When the worlds greatest electrician meets a osha inspector

‪@tennessee_electrician‬ doing his thing

[@PEYates]

As soon as he comes in, you go take lunch! Lol🤣🤣

[@Thebeardedsider]

😂😂

[@markthebldr6834]

Yep. Roll all of your cords up, put your tools away and go home.

[@iro9486]

Worked with an independent roofing crew that were all pushing 70 about to retire. They lost over a mill collectively. I don't know what happened to them but it was incredibly sad. You really should just go home. Quit. Change professions. Anything but deal with osha.

[@mikeznel6048]

Oh yeah. The whole job shuts down when they show up. That way they can’t shut you down.

[@brycematthews2784]

Electrician:Hey boss man I’m about to go smoke a cigarette Boss: you don’t smoke Electrician: I do now

[@ixelhaine]

"Why would they call it a *step ladder* if it wasn't meant to walk?"

[@angelgallegos199]

Harvard is calling bro

[@phillhuddleston9445]

You must be the reincarnation of George Carlin!

[@jay-rev]

HahahA! Why isn’t this thumbed-up way more?!?!

[@xovi7142]

it's not a step ladder tho

[@phillhuddleston9445]

@@xovi7142 Yes it is!

[@dakota5041]

You know its a skit when the osha guy doesn't have his safety glasses on

[@Kodiak-pn7dm]

And when the camera is pointed directly at his damn face extremely obviously

[@Elloliott]

@@Kodiak-pn7dmcould’ve stopped at it’s the same guy, you know, because the point is that it’s a skit.

[@Old_Ladies]

And that the inspector didn't fine him for not wearing a hardhat.

[@SalamiCellar]

He wasn’t even wearing cut sleeves 🙄 dead giveaway

[@Kodiak-pn7dm]

@@Elloliott no shit Sherlock, we recognized that. My point was it's a comment pointing out something extremely obvious, yet somehow falling just short of the whole idea. So I replicated that. They're called "jokes".

[@cgmike878]

OSHA shows up and you try not to be suspicious about taking lunch at 8:37 in the morning 😂

[@Thebeardedsider]

That’s why you bring a muffin to work. It’s breakfast 😂😂

[@michael-fr5lz]

My favorite was when inspector showed up and boss man pretended to get a call and pulled the intire crew to a different site.

[@skeeter3969]

You fucking yanks, it's called smoko, then you have lunch, I'm sure you guy have recess, just call it that

[@BloodArtistify]

Nah that’s why you should always be the first to site that way you can take lunch whenever you want because nobody can tell how long you have been working 😅

[@nlmbboogz7382]

😂 took lunch right after breakfast, I thought we all did ?!?! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jimmy2toes4u]

First thing that happens when OSHA turns up…. All the electrical cords disappear and then everyone who ain’t suddenly sick or at lunch starts sweeping. Be 8am and whole crews go on lunch.

[@T.S.000]

Well, it's lunch time somewhere in the world.

[@mindcontrol1973]

Literally me. Water time. Fiddle with your materials time. Organize your tool bag time. If they stay too long you get in a bad mood and have to work osha standard way. Or worse you can’t actually work osha standard and have to wait until they leave then you rush a ladder onto a scissor lift 😂😅

[@kapralas]

Electrician sweeping? Tf?

[@Era0fLo]

First thing we do on-site is go grab your helmet because plumbers, electricians, hvac and roofers are all in there at the same time.

[@BigXam]

Understatement!!

[@charliebrown92586]

"This is my step ladder. I never knew my real ladder." 😢

[@alfredcerwensky7646]

Lmao

[@andrewcurtis4907]

A Harry Hill joke

[@dezareesieben7342]

Omg that was actually so funny

[@MrRandomDR]

I heard he was in a 12 step program

[@charliebrown92586]

Idk how many steps it took to walk away...

[@DEADN8]

I asked my boss what to do if osha ever shows up, he said “we stop working.”

[@irvingdelgado1731]

​@@brettlaniganhow is it illegal to go on break? 😂

[@THESLlCK]

@@brettlaniganthey are given the option to get paid not to work. They will take it without being told.

[@adrianmora7033]

​@brettlanigan5828 show me the code that specifically says you're not allowed to do that, oh wait, you can't because they can't penalize you for taking a break, good luck proving they weren't told otherwise

[@adrianmora7033]

​@@brettlanigan^^

[@THESLlCK]

@@adrianmora7033 that's what I'm saying lol

[@AnUnapologeticApologist]

The ladder walk in the beginning is too real

[@Thebeardedsider]

He’s good at it

[@jordanharvey2163]

I can ladder hop. Or walk each leg like a 4 legged spider. I can also walk a drywall mud or 5 gallon primer bucket around a job site. Even when it's osb or rough wood.

[@Mr.Phoreskin]

@jordanharvey2163 Legendary

[@justinrisley8466]

It was real

[@douglaspropperii5477]

I used to ro that all the time when i was in retail in the mall. Had to use the ladder to get shoes down😂 was always searching for the right size so had to move backwards or forwards

[@Reaper-cd8yj]

Act like you’re flirting with him… he’ll leave in less than 5 minutes

[@jackstrubbe7608]

Actually, that's how I met a long-past boyfriend!

[@michaelsmithers4900]

Yeah flirting only works if he’s a homophobe, otherwise you might get a date or…. Something more immediate 😂😂😂

[@backupplan6058]

@@michaelsmithers4900 best 20 minutes I have had with a man, so many code violations that day.

[@rayzerot]

​@@michaelsmithers4900You might get stuck talking about the first thing that pops up 😢

[@Bill_pierre]

That's how I get people out of my fishing spot 😂

[@truthhurts95]

I work for an industrial company and anytime osha or the safety man pull up it’s break time 😂

[@xostler]

Hide and seek day is my favorite day!

[@freddyhernandez1371]

😅😅😅😂😂😂 DOB IN THE BUILDING !!

[@Mrdestiny17]

I was a lifeguard and OSHA showed up for some reason and when they pulled up they saw me and another dude barefoot in only swim trunks cleaning out the chemical room. Safe to say we never had to clean it out again 😂

[@ZakAyres-d7d]

They can't ticket what they can't see

[@schifftyschiff]

Says the man missing a finger...

[@hillbilly6266]

Can't be OSHA, no safety glasses!!😂

[@caldwell2253]

Or hard hat 😅

[@Asperling]

​@@caldwell2253isn't the white thing on his head a hard hat?

[@caldwell2253]

@@Asperling yes for the one who played the inspector. I was referring to the worker having no hardhat on😅my bad for the confusion

[@brianmcclenahan617]

Im just surprised he had a high vis vest lying around to use.

[@raw_input1669]

​@@caldwell2253At my job where suppose to wear these thin blue bump caps that can fit under a hat. I've always came to work with my hat and have no clue where that blue caps at

[@RK36_]

“Just observing” “ALRIGHT BOIS WE DONE FOR THE DAY”

[@BlackJeepConvertible]

Life Hack: wear OSHA shirts to work and you’ll be left alone all day

[@zackryder747]

I tried that, doesn’t work so well when you work for OSHA 😂😂 (kidding of course. I don’t work for OSHA. Wish I did cause I’m sure they make good money)

[@luisalvarez8266]

😂

[@Nick5k5]

Welcome to introverts anonymous. 😂😂

[@joebrito3192]

​@@zackryder747and alot of enemies

[@escapetherace1943]

I'm guessing if you did that your tools would mysteriously break or disappear too

[@Jeff-fc3tw]

I just get down off my ladder and then just Stare ominously at the OSHA guy until he gets uncomfortable and goes away

[@mywifesboyfriendisfire]

Lol

[@johnryan461]

This man has ideas

[@tehwobblez1337]

I mean what is he going to do? 😂

[@Jeff-fc3tw]

@@tehwobblez1337 They never do anything but turn and walk away and then I.get back to work. They play their games and I play mine! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@tehwobblez1337]

@@Jeff-fc3tw I hope to run into Osha some day just so I can do this sir hats off to you.

[@slow4236]

Sometimes the ladders walk away on their own and you have to chase them down.

[@DudicalMcNikejordanairre-sj5hj]

I'm going to dress up like OSHA and take bribes.

[@mikevg101]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@williamphelps4411]

This man is a genius

[@Thebeardedsider]

Just don’t over play it. That’s how you get cought 😂😂

[@everything2872]

Lamo

[@mowgli2071]

OSHA came to our plant and they had a state trooper with them. I'm not sure why because it was a woman and we don't see many women in our workday. So it's kind of a "deployment queen" situation when we do (that's when stateside she's a 4 or 5, and on deployment she's an 8.75)

[@ITG45]

OSHA on a residential job site, that’s the real joke here

[@ryand8024]

Facts

[@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751]

Exactly

[@seanbrower4701]

They show up on residentials every once in awhile. Had one stop by my roofing install a few weeks ago. Got a warning for no harnesses. She parked around the corner and watched all day long. Stopped work until I could get ropes and harnesses for everybody. I'm sure they stop by when they are driving by. But they still do show up

[@alech9418]

​@@seanbrower4701Usually, especially with roofers or framers, they get called when a homeowner gets mad at the noise from the nailguns.

[@seanbrower4701]

@@alech9418 yup I've noticed that too

[@darrelrommel9385]

The ladder walk is eternal 😂. Right up there with moving the rolling scaffolding from the top 😂😂

[@marshmelows]

Ussing the rolling scafold as a huge trolley lmao

[@TheDreadedAssassin]

Bro was baffled when he had 4 points of contact while using the ladder. 😂😂😂

[@naybreed]

😂😂

[@Oscar4u69]

3 at any moment at least 😂

[@maxwolfchaosdh0795]

Underrated joke!

[@Rearden_Steel]

OSHA = Lunch break!

[@KibaStar]

In Florida they have "Safety Carpenters". Or at least in the big company we did. OSHA trained 35 hours. I was one of them. I pissed people off, it was amazing. Ever cut the ends off of expensive extension cords cause they had duct taped them together? Fun times... fuuuun times.

[@tennessee_electrician]

Yup! 😂

[@_LVC]

Oh shi# hide anywhere

[@justinp6839]

@@KibaStaryou break something of mine. I’ll break something of yours. Or make it disappear. Amazing what you can do with a push broom.

[@JacobLeeson-zk1ol]

@@KibaStarhat just makes it less safe it’ll take even more duct tape when they fix it. Also doesn’t matter how many rules they break you can fine them take away licenses ect but you can’t break their shit you’re lucky they didn’t sue you.

[@Spicywtrmlon]

Guys..... Osha are the ones who make sure your boss doesn't fuck you over with shitty working conditions

[@rayzerot]

But you're not manly if you don't end up on disability for a company that doesn't care

[@jeffhovarter9028]

Wrong you're supposed to be responsible for that.

[@Spicywtrmlon]

@@jeffhovarter9028 pov:you don't understand socioeconomics

[@matthewxavier8067]

But also can cause your boss thousands of dollars in fines and your immediate release.

[@Spicywtrmlon]

@@matthewxavier8067 if your boss makes you do things like dangerous shit that will genuinely kill you.... Which without Osha or a labor board your boss absolutely would have you do.... Like theres a reason we have things like Osha and the labor board, is so companies don't fuck us over with shit like hazardous work conditions and make company stores and shit like that.... Because as i said... Without consequence... Your boss WOULD do that

[@tehpurplepills]

"One simple ladder trick OSHA doesn't want you to know about!"

[@PepeNuclear]

Inspectors hate him!

[@PepeNuclear]

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[@deeeyewhy5949]

Scotty Kilmer in the houuuussseee

[@jamesmayle3787]

Jesus Christ is the way truth and life. This is the most important truth in existence. To understand this you need to personally read at least three books of the Bible, genesis, Mathew, and one you chose yourself. As you do you must do the inner work Jesus Christ taught. Start with forgiveness. Parents are easiest. Look inside for the grievances we all build up their and practice forgiveness inside your heart. It teaches your soul something important, heals parts that have become clouded. Please trust me. If you genuinely open up your heart you discover the truth within. Jesus Christ is lord.

[@TheTenthLeper]

​@@jamesmayle3787Amen!

[@oooof7473]

Literally I just take out my tape measure and start measuring shit when the safety guy is around

[@tdunn1907]

Classic move. Like looking up and pointing 👉.

[@ldt8904]

The next evolution of OSHA: always wear gloves when operating a tape measure. The retract mechanism has the potential to slice your finger as the tape is reeled in..

[@GodKingSupa7]

Gotta make sure your tape measurer is the right size with another tape measurer

[@KillerofGods]

​@@ldt8904I've actually done it on those garbage starrett tapes. I've never gone through tapes as fast as those starrett tapes either. Never sliced my finger on any other brand though.

[@FTKSoky]

@@ldt8904that was my go to for writing my safety shit in class. And gloves for using a string line because of rope burn.

[@SuperHaunts]

The inspector would also be complaining that the ladder isn't tall enough.

[@slaugh77ify]

In 6 years of being on commercial electrical jobs, I've never seen an OSHA inspector. I thought they were a myth

[@drufuss1981]

I was on them for 8 years and the only time I saw one was in my first month of doing commercial electric work and he was was going around checking out the ladders and extension cords I still have a 8, 10 and 12 foot ladders at my house that had to be off the job site and he wrote a novel of violations for every extension cord that didn't have a factory end on it, but the owner of the company put him in check pretty fast because the aftermarket cord ends say to be installed by a qualified electrician personal, The company I worked for had 3 master electricians and at least 15 journeyman and 10-15 helpers, turns out everyone but the helpers are qualified to install aftermarket ends, never saw one in 8 years. I don't know why.

[@dennismarie6599]

I did a ton of commercial roofing in my 20s and never saw one like zero

[@phillipmorgan8341]

I see them every 3 months ☠️

[@Magneticitist]

Damn sure seen way too many safety guys walking around though.

[@carlpanzram7081]

I saw my first one while I was on a scaffold a good two stories up, stretching as far as I could to reach to a wall and fix some light. He was walking right below me, looking up in disbelief. We made eye contact for a few seconds straight and he said "im speechless" 😂

[@Just1SlowHonda]

“Come with me, and you’ll be, in a WOOOOOORLD OF OSHA VIOLATIONS”

[@IraessRanza]

"Takes a Look, and he'll See, allll your Violations~"

[@FOFBASS1]

God damn music just started playing

[@positivityn_action3765]

Song definitely been stuck in my head for days 😂😅😢😭

[@Stings2pee]

What do you get when you work dangerously? Doing the job as fast as a bee? What are you at without a hard hat? What do you think will come of that? OSHA don't like the look of it. Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-do I've got a perfect ticket for you Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-dee If you are wise, you'll pay my fee

[@charlescutting5407]

​@Stings2pee bro that's perfect

[@aaronmorris4327]

I worked with painters for a long time and they would use the ladders as literal stilts and walk around the building on them

[@gggthsb]

yeah was about to say that. You wanna know how to move along without climbing down? Let the painters show you how it's done 😂

[@shadeinthedesert]

Yasssssss! It used to drive my husband nuts when I would walk the ladder when painting. Such a safety nut. I told him it was safer than me climbing up and down - I'm a clutz! 😂

[@kaymish6178]

The painters we use have actual stilts that strap to their boots.

[@horatiohuffnagel7978]

​@@kaymish6178Aren't those banned now?

[@dragonflysword]

Broke ass painters who can't afford actual OSHA approved stilts need a step up your game ladder.

[@M_Pashby]

I was working next to a house build that an old friend was foreman on. I was just walking over to say hello when one of his crew handed me a lid and clipboard and called out “OSHA is here”. You never saw a job site shut down so quick! 😂

[@Thebeardedsider]

😂😂

[@CM-ve1bz]

10 years ago you could drive into a subdivision under construction and yell ICE was there and every carpenter, roofer and brick layer within a mile would hit the woods and not come back for 3 days. Those were the good ol days

[@jamestoland8078]

​@@CM-ve1bzBullshit you yell la migra *immigration* smdh 🤦‍♂️

[@RiverPhobia]

​@CM-ve1bz I wish I couldn't believe that, but I do 💀

[@jvh4438]

​@@CM-ve1bzwtf is wrong with Americans?

[@caelanholder3765]

Ladder scooting! Gotta be the best thing I shouldn’t have learned 😂

[@Thebeardedsider]

😂😂

[@civil_leuthie]

Never once saw someone fall off a ladder while scooting. Several times while using it correctly. Never while scooting

[@Flyingfrogs2y]

My friend back in the early 2000s walked a ladder and fractured his forearm in half! He had the full erector set, pins, stitches you name it! It was a disgusting site when we found where the screams were coming from. He never went back to the electrical trade My advice is don’t ever do it

[@mro4ts457]

@@Flyingfrogs2y Did he fall off or something? What happened to his arm?

[@dex2591]

I've been doing it since I was 19. I'm 50 now. Never fallen. (Watch, now I'll fall and split my head open today)😂 But people still like freak out sometimes when they first see me do it. (I can go around corners and everything) It just amazes me how totally scared of pretty much everything this younger generation is. I mean some people act like it's some kind of incredible feat.

[@Thomk121]

I had a job with a big company in Baltimore. It was extremely obvious the higher ups and the OSHA reps had some deal going because the OSHA inspections only lasted 5 minutes and they never pointed out any issues. It was pretty cool not having to worry about their nonsense for once

[@ianmercer1291]

Never been an electrician or framer but as an engineer there's nothing worse than doing something the right way

[@gradycole3987]

I’m working on a project where half the department of health codes are borderline impossible to meet😊

[@ianmercer1291]

@@gradycole3987 it can be a toss up sometimes my dude. Sometimes they can make a big difference even if it's little and sometimes they don't change much

[@spRas_]

Yeah thank god I had my harness that doesnt begin to catch until ive fallen 6 ft off the 5½ ft platform I was working on.

[@irvingdelgado1731]

you're an engineer isn't that an office job?

[@ianmercer1291]

@@irvingdelgado1731 not for me, but it can be. Ive worked as an engineer in labs with tons of fixing broken equipment and maintaining high vacuum systems, painting outside, working with welders, and in an office setting. Sometimes all of them combined, so it can vary pretty easily.

[@davidfranklin4128]

Everybody knows when OSHA shows up it's time to take 2nd lunch

[@fyshman152]

I'm in HVAC, but whenever I run wires for indoor units I rarely use ladders the way they're meant to be used. I'm backwards, on one foot sometimes while balancing with a hand on the joyce. Safety third!

[@30anvz28]

Always in the top 5 anyways.

[@wesv8743]

As an electrician I can honestly say I do this all the time. Going up and down the ladder a thousand times a day you try to find ways to make your life easier

[@Subangelis]

Stilts?

[@juliusjohnson3177]

Especially on 12 footers. Cheers on getting it done!

[@hodumx]

Total outsider here, HTF do you do this ladder thing?

[@wesv8743]

@@hodumx I don't know I guess it's just kind of putting pressure from one side to the other with your legs and feet while pushing forward. Have you ever been on a ladder with only three of the feet touching the ground and you have to lean and push forward on the one side to make it stable? I guess it's kind of like that but continuous we call it walking the ladder

[@hodumx]

@@wesv8743 yeah, I've been there where the ladder is only on 3 legs. I'll try this out withy full motorcycle gear next time.

[@buggedmechanics]

Nobody even gets on a ladder when osha shows up, that's the only time I've heard bosses say stop working 😆

[@imanoldurango8213]

Fr. Next thing you know they want you to harness up just to go up a few feet on a ladder

[@whenimmanicimgodly4228]

​@@imanoldurango8213dude, obviously. You need to take safely swriously, and ladders are dangerous. You dont want to fall 3 feet off a latter, shatter your pelvis, fracrure your spine and concuss yourself do you? Always wear a harness, its the law 👮‍♂️

[@mariogutierrez2965]

I counted my ascents on a daily basis. I lost track after 70 something. Its a lot of time saved when you walk the ladder instead of climbing up & down

[@phasesecuritytechnology6573]

Its alot of pounds gained too.

[@robertmccabe1919]

Never had osha but had a city inspector show up and stand behind a gate for like 15 minutes waiting to see a person 😂

[@AM23.]

I work 100% differently when someone's watching 😂

[@greggeddins575]

I used to pay a lot for the fiberglass 350lb ladders and told employees they were fired if they walked my ladder. That cuts the life of the ladder by 50-75%.

[@kelb0y9o20]

Also cut that work ethic by 50 to 70 percent too then lol

[@mikesweet5848]

You sound like fun at parties.

[@3006stan]

I know , when OSHA showed up we left the job site!

[@Furbabiezzz]

Only immigrants understand this pain.

[@outkast937]

​@@Furbabiezzzyou realize it aint just immigrants right? Nobody on a jobsite wants to be there when the oshit man shows up.. its lunchtime, union smoke break, or youre sweepin something

[@ChristianWagner888]

In Germany we have wooden ladders that are made for walking with them, but using a different technique than the one shown here. Its safe enough to be common practice and even seen on official instructional videos by Knauf for example.

[@Thebeardedsider]

Nice

[@davidzwicker5662]

The fiberglass ladders have a tendency to snap at the foot when walking. You can strengthen them with wood but the safety man will blow a gasket.

[@ChristianWagner888]

@@davidzwicker5662 good point. I have seen this mostly done with traditional looking wooden ladders that were not very high and suitable for a typical room height of about 2.5 meters.

[@PMA65537]

Are these like the forklift instruction video?

[@ChristianWagner888]

@@PMA65537 Knauf does instructional videos on KZbin for their branded drywall products. The use of walking ladders is not emphasized, just taken for granted as a common practice. This might even be a regional thing, as each German state (Bundesland) has different traditions.

[@KingDeeba]

"keep on working" - my most hated line

[@steveleary3080]

I would love to, but you're keeping me from doing so...

[@ermanlinks2856]

feel that to the core lol. like walk away

[@larrypahl5756]

Then get out of the trade, you sloth

[@15subarusti59]

Just imagine job sites if it weren't for osha. Im also a master ladder wobbler. Should see me on the 8 footer

[@Thebeardedsider]

It be a lot easier and more work would get done 😀😀

[@CasMullac]

Well, you don’t have to back far to see what work was like before health and safety. Some scary looking statistics related to work injuries, deaths and long term health problems like cancer. A necessary evil unfortunately. Apart from stopping individuals killing themselves, I think its more important to stop unscrupulous employers forcing their staff into dangerous situations for the sake of profit. It helps put a higher price on a workers life.

[@i-love-comountains3850]

​@@CasMullac Exactly. See above comment...

[@jamessteele3093]

Don't even have to go back in time. India and China are great examples

[@brokentombot]

Works until it don't! Keep at it kiddo!

[@probiethetank8825]

The first time I saw this in real life I was left without words. A whole ass minute of the teacher and apprentice engaged in a awkward silent stare, before he did the “4 foot shuffle” again and we both laughed hysterically. 😂 It was glorious lmao! That was 19 years ago, thanks for unlocking that core memory!

[@WRLremote]

"The four-foot shuffle" sounds like a euphemism for horizontal and superimposed.

[@TrentHafen]

“Lunch break gents!”

[@phoenix21studios]

SHUT UP

[@jayfray38]

If osha shows up we’re told to pack up and roll 😂 if safety from work shows up we just take our break

[@salmonstone2358]

You will only end up being injured when they aren't around. You lose in the end. Not the safety officials. It's your life to do as you please. Don't waste it by being careless.

[@famousbowl9926]

​@salmonstone2358 I agree with your statement. It's just sometimes they are petty af. Enforcing the dumbest regulations.

[@evilgingerlord3951]

@@famousbowl9926that’s because some people have either hurt themselves or got themselves killed doing something dumb and they make strict rules to try and keep people from repeating those same mistakes

[@kendall959]

Safety regulations hurt everyone long term. Without thinning the herd of dumb people, we lower our future success.

[@anvilsbane]

OSHA can be a pain, but you wouldn’t want to work in a world without it.

[@dennismitchell5276]

We were working on a building where OSHA rented a space. One fellow was on the top of the ladder working above the ceiling grid and got a ticket. Every subcontractor walked off the job and refused to come back unless OSHA promised not to ticket us. We were on the job the next day.

[@jonathanmiller5089]

Hilarious 😂. Always told if OSHA shows up pack up quick and leave lol.

[@MrCrunch808]

Probably shouldn’t do that. You company is cutting all sorts of corners and breaking safety procedure to save money, while forcing you to take the harm those cut corners cause. OSHA is basically the only organization that can make your company actually give a shit.

[@rustedpine4146]

@@MrCrunch808 No, OSHA's just a legal predator running around killing the little guys

[@ralphlambda5359]

@@rustedpine4146there job is to literally make sure the little guys don’t get killed

[@Zach-ju5vi]

​@@MrCrunch808😂 aww do you need an entire organization to tell you the stove is hot?

[@dusfitz]

​@ralphlambda5359 nah, they're there to hand out $10,285 fines for cutting the sleeves off your tee-shirt in the summer, and to cut up your extension cords and hit you with a $5,682 fine because you marked YOUR OWN CORD WITH COLORED TAPE TO IDENTIFY IT FROM OTHER PEOPLES. OSHA is a joke.

[@Rusty_Shackleford22]

You know your guys are walking ladders when you stand one up & it takes off walking on you.

[@josephmcaleer7832]

I walked a ladder 🪜 on every job I was on. And that has saved me knee's. Morale I can still walk.

[@Jrb8k3n]

OSHA inspectors will always find you for stupid things and then miss really big violations

[@thalion3410]

because they are retarded.

[@paullilly9645]

They don't want the work to stop, they just want money.

[@mellowphantpi9168]

@@paullilly9645 You think they get the money? lol

[@Qwerty0791]

@@paullilly9645… you think OSHA inspectors get commission my man?

[@jjbarajas5341]

That's because everyone always goes on break when the big ones are happening lol

[@lawofliberty3517]

Osha shows up job goes silent

[@jamesmayle3787]

Jesus Christ is the way truth and life. This is the most important truth in existence. To understand this you need to personally read at least three books of the Bible, genesis, Mathew, and one you chose yourself. As you do you must do the inner work Jesus Christ taught. Start with forgiveness. Parents are easiest. Look inside for the grievances we all build up their and practice forgiveness inside your heart. It teaches your soul something important, heals parts that have become clouded. Please trust me. If you genuinely open up your heart you discover the truth within. Jesus Christ is lord.

[@lawofliberty3517]

@@jamesmayle3787 coincidences are EXTREMELY rare, if not impossible. I choose my name to identify with here from the book of James. My name is yours also and you have spoken Truth. I appreciate your insight and always work to forgive those that trespass me. ❤ ✝️ 🛡⚔

[@jackalhellsing3790]

Bro is above the third step without falling protection, that's a fine.

[@AnnabelleJ]

this is a joke... right? 😅

[@justinberry3991]

😂😂😂

[@Jeff-xy7fv]

That's a 6-foot ladder. You're allowed to go up to 4 steps. Rule of thumb: On an n-foot ladder, you're allowed to use up to the n-2 step.

[@jackalhellsing3790]

They always told me anything above the third step of a ladder, or above 6 feet you need a harness and a anchor point able to hold 5,000 pounds

[@jasonwhite2028]

And at that moment, he realized he f***ed up.

[@viktormota9517]

“When osha is here I turn clear” - my old boss

[@QsPracticalNonsense]

Man on ladder isn't wearing a hardhat

[@mikec-hamilton]

And we replace our ladder once a month because we treat it like that.

[@lavasharkandboygirl9716]

The best thing you can do is go on break when the inspector comes - and ask them to join you. Banter with them, offer them a smoke. If you’re mates with them by the time you get back to work, you’ll be fine (only applies to New Zealand and Australia)

[@otmdss3077]

Makes their life easier without writing up all those violations that they dont get paid extra for, who doesnt wanna show up to work and immediately go on smoke break XD

[@khan4luluhaner485]

Didn't Australia loose a war too birds...

[@abysses]

@@khan4luluhaner485i’m american and i don’t feel like we’d do much better. those things are savages and intelligent all at once. 💀

[@NoahRogers-tz2oo]

“I’ll have to tell my boss how smart you are” Translation: you’re in trouble

[@bobzthabarbarian]

Back when I graduated High School, I went straight into pipe fitting. When we noticed OSHA roll onto the job site, we immediately packed our tools and called it a day. Didn't think twice about it.

[@bobzthabarbarian]

@Kevin-tb8ng makes sense lol.

[@user-us1r-us2r-us3r]

Think I'd rather live in a worn down 50yo shed than in a building your company worked on if you fear inspections that much. I guess intellignece never was American's strength lmao

[@bobzthabarbarian]

@@user-us1r-us2r-us3r why resort to insults? All I was saying is, that if you're not careful, OSHA will write you a ticket over the smallest of things. I just do not understand why you would turn to degenerate tactics and hurl insults, for no apparent reason. You know what, I hope you and whatever superior country you live in, have an amazing life. You definitely deserve it. Good day, my friend.

[@crazyscarecrow8136]

​@@user-us1r-us2r-us3rblue collar workers are allergic to safety regulations. They just love endangering themselves to save their boss money.

[@b-rett4004]

He probably lives in a shithole@@bobzthabarbarian

[@heatshield]

The forklift seatbelts are all out being repaired. We do that every six months just to be safe ya know.

[@Puddingskin01]

And all the hydraulic lines are reinforced with special silver "Safety" tape

[@JJones-zw5kv]

Way to go, ruin a 150.00 ladder without 3 points of contact to stay safe, bust and loosen all the ribets fall on your face when the brace's fail . Hurt the next work because you want to short cuts..... Loose the next bid because you don't have a safe work history!

[@heatshield]

@@JJones-zw5kv who? I didn’t ruin a ladder.

[@JJones-zw5kv]

@@heatshield no, you didn't but the guys walking ladders do.... Ribets in fiberglass, what do you think happens..... ribets on steel plates that was the titanic

[@bloodleader5]

@@JJones-zw5kv I don't take any advice from a retard who calls them "ribets".

[@ibtgb2]

I was in construction management for years and when osha comes to a job site you’re allowed to stop them for up to like an hour to wait for your own safety guy so whenever one would show up I’d tell to come with me to my office, text every foreman on the job to send their crews home unless they were completely set and doing easy work on the ground and to check every bathroom for toilet paper and ass gasket and if they were missing then to padlock them closed and after that hour was up there’s be like 6 people on a job there was just 30+ people on when we finally took him to walk the site 😂

[@KevinSamuelsKid]

What does “allowed to stop them” mean.

[@micah2936]

When I used to work for construction we used to scramble to find our gloves, helmet, and glasses when the safety inspector suddenly shows up. I used to be a sheet metal worker

[@davidspencer343]

Done sheet metal for over a decade. Never had a helmet and never seen an inspector.

[@micah2936]

@@davidspencer343 hvac. I was hanging duct and installing units for commercial buildings. Sometimes the safety inspector will be from our own company and sometimes the contractor who is coordinating the construction directly under the client has their own safety guy.

[@davidspencer343]

@micah2936 ah that's fair. I suppose there's a large variety of sheet metal work

[@briangalloway3684]

As a project manager. I just sent everyone home for the day paid. Its much cheaper that way 😂

[@Victoriens]

It probably is cheaper coercing workers to continue working in dangerous conditions in order to cut corners on costs compared to doing things in a way which preserves the health and safety of the workers!

[@elig2807]

I fell off a ladder that was twice the size of this ladder while working construction. Tried to walk the ladder like this guy and tore my acl and half tore my meniscus😂

[@davidgutierrez-aguirre4807]

I too did that to my ACL and meniscus, while also trying to show off someone cool. High five bud.

[@toprankintv9122]

That’s downright reckless if the ladder was 2x the size of this one smh 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@xtranormal23]

skill issue.

[@Mr.Bones24-7]

Sounds like you did it wrong

[@7993mick]

I used to love surfing on a baker when I painted. Gotta love OSHA.

[@williamphelps4411]

OSHAAAAA!!!! roll up the extension cords

[@DKWVernon]

My first framing boss told me, "the day osha shows up, is the day we leave early".😂

[@LostDraugr]

went 2 years with AHSO KCUF on my hard hat. not one of the inspectors noticed it until one looked at me in a rear view mirror

[@jamesmayle3787]

Jesus Christ is the way truth and life. This is the most important truth in existence. To understand this you need to personally read at least three books of the Bible, genesis, Mathew, and one you chose yourself. As you do you must do the inner work Jesus Christ taught. Start with forgiveness. Parents are easiest. Look inside for the grievances we all build up their and practice forgiveness inside your heart. It teaches your soul something important, heals parts that have become clouded. Please trust me. If you genuinely open up your heart you discover the truth within. Jesus Christ is lord.

[@WhiteWolf-lm7gj]

​@@jamesmayle3787and he says fuck osha?

[@georgetpeppel2900]

@@jamesmayle3787 huh?

[@LostDraugr]

​@jamesmayle3787 😐😐 yea no.

[@richardfiedler2201]

Yes OSHA loves that trick. Lol

[@KibaStar]

Yeah. My boss back in 2006 told me that if OSHA ever came into the jobsite, i was fired. Cause i had 35 hours of OSHA training and was trying to explain to him how cutting the safety limiter on the scissor lift was probably not the best idea. The basket was literally swaying 5 feet back and forth it was so unstable.

[@richardfiedler2201]

@@KibaStar That's the problem when you work non-union jobs. If you're not Union sign in !!! I just RETIRED 55 years old full pension, benefits & annuity.

[@KibaStar]

@@richardfiedler2201 IDK. I dont think i like union people either though. Example: We had an elevator union out of miami knock a kicker over and it bonked him in the hardhat. The ENTIRE crew went home and they had literally just gotten there. It seems the average union guy plays into the "perks" of the union more than doing it for the ability to stay in work.

[@richardfiedler2201]

@@KibaStar Every trade has thrown Union, rules, benefits, pay scale yes they are different from each other. I was in a Carpenters Union out of Boston. Strong union great benefits all business. But you are right every state and city is different. Good luck whatever you decide.

[@dontworrybout2664]

@@richardfiedler2201it literally does not. Look at states with and without unions. Productivity drives with unions and costs skyrocket.

[@x_chi11er_x3]

Those temporary guiderails are missing a toebar. That's a violation.

[@mouthwashlisterine2104]

When I started, my foreman told me that if I ever see an older guy in a clean white hard hat and brand new high vis with a clipboard, to disappear until he texts me to come back.

[@tinbanger66]

Or anyone with a camera!

[@reanukeeves2564]

If anything, it’s a great way to quickly turn your ladder to shit 😂

[@So1i7ud3]

“I’ve had better days” that’s never what you wanna hear😭😭😭

[@alec4672]

My dad's carpenter ass yelling at my sparky ass "quit walking that ladder damn it" 😂😂💀

[@jeffreyswartz9568]

I learnt to walk and pivot ladders twice as high or more doing stagecraft in highschool. Adjust a stage light, walk, adjust another, moving 360. Older wooden ladders were flexible and you could toss them around. I suppose they wouldn't let you do that today.

[@mikeznel6048]

*Learned*

[@djcbanks]

@@mikeznel6048both learned and learnt are acceptable ways to spell that word.

[@ebolawarrior451]

The fiberglass ones will flex just about as good as the wood. Just be careful putting a big shear load on the legs as you walk it.

[@jeffreyswartz9568]

@@djcbanks thanks....I say I did theatre as a teen and he's correcting my English....uh, don't think so.

[@hotaru8309]

Some people died, thusly ruining it for everyone.

[@craglaro287]

I used to walk the ladder all the time and get yelled at by my father! " You're going to break the ladder"😂😂😂 i miss those days! I was like 8 years old!

[@williamphelps4411]

Tell my boss to send you 10k fine for that smart idea

[@shawnrobinson7521]

OSHA caught my ass running across the beams at a plant without a harness on. Needless to say that's one ass chewing I never forgot from my boss after that fine lol.

[@Thebeardedsider]

Poooop 😂😂

[@SinuBronzwolf]

At least you were using "three points of contact."

[@GOOBIE-GOOB]

Bruh I’d dive out the back window and just leave lmao

[@Thebeardedsider]

That’s commitment 😂😂

[@Brian_Williams5298]

Reminds me of that opening scene in FBI files where the guy (Clark Dallas) dives out the trailer window 😂😂😂

[@heeder777]

Usually that only happens when Immigration shows up.

[@IsDefinitelyHuman]

If you weren't supposed to walk it, they wouldn't have given it 4 legs.

[@fiddyg-sen8777]

Just his stepsister helping him at the workplace

[@kalobpierson9753]

Walking the ladder turns em into trash quick

[@Thebeardedsider]

Dang. To bad

[@MalcolmTexxx]

​@@Thebeardedsider lol

[@mmmd3429]

It's residential work, he doesn't know any better.

[@tinbanger66]

They just get better at walking. Even when you dont want them to.

[@Magneticitist]

I learned that doing lighting. Yea walking it is cool and everything but every now and then you also might need to get in a sketchy precarious position on it. All that damn wobble and play from walking it so much doesn't seem so great then. Then imagine having to do some shit one day like stack a ladder on top of a pallet on top of a scissor cause it won't quite reach something and you're just trying to get it done, then boom it's the ladder made of twizzlers.

[@markm4418]

That's exactly in the hospital when a joint commission is around.

[@John-ou4rm]

Lol, just a little scuttle forward when he's not looking, catches you out with a bit of side eye... 😂

[@808JuJu]

Bro I learned this trick also awhile back. My foreman was worried I’d injure myself lol

[@rickyreign2601]

When Osha is in town we take the day off lol

[@jakecassell5121]

Im laughing because i thought i was the only electrician that walks a ladder like that.

[@SlimedogYT]

OSHA is there to protect you from your employer making your work an unsafe place. They only want you to NOT get injured, theyre actually really important to help you from when a greedy corporation tries to murder you and you werent wearin your hard hat. On the other hand they also will stop you from doing the fun/dangerous shit that even your company doesnt want you to do

[@richardharding7767]

I just don't like them for their lack of sensible discretion

[@summerseve502]

Osha boys love throwing their power around. Many give suggestions of a person that has never done the job or they did it for a short amount of time.

[@marshmelows]

🤓

[@lorddudeness]

Spoken like HR themselves, I'm 26yrs in trades. Awareness of area and knowing your limits/ability works well enough. The Mo's + Ron's just can't be helped, no matter the enforcements.

[@summerseve502]

@MaxImus-theoneandonly in some 6. They are like the kids that got picked on in high school and now are taking their revenge.

[@mickeyshooter5298]

Damn, I miss residential. The smell of the wood, the memories, being my own boss, all of it. I wish there was still resi work booming around like it was when I started 22 years ago.

[@anarchium_wellsquest]

Vote in more progressives who will push more housing first initiatives.

[@spencerevenhouse8175]

​@@anarchium_wellsquestnice try cum hunter

[@dogewisdom9921]

@@anarchium_wellsquestnah why vote groomers

[@escapetherace1943]

@@anarchium_wellsquest 😂

[@gumecindogarcia1070]

Texas Hill Country is booming, got three places to go every day

[@vicO1323]

In 40 years in construction I never saw OSHA but once I had a state licensing guy ask for my license.

[@XroorX]

Other crews would call us when safety was doing surprise inspections

[@josephbernard7705]

Yeah just cause they got got they wanna stick it to the man sorta like convicts when they see the screws walking

[@chastings3550]

i used to send my employees to lunch if i knew they were coming lol

[@JS-tl7jp]

then employ them more safely lmao

[@ghpatriot]

Obese OSHA dude accurate AF

[@denigong9708]

I got told to stop walking my ladder while i was putting cardboard up around the garage in a new house for spray in insulation for the Attic. I climbed down and handed the guy my tools and stack of board and went back to the shop and quit. Found another job two days later

[@Mr.Crosbyy.]

Us pipeline welders will literally stop welding and sit in the truck until they leave. We’ve sat for 50 mins one time 😭🤣 They’ll find something to complain about lol

[@drrydog]

lunch is always right when OSHA arrives. Been in the trades for 24 years. we leave the jobsite every time

[@the.Original.G.Ninja.88]

*car door slams, flash of white hard hat* "SAFETY MEETING!"

[@VortexTheGreat69]

Literally, my boss said stop working. We’ll find a different job site to go to 😅

[@lukeromo5091]

The way he looks over after the shimmy.