Really? Right in front of my OSHA handbook
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The meme Really? Right in front of my OSHA handbook? is a humorous variation of the viral Right in front of my salad? meme, featuring a character from comic artist Flork of Cows holding an object while disgusted that something had taken place in front of it.
The OSHA handbook version replaces the salad with a safety manual to point out blatant workplace safety violations in a comedic way. It is often used as a reaction to images or videos of people doing dangerous things on job sites, such as standing on top of unsecured ladders or using heavy machinery incorrectly.
History
One of the earliest documented textual usages of the OSHA variation of the meme appeared on Reddit as a reference to other versions of the meme.
It is believed that the image spread of the OSHA variant gained traction in or around 2022.
Online presence
The meme is frequently posted in various social media platforms like Facebook, Reddit and Twitter as respone to images and videos that depict OSHA violations in the workplace.
Several similar memes has since been popularized where the text and/or the object has been replaced.
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The forklift variant -
A variant responding to the meme itself
