05/21/2026
The safety regulations mandated by OSHA and other governing bodies exist for one reason, to keep you from getting hurt. They aren't arbitrary. They are the product of research, statistical analysis, and hard lessons learned, the result of determining which activities carry an unacceptable risk of injury and eliminating them from the workplace.
And yet, people still cut corners.
In most cases, the people who violate safety protocols know exactly what the correct procedure is. They choose the unsafe path anyway because it seems easier, faster, or more convenient. They tell themselves, "I know the rules, but I'm good enough to get away with it. I'm ten feet tall and bulletproof."
You're not.
Every person who has ever been seriously injured or killed on the job, every single one who knowingly broke a safety rule, believed the same thing. They thought they were the exception. They were wrong. They lied to themselves, and that lie cost them dearly.
So when you decide to take a shortcut and tell yourself "it'll be fine", recognize that for what it is: a lie. Maybe you'll get away with it. Maybe you won't. The risk is real, and no amount of skill or confidence changes that.
You are not ten feet tall. You are not bulletproof. Follow the rules, and go home safe.
