Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Acting safely

Charged with being the Health and Safety representative at work, I spent the other day becoming familiar with the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Every once in a while, I shared a passage or two aloud with my co-workers. At one point, YourFace and Shaggy Jesus were both in the office when I came across the passage:

No worker shall, [...] engage in any prank, contest, feat of strength, unnecessary running or rough and boisterous conduct.

Both YourFace and Shaggy Jesus laughed at the seeming simple ridiculousness of it. After our giggles subsided, Shaggy Jesus called our attention to him. Before our eyes, he danced on the spot, bouncing and flailing his arms in the air at random. Then he broke into a sprint right at me. A few steps away from my desk, he stopped, dropped, and started doing manic push-ups. Apparently satisfied with his efforts, Shaggy stood up with a great grin on his face.

    "Boisterous conduct, unnecessary running, and feat of strength; what other rules can I break?"
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It's going to be a lot of fun working here...

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