No ladder stabilizer and no secure method of tying yourself to something solid so you don’t fall to your death?

Whose idea was this?!

These are some solid instructions.

Nothing says “I value my life” more than trying to get an elevator to budge by using your body weight to force it to move.

We’ll take the stairs.

Are there metal screws in that ladder? Probably.

And do you think you’d want your hands or feet on them if you touch the wrong wire and your buddies are standing in a puddle?

Probably not.

It’s not the bricks that are bad here – those are meant to help contain the fire.

The real problem is that it’s marked as an emergency exit, which is most certainly is not.

At least not if you can’t run through concrete walls.

OSHA regulates plenty of things, but this reminder of just how frustrated workers can get made us laugh.

They would be one rule we’d be happy to skip.

Who stores sharps in a way that the person reaching into the box is bound to get mauled?!

Sharps are stored in special bags specifically so that this does not happen.

No one wants to risk death while collecting trash.

While we enjoy the added levity on the sign, it’s pretty bad when your emergency equipment isn’t working. That’s a recipe for an injury AND a lawsuit.

Never make a sign that would make a lawyer smile.

Going to work might be a real pain, but this job site takes it to a whole new level.

At least you don’t have to walk across rusty metal spikes to get to work.

Maybe it feels like that emotionally, but the physical ramifications are much more serious here.

We’re just not sure who to shake our heads at here.

Why leave a sharp piece of anything exposed? And how are so many people walking so close to a pillar that they scrape themselves?

We can’t imagine they’re any more likely to notice the signs in this case.

You can’t really sue nature, so you just have to rely on wild animals not to waltz into your workplace.

Frankly, it’s not an on-the-job risk we’ve ever thought about.

Do you get to go home after there’s been a bear sighting on the premises?

Wow. We’re not sure if this worker has a death wish or if he just wasn’t given the proper tools to do his job.

We can’t tell his vest is orange and, frankly, we kind of feel like there could be some warning that a person could pop out of the middle of the highway.

Is that asking too much?

Well, a blow torch does give off heat.

Can you imagine being a worksite manager and walking in to see this in action?

We’d flip out.

Ah yes, our favorite new item faux pas – except this is the deadliest version.

How many times have you seen someone keep the protective cover on something to “keep it shiny” and then complain that somehow it doesn’t work properly?

Thankfully, this is the only time we’ve seen someone unwise enough to do it with a smoke detector.

Some people just take stupid ideas to the next level.

Actually, we can’t even give this credit for being an “idea.” It’s actually a complete lack of thinking.

Unless he enjoys explosions. We just prefer to see them from much farther away.

It’s not quite the equivalent of jumping rope with a lightsaber, but that’s the first thing that came to mind.

Is that glass or metal? And does it even matter if it’s that hot?

Apparently, everyone in the room is pretty confident that he’s going to keep his grip on that.

If you’re the person who always sees the glass as half full, how do you feel about the glass when there’s a lightbulb in it?

To be honest, this is a glass we’d prefer to be ALL empty.

And how is the light still on if water managed to seep in?!

We can only assume that it translates into something much closer to “caution, slippery, may cause falls.”

But we should all keep in mind that when we do slip and fall, we should do it as carefully as possible.

Ya know, if you have a choice.

After seeing this, we’ll be forever grateful that we don’t have a job that requires us to catch heavy bags with our heads.

Can you imagine how your neck and shoulders would feel after a day at work here?

Even with hard hats (and where are those?!), that’s a brutal job.

We admire the slight sarcasm.

There’s nothing like taking the time to mock a sign meant for your safety.

At least when they cut the corner they didn’t slice any of the text.

That’s the worst escape route we’ve ever seen.

The combination of zero guardrails and gaps between the steps pretty much ensure a fall – even if you’re the only person using it!

You’d be safer just removing the stairs and sliding down the pole!

Well, this is one way to make your coworkers afraid to grab anything off your desk.

We just don’t want to witness anyone learning the hard way.

We can’t imagine what it would be like to mix these things up!

If a supervisor asks you to delete a photo, you’re probably better off sending it to a lawyer first.

Take this one, for example.

Can you imagine if someone fell (since they’re not harnessed) and you deleted the photo?

If that “shelf” is sitting there permanently, why not just remove the nail?

Too easy?

No one really wants a surprise stab in the head.

Just because you’re working on a church doesn’t mean you can play by a different rulebook.

It’s just as easy to fall off this roof as any other – and it looks like this guy in a few moments away from finding out the hard way.

Well that can’t end well.

In fact, who even puts that back for an inspector to find?!

Even the most uncaring manager certainly doesn’t want to be caught without an extinguisher in the workplace…right?

Leaving the door open is one thing. We see how that ends.

But what’s with the guy CLOSING it back up AFTER someone falls in?

We’re sure there’s a story behind it that makes sense, but it almost looks like he just gave up and tried to hide the evidence.

You can tell the inspector really doesn’t trust you when he spraypaints the warning right on your worksite.

Then again, if you leave giant holes uncovered, chances are you’re not going to take a slip of paper seriously.

This makes us shudder to look at.

One slip, one false move, and SMASH.

A quick but terrible way to go.

Ok, we assume this was a momentary joke. And, sure, it’s funny for a minute.

But we really hope there’s a floor plan ready to be slipped in there nearby.

For anyone who thinks being outside means you can’t catch a virus, take a look at just how little it matters if someone is right there. You’re covered in particles.

This guy is lucky that it’s just paint.

Although he probably doesn’t feel very lucky (and his lungs aren’t going to thank him).

This is just so…stupid.

There’s no doubt a correct way of doing this and plenty of safety equipment around. So this guy may have no one to blame but himself.

We tend to prefer our doors already constructed when we use them in public.

Installing a door handle any time you need to get out is a real pain.

At least the instructions are kind of funny.

Can you imagine the nightmare scenario of needing the eyewash and not being able to use it?

Or, even worse, needing it and not being able to see this sign and using it anyway?!

Every option is the worst.

You would think a painting company would own the correct kind of ladders for any roof.

Seriously, how do you expect someone to put their life on the line for any amount of money just to scrape paint?

Are these guys insured?

It’s hard to tell what’s going on here, but we can only imagine it’s not what it looks like.

What it looks like is a death trap on the verge of explosion.

But no matter what the tank is filled with, this is a stupid idea at the very least.

A vehicle that large is going to make some serious noise when it starts up.

But the question is do you wake up in time to remember where you decided to sleep AND get yourself out of these before the wheels start moving?

You’d better hope so.

Well, that’s one way to get around the rule. It’s not exactly respecting the spirit of it though.

The rules really are there for our safety.

We’d recommend just wearing full shoes.

But why?

Seriously – why bother? Someone is still going to fall in the hole – now they’ll just fall on the cone.

Whether they get hurt more seriously as a result is just a matter of luck.

We’re going to go ahead and assume the gas is off here because this guy is fixing something.

But after what we’ve seen in the rest of this slideshow, we’re just not sure.

But we hope.

If you’re going to make a sign like this, you really need to make sure it’s visible in a place where you can’t use the implement without seeing it.

Because finding out you shouldn’t use something after the fact is no fun.

Well, we’d just be staying inside at this point. You don’t want to learn the hard way that YOU’RE the slow co-worker!

And no one needs to meet a polar bear desperate enough to come near humans.

That piece of metal running between the two platforms is the only way to get from one side to the other.

It doesn’t appear to be attached in place. It doesn’t appear to be stable in any way.

There are no guardrails of any sort.

That’s a big fail.

Ok, if this opens the entrance to your secret lair, we understand putting it somewhere out of sight.

But if it’s the shut-off button for a bunch of potentially dangerous equipment, then we feel like your business license should at least be called into question.

There’s nothing like making healthy life decisions and then accidentally surprising this guy and knocking him off of his ladder.

In case anyone is truly wondering, this is all sorts of wrong and no one should ever balance on a ladder this way – especially in a place that is no doubt governed by many safety regulations.

The caption on this one really says it all.

There’s nothing RIGHT about this picture. In fact, we wouldn’t be surprised if it was staged it’s so bad (or at least if it was taken in a building not being used).

We can hope, at least.

We thought the waterly light bulb was bad, but this is next-level.

This isn’t the kind of “current” we’d be hoping for if we needed to power something up.

Maybe we should switch to hydroelectric plugs forout appliances.

There’s nothing like having to move a giant pile of steel out of the way BEFORE you try to save someone’s life.

You’d better hope the adrenaline rush kicks in early for that emergency.

We think this guy is putting safety second at best. But more like 12th. Or 112th.

Slipping while you put up a safety sign is probably pretty embarassing.

Seriously?

How does this happen? Do you build an elevator and just decide “meh, let’s just keep the one switch”?

Because if that’s what you decide, we think someone might have turned off your brain switch.

Well, we doubt anyone needed to be told, but thanks for the warning, I guess?

This looks like the driver admitting to liability as well, so we’d be careful before acknowledging that you’re driving a potential deathmobile.

It’s hard to insure those.