Ricky takes over the cold weather safety meeting

[@James-bw4np]

"Personal Hygiene is an all year thing"- preach, Ricky, Preach!

[@gregoryeverson741]

I can shower b4 work put on clean clothes, the moment I start to work I'm drenched in sweat, and the Funk O'meter went to 11 and the knob broke off.

[@bxb45678]

@@gregoryeverson741 Huge difference between fresh sweat and old sweat. Fresh sweat is unpleasant but old sweat makes your nose burn.

[@dustinmeier9753]

I even keep an extra thing of deodorant and a toothbrush at work in my locker/desk just in case. Some people just cannot understand that concept. They even look surprised that a mechanic/millwright would have a change of clothes at work, too. Apparently, they’ve never actually found themselves working and needing to remove oil soaked clothes after completing the job. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ajspin2642]

HEAR HEAR!!!

[@gregoryeverson741]

@@bxb45678 the worst is an unwashed winter jacket from a sweaty person who smokes

[@garyfield3270]

Most productive safety meeting they’ve ever had 😂

[@Questfinder1]

I was about to say the same thing. Concise and to the point. Fuck is the most universal word in the english language. It can be used anywhere in a sentence, and multiple times as well and still be a correctly used

[@kidscountrylife2806]

"Thats called death by stupidity, not hypothermia" 110% true Ricky

[@P0HTAT0]

Just throwing it out there but Ricky covering for safety man for a week would be funny as hell imo.

[@hoodedgenius3249]

To make it funnier, That week everyone follows all the safety guidelines, there are no incidents, and it's everything safety man wants.

[@iron5050]

@@hoodedgenius3249 that would be amazing lol

[@Mortablunt]

Ricky has a mind of a troublemaker so he already knows exactly what to say to head off other troublemakers. Ricky also understands the difference between respect and compliance; Doing something when told to by the safetyman threatening write is compliance not respect, doing something even when the safety man isn’t looking because you don’t want to bring down his wrath is actual respect. Ricky understand you can’t just lead in with a write up because that just leaves the safetyman basically nowhere to escalate upwards. So when write ups are handed out like candy they mean basically nothing. That safety man deals with everything with writeups means that only is he short on tools to corral workers, but he also has no site cred; nobody is afraid the safety man is going to give him an ass whooping or do something that actually makes their life unpleasant. Find that with his limited tool set and everyone has it all figured out that putting up with his occasional interference and the odd write up is way more efficient than actually listening to him full-time. The way safetyman behaves also breeds contempt. Here’s another hardhat another guy in a safety vest strutting around acting like he has some sort of authority of God on earth amongst men giving them his divine commandments. Not only does he have like he’s better than everyone else he also doesn’t show any kind of respect or build a rapport. Nobody wants to do anything just to be a bro and nobody wants to help him out which means nobody is going to follow the safety guidelines just to make his life easier when it means making their job harder. At my old job while nobody really liked the safety man, nobody wanted to cause trouble with him. While soft-spoken he was also of that older generation mindset of if you gotta get up in someone’s face might as well bring your hands, too while you’re at it, He was basically nice and he would remember your name and ask what was going on with you. You come around to smoke some candies shower little bit you have handwarmers when it got cold and he bring around waters when it got hot. Also had a little bit of extra PPE in his truck so rather than interrupting your job to make you go hunt down wherever yours was he would just pass an extra pair of gloves or some safety glasses, saying he had you covered that time, emphasize in just the right way to let you know that was your warning and he’d remember it without having to Lord over you how he had done you such a big favor to not get you in trouble. So not only was he easy long to get with professionally and also took a fair amount of effort to get a write up from him, so if he actually got you in trouble over something, there was no question that you were deliberate about it and definitely deserved it. TL;DR: being less corporate and more creative would get the safetyman much better results.

[@musewolfman]

Bonus: safetyman isn't gone, he's just hiding where he can watch, and learn how to... erm... "communicate more effectively with the workforce." Ricky's learning about herding cats, Safetyman's learning sarcasm.

[@TheMaleRei]

@@Mortablunt "being less corporate and more creative would get the safetyman much better results." But, then Ricky wouldn't have an excuse to be a cunt to the safety man. And Ricky being a cunt is his whole reason for being. That and being a serial illegitimate father with who knows how many 304's.

[@pedrodomi]

A 4 hour safety meeting condensed into 3 minutes, Amazing

[@yattaguru]

Ricky: The Protector of Common Sense 😎

[@mattfoltz7752]

If everyone had common sense there wouldn't be any need for Safety Directors...

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

@@mattfoltz7752 Sometimes the Safety guy was the one who caused accidents. If he had any common sense he would be out of a job. Though if anyone had any common sense they would get every piece of work equipment inspected daily since quite a few of these accidents were equipment involved not human error.

[@frankstantonjr1153]

If people talked like this in ANY meeting people would NEVER miss them.!

[@Thomas-ov7si]

I really believe my safety man hates me because I share these little gold mines with him all the time. This one made beer almost come out my nose. I have learned throughout the years that information is great. But mixed with a healthy dose of sarcasm it truly hits home. I guess even walking Dead shorts get it. Damn welders

[@johndemore6402]

you was drinking coffee and beer came out your nose

[@zerumsum1640]

I think this does highlight a key issue with safety meetings: Presentation. You don't need Peter Proper from the safety team gently reminding the guys what needs to be done, you need someone like Ricky giving an honest response to the stupidity they see. The site safety guy actually made me do the safety meeting one morning. It was on slips, trips, and falls. basic stuff. The guys knew it was gonna be a good one when i opened with "Alright, so Tom's making me give the safety meeting because i pissed him off. Since i got to pick the topic we're starting with how y'all idiots can't seem to stay standing upright while moving about the site. Buckle up, because unlike Tom, i'm willing to be honest with you." Both the fastest, and apparently most effective safety meeting that site had all winter. Sometimes you just gotta call people out when they're being an idiot about the basics.

[@BMcC78]

That was probably more memorable by the crew than a guy reading notes off a clipboard. I don't know the environment so I can't say much else. It's part punishment, part training if you have the last violation that didn't end up in injury, or even one that was minor to show cause. I don't ever want anyone to lose their life, but if you can turn near misses into training opportunities, especially when it comes from those involved with the near miss, I think it really brings it home compared to regurgitation of some osha approved nonsense.

[@noface9227]

The most effective safety meeting ever.

[@jasongoodwin9951]

Preach brother!!! Safety Man better start applying at those other jobs he drove past this morning, Ricky is coming in hot with the most effective safety meeting of the year

[@The.Drunk-Koala]

Ok. "Or your last 2 brain cells are fighting over a crack rock" got me giggling.

[@Pinetree.1]

10/10 best safety brief I've heard, bar none

[@ozwalkr]

Personal hygienic year round!!! Amen brother! Musty stinks in cold as well as hot. Don't be musty!

[@theweldingpanzer4841]

Love watching your videos, gets me through the bus ride to my trade school where I am learning to weld.

[@pablorosada9788]

send us a picture of your pearl snap when you graduate!

[@theweldingpanzer4841]

@@pablorosada9788 Will do!

[@adampindell]

Well this is exactly what you can expect with any field work in any trade😅

[@chrissheen131]

I drive a forklift in a negative 80 degree freezer for 12 hours a day, 6 days a week and love watching the green horns listen to the safety meetings about frostbite. Like.. Get in, do your thing, and get the fuck out. It's explanatory. Easy, simple.

[@RiffRaffMama.]

As somebody who had to have surgery from cold burns to my hands I have to say I don't think many people realise how fast they can happen and how really bad they can be. You're not "just really cold" - shit is dying.

[@rmo9808]

Knew a guy that lost a finger working in the freezer chasing that incentive money. Frostbite isn't cheap.

[@chadnorris8257]

Cold weather is always a tricky one for me. Unless it's really cold, like below freezing weather, there's a good chance that just doing the job is going to warm my body up to where that heavy jacket I brought is too warm. But then it might start feeling too cold without the jacket, and I put it back on. And it goes in a cycle like that all day.

[@khaoticpenguin3945]

The key is to take off the jacket BEFORE you sweat. Sweat tricks the hell out of my body, I deliver restaurant products and shit so I'm in and out of the truck so I gotta somehow maintain a constant temp that isn't freezing but not warm either, it's a fine line.

[@francistyson2864]

Called menopause.

[@chadnorris8257]

@@khaoticpenguin3945 Ah, I see.

[@ravn_blade]

@@khaoticpenguin3945 there is a such thing as working with just long sleeve pearl snaps with an undershirt and sweating at 34°F. You just haven't seen it.

[@todydn]

Start out cold stay cold as long as safely possible put on the jacket for 10 minutes then remove before.younsweat or your getting sick if you live up north eating a good dieat of healthy fat rich meat so fish will convert your bodyfat from white to brown browm bodyfat is essential to mammals in cold climates you can condition your body to the cold brown body fat is built when its cold for extended periods of time downside your metabolism is gonna slow and your gonna gain weight and your gonna overheat if its hotter than 80 degrees and your moving alot brown fat is higher in energy so you also dont need to eat as much as your body will more easily run on reserves it more similar to blubber than body fat realy

[@Papa-in-Tx]

This reminds me when I showed up to work wearing a jacket. It was either early fall or early spring (it was about 30 years ago, so the details are a little fuzzy). One of my coworkers said "What are you doing wearing a coat this time of year?" I replied "I dress according to the thermometer, not the calendar."

[@timwagster9458]

Heck Yeah! Ricky is kickin' some old man stuff right here! You can take it off but you can't put it on if you ain't got it. Y'all hear this now? My dad taught me that when i was 12 yts old fishing for crappie in tha winter. Always dress for blizzard and when it warms up just peel down to comfortable. Are we on the same page now? Just checkin'? You are not gettin' my jacket or bibs/coveralls when you left yours at home. Plan for the worst and enjoy the best. Let's go Rickey!!!😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@BMcC78]

I think you explained why the south sucks. You can be nakey (d) and still be sweating your as(s) off. God help you if you don coveralls or a welding helmet. Typically people are taking off things at sites here as we go from 40 degree mornings to 80-90's or more and I'm not counting attics.

[@gamingdad864]

Ricky always drops knowledge on everyone. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@devinmiley1710]

Second best safety meeting I've ever heard

[@watsisbuttndo829]

"In my top 5 most pointless safety meetings"......... Im in Australia, its springtime down here. Bout this time we get our annual " watch out for snakes" chat.

[@ForeverOdd]

Real Talk: How many safety meetings boil down to “Stay clear of animals.”?

[@RiffRaffMama.]

Still too wet. If I'm still comfortable with walking through long grass wearing thongs, it's not hot enough yet for the snake talk.

[@watsisbuttndo829]

@@RiffRaffMama. ehh, there's already been a "nope rope" sighting at my workplace. Newcastle.

[@joshhuskins5363]

@@watsisbuttndo829 nope rope forgot about that lol

[@Gnrnrvids]

@@RiffRaffMama. no way. Even with the flooding down here in Vic those bastards are everywhere already.

[@michaelmoore6776]

"Death by Stupidity" LMFAO!!! Couldn't have put it any better

[@Shifty51991]

New guy that moved down from Canada "Did this guy just call 28 degrees fucking cold?"

[@shockcoach]

Your 28 is our 82°. 😉

[@Devin_Stromgren]

As a Minnesotan I have to say, that's T shirt weather.

[@bowlnow824]

I got written up once at a job for doing what Ricky did. I used the words common sense and stupidity. then I got pulled into the office the next day and I had a write up waiting for me saying I was insubordinate in the safety meeting. true story

[@theghostofthomasjenkins9643]

i tell my boss to suck it about every other hour. that's why i like construction. we ain't gotta sugar coat this stuff.

[@brenrei]

To be fair ricky might just maybe own the company

[@carloshotrod1302]

Got written up for cussing out my boss cause he tried to pull rank while I was juggling three things at once while he was strolling through. I was pulling a pallet the guy wouldn't get outta my way couldn't move backwards and he was holding a large orange bucket that was empty that's it. Anyways he came back to grill me out and get me to sign a write up I tore it to pieces and tried to ignore him. Finally I grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and kicked him off my line

[@kennethbertram161]

I love it ! It is so nice to have something funny instead of hearing only bad or sad. Thanks for the laughs

[@justinbandy2610]

My mans out here spittin facts

[@LadsGamingChannel]

Your videos really ring in every holiday and new year perfectly!

[@jacobkemp1183]

Haha, Ricky sounds just like one of my workers, smart ass and direct to the point everytime

[@chet174able]

Next time of year to work outside. I like working in the winter. You don’t sweat. You can always put on more clothes you can’t take off enough clothes to be comfortable especially in refineries

[@tonyc.4528]

28 degrees (above zero F) is definitely long sleeve shirt weather. Nothing to get all bent about, for certain, as it's not cold yet.

[@hrdman2luv]

Ricky should be the full time safety man. There's a TON of hilarious events that could come out of that. Sleeping all day, people getting their legs cut off and he says "Walk it off." The idea's are endless.

[@brandonmann4652]

I'm glad I moved to the keys before Michigan winter

[@Texansfan254Jeff]

Ricky is on it again. Weather Channel, AccuWeather, My Radar, or call your momma who watches the news on the daily. There are a plethora of options out there at the quarter mark of the 21st Century.

[@jaytrosvig]

First one from Las Vegas, NV. And it’s hot. 😎

[@chrissheen131]

Love these videos man 🤣

[@jeffpaschall4930]

Once again great advice from Ricky. Lol

[@gwydionrusso3206]

I mean he’s not wrong. He might even be right.

[@gs4984]

Ricky did so well! Super proud of ma boy

[@robertvaughn7796]

I love Ricky! He cracks me up

[@ernesthurt6692]

Your energy is insanely crazy cool. Live life don't let life live you 💯 keep on grinding and you will get to the top 💯

[@chrisgabbert658]

Just a friendly reminder and this is G rated version 😊👍.

[@jasonreisenberger1285]

As someone who was in the Army Infantry and then concrete in the civilian world, Ricky is on target 🎯.

[@moeman2274]

😂 Ricky is tired of being hit by the vapors.... aren't we all!

[@Bottomfeederonfire]

Thank you, for some reason cold weather means less bathing to a lot of folks.

[@eligebrown8998]

So true

[@edwarddherde9536]

Good job Ricky and boss man use your head like Ricky said LOL

[@walls2ink]

Love the Ricky neon in the background awesome

[@Caleb-kk6sg]

I'm from Arkansas, you are one of the funniest people I've ever seen and congrats on all of your success so far. Appreciate your content, have a good night!

[@baddriversoflittlerock8359]

Rickys got all good points

[@richiedavisjr1012]

I f-ing luv u guys! I always look forward to seeing the next masterpiece to be up. be safe and keep up the good work

[@dickiecornwell6127]

Tell them Ricky you should be the safety man you make more sense

[@goat3898]

Oh yeah there’s a few of them. Brush your damn teeth people. If I can smell you from three feet away I know you can smell/taste it. Got two guys thst I think they eat a dog shit on the way in for breakfast.

[@illicitracingeverettwa8013]

Ricky for president 🤣🤣

[@logicphile6207]

Then you have people like me that go out in 10 below zero in shorts, t-shirt, and flip flops. I don't recall giving my body permission to be cold.

[@paulw9732]

I used to be that kid but as I’m getting older I like the cold less and less .

[@chrisbeaty309]

That's called being a Northerner/Yankee.

[@khaoticpenguin3945]

@@chrisbeaty309 or very large.

[@eligebrown8998]

Some people are built like that. Others have no clue

[@paulw9732]

@@chrisbeaty309 I am a northerner you may call me a yankee I don’t consider my self a yankee . God bless America ! Let’s go Brandon !

[@dionnefycf799]

The “I’m tired of gagging” and “ ya’ll are still musty as f*ck” sentences were funny asf🤣🤣💀😭

[@diarmaidgallagher359]

Greetings from a drunk man in 🇮🇪

[@RiffRaffMama.]

You're a rare breed mate!

[@rickieannholiday5178]

LMAO YOU'RE KILLING ME

[@featheredpredator7658]

Love your videos

[@brandoncady7043]

As someone who works outside in Michigan, 28 degrees is a rather warm day for winter.

[@Rose-yx6jq]

Yeah but Ricky and I are from the south. Alabama and Texas respectively. 28°F is cold as fuck.

[@gregoryeverson741]

depends on if the wind is blowing, im from Wisconsin

[@rmo9808]

@@gregoryeverson741 and how many hours you've spent in it. After 8 or 9 hours it feels plenty cold

[@brandoncady7043]

@@rmo9808 8 to 10 depending on the work orders. Thermal underwear and overalls are a must especially when we get into the negatives.

[@jasonrobbins4227]

That stare without blinking... I believe I just seen Ricky with a serious face 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RiffRaffMama.]

Can you please cut out some black stickers for the front of your hardhat and make it look like a jack o lantern for Halloween? I think it'd be perfect for it.

[@toodamnnoisey4910]

I freakin love RICKY!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@HyllBilly88]

I love it how everything has its own home. Every single tool is in it own home all neat and tighty. You can see the tool you may need and such I think it's wicked how adjustable pliers are lined up by size small medium and large. I bet yall even take the time to clean and wipe down the tools before you put them back. Idk bout yall but I really hate it wen my tools are dirty and I have to clean them b4 I use them. So I jus save myself the stress and jus clean them b4 I put them back in the box. Tbh it was the best thing I learned keep your tools clean everything should have it own home. Hell I'll even go out of my way to clean up my mess as I go. It does make work alot less stressful and I do feel better wen things are clean especially my work space.

[@horseclawdestroyerofworlds5294]

lol i keep mine in random piles grease n all

[@chrissnider9555]

I love how Ricky even threw in the frequent "mmkay" and "arright" that he safety man always says.

[@DustinDIY]

Ricky is the owner part 2!

[@stonerdude-rw8mf]

Boss man and Ricky need a job site in Alaska dead middle of winter.

[@gregoryeverson741]

you talking about so windy and cold you need safety lines, to walk to other buildings?

[@stonerdude-rw8mf]

@@gregoryeverson741 yea. Can only imagine the conversion in the work truck between Ricky and boss man as they pull into job site. So cold the old man called off that day.

[@aliengamur7156]

"Winter in the mornin, spring at lunch time, and summer by 3 o clock." Gotta love south Arkansas

[@jamesflanagan3086]

Ricky for President! We need T-shirts! Make it happen! :-)

[@ahabsbane]

Working up on a roof today definitely brought every season of clothing!

[@smoothforreal4242]

after that meeting.. Ricky for president!

[@jaywebb0113]

I worked as an auto tech in shops that we all know arent truly climate controlled , they may have fans and can open doors, or have heaters . During the fall/winter months I kept a jacket at work . IF I needed it , it was there. I didnt have to think or forget the weather temp changes through the day... Also said jacket had a hood and was at least water repellant if not water proof cuz it gets wet even during hot temps and you have to go in/out of the shop all day long and to have it there incase it was raining or what have you was always helpful

[@panachevitz]

Ricky is preaching a lot of truth right there...especially that last part.

[@kenl5290]

Man, just WISH I could talk to employees like this!

[@adampindell]

"Winter in the morning, Spring at lunch, and Summer by 3:00 O'clock..." Sounds like Florida Winters 😂 JK we don't have Winter in Florida, just long Fall and early Spring😅

[@getsumrobison8867]

Pure gem 💎

[@gumbydamit4161]

The last part was awsome!🤧

[@nkill6]

I work at the bunch of guys from the south here in Colorado cold weather safety meeting is a must every year

[@tinasummers4578]

Rickey u the boss 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-cn5ud7fc5o]

Ricky cracks me up😂😂😂

[@JohnDeere-jw7jf]

Love this sh**t keep up the good work

[@redgreen8159]

Ricky needs to be the new safety man. =)

[@briandstephmoore4910]

Safety man better watch out Ricky just ran that meeting like he was runnin from 12

[@michaelwoodard6644]

Omg, I think Ricky came dangerously close to almost giving a f@$&. Preach on Ricky

[@robwebber9267]

Awesome video sir

[@MenzAT]

Hit it right on the damn nail!!!!

[@chazwell204]

Nailed every point

[@danielhoward9729]

"Less smartass way" is the ballad of my life.

[@mikegreen6690]

The thing that makes your content so great is this sounds like the safety meeting at my job. Our safety guy didn't have a topic last week and did a did you know type meeting. My did you know was telling the nasty bastards to wash their hands after using the bathroom even though most are just setting in there on their phones.

[@jesusstout7450]

Well done Rick! Well done!

[@lifewithjonathan5277]

Tell it like it is Ricky! 🤣🤣

[@ericgriffin397]

Ricky is the man!!!

[@chemtrooper]

Rickys got some hands. 😂

[@yojellybean02]

Man please make a video of the musty dude that takes his hoodie off in the break room with Ricky and rosco in there it would be gold ma boi

[@grgygantz6760]

OMG. Over the years , I have sat through many a safety meeting. As boring can be. This one however, is extremely informative.

[@jamiewatson9886]

I gave safety briefings the exact same way in the Army! 🤣

[@3sgteyota]

You F'N genius. 👊😁

[@dannymiller3905]

1:25 more like "natural selection" 🤣🤣

[@cynical_ace9860]

this man is spittin facts!

[@Marc-qo1li]

28 in Arkansas is rare. You r right winter at mourning spring at lunch and summer at night.

[@murphyseanm]

Ricky coming out with that hard hitting hygiene truth.

[@Goober_Garage]

Coveralls with shorts and a t-shirt underneath, it's easy boys