Safety Talk

There’s one at every job site – the practical joker. He thinks he’s pretty funny, but he’s playing around with your safety. Horseplay on the job is dangerous. Work situations are risky enough already without adding the unexpected hazards of a practical joker. You know him: He’s the guy who blows compressed air at you, comes up with homemade explosives, hides your safety goggles and pulls your chair out from under you at the morning meeting! You might die laughing over his antics. Serious injuries and even death have resulted from stunts such as these.

Here are some real-life examples of horseplay […]

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