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Semiotics and Corporate Logo Fails

March 15, 2022 by Admin Leave a Comment

Semiotics and Corporate Logo Fails 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 … [Read more...] about Semiotics and Corporate Logo Fails

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

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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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

Safety Photos and Images of Unsafe Acts

May 1, 2016 by Admin 2 Comments

Safety Photos and Images of Unsafe Acts We know how much you all like to look at pictures of unsafe acts and stupid safety photos (click here to find out why?) so we added another page of links to … [Read more...] about Safety Photos and Images of Unsafe Acts

Filed Under: Safety Photos, Safety Pictures Tagged With: pictures of unsafe acts, poems, safety images, Safety Pictures, Safety Slogans and Quotes, Stupid safety photos, unsafe acts

Sack the Bloody Idiots

December 20, 2015 by Admin 12 Comments

Sack the Bloody Idiots NB: I've had a few nasty emails in response to this article accusing me condoning 'illegal' and 'reckless' behavior - please read this article carefully and have a good think … [Read more...] about Sack the Bloody Idiots

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Safety Differently, Safety Photos Tagged With: bloody idiot, sackings

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