The Nozzle Frazzle

Last year I scheduled a refresher course for refueling our propane powered forklifts. When it was my turn to refuel the truck, I hadn’t secured the nozzle to the tank properly. When I flipped the switch, the hose flew off and scared the hell out of everybody. Fortunately all the safeguards were in place and working so there were no injuries or damage, except for my ego.

Please don’t include my name, I’m still embarrassed.

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The Panties We’ll Never Forget

We employ the services of a major consulting Human Resources and Safety firm to guide us so we are compliant with regulatory guidelines. I have been associated with this company for over 15 years and enjoy the expert help they give us.

The safety coordinator was here to instruct a class on office safety. With 30 people in the room all focused directly on her, she sat in a chair to show us that tilting the chair back on its two back legs was not a good thing to do, evidently. The chair fell over backwards; her dress flew up, and we were witness to a bright red glow of the left and right facial cheeks of her very embarrassed look!

This class remains the one remembered and the little yellow smiley faces on her underwear will never be forgotten! Nobody, but nobody leans back in their chairs anymore.

Bill

Editor’s Note: Do you have a training blooper to share? Send them to catherinej@bongarde.com. We won’t use your name unless you say we can. We promise!

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