: adulthood, concrete block, decorum, Free Safety Stuff, horizontal ladder, human makeup, management professionals, old drivers, safety goggles, Safety Management, Safety Pictures, Safety Signs, sense development, skill set, Stupid safety photos, stupid things, unsafe acts, valid reasoning, vertical ladder

Accident Photos From Yesteryear

December 6, 2016 by Admin Leave a Comment

Low Bridge Incidents Compilation of images showing what happens when safe working height signs are ignored: Low Bridge Incidents download them all Here ... www.safetyrisk.net/low-bridge-incidents/     Graphic Accident Photos From Yesteryear: See the whole collection here: … [Read more...] about Accident Photos From Yesteryear

Filed Under: Safety Photos, Safety Pictures Tagged With: accident photos, safety images, Safety Pictures

Fall Harness–The Latest Dumb Safety Photo To Go Viral

September 17, 2016 by Admin 1 Comment

Truck Fall Harness–The Latest Dumb Safety Photo To Go Viral This the latest “safety fail” photo currently going viral on social media. A guy unloading a table-top truck, decked out head-to-toe in all the PPE imaginable including a fall arrest harness which obviously isn't going to work very … [Read more...] about Fall Harness–The Latest Dumb Safety Photo To Go Viral

Filed Under: Compliance, PPE, Risk Homeostasis, Safety Photos, Simplistic Safety Tagged With: dumb down safety, ppe, risk homeostasis, safety photos

A different way to promote safety – and dogs

August 16, 2016 by Admin 9 Comments

“Health and Safety?? Pictures” In a recent poll 25% of our readers said they would like to see more safety related images on this site.  55% said they would like to see “funny” or “stupid” safety pictures. A reader recently brought these “health and safety” pictures to our attention. We are not … [Read more...] about A different way to promote safety – and dogs

Filed Under: Safe Sex, Safety Clutter, Safety Photos, Safety Pictures, Workplace Safety Tagged With: Pet Safety, Safe Sex, Safety Pictures, sexy safety photos, Stupid safety photos

Low Bridge Incidents

July 26, 2016 by Admin 3 Comments

Compilation of images showing what happens when safe working height signs are ignored: Download them all on this PowerPoint presentation:  [download id="83822"]     … [Read more...] about Low Bridge Incidents

Filed Under: Road Safety, Safety Photos, Safety Pictures Tagged With: low bridge, safe height, Safety Pictures, Stupid safety photos, truck accidents

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