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books where workplaces or locations are not compliant with osha standards or they become not compliant with osha standards during the events of the book disclaimer: whether or not these are actual osha violations is unknown but they are osha violations in my heart please don't arrest me mister us government
created by maomi
last updated October, 2026
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lobster - the titanic is not osha compliant till summer do us part - this workplace environment is not osha compliant this monster of mine - tunnels are not osha compliant the lady and the orc - caves and lighting are not osha compliant six of crows - the slat is not osha compliant fantasticland - the pole is not osha compliant several people are typing - slack 😒
Also I did a Google and haven’t read these yet but found: Severance (Ling Ma), Hard Times (Dickens), Out (Natsuo Kirino).
(I obviously love this premise, sorry I am now officially Too Invested™️)
maomiOP
i'm sure there are osha violations in these somewhere 🙂↕️🙂↕️ (i love that ur invested i got more invested than i thought i would too)
The way I cackled aloud when I noticed Jurassic Park!! How did I not think of that one?!? I literally just watched a TikTok about being an employee there.
maomiOP
i didn't think of it originally either lmao i'm sorry michael crichton!!
Are we confining the list to fiction? Because Radium Girls is peak OSHA violation, but nonfiction…
maomiOP
no limits i cannot believe i forgor about my radium girls i literally played grace fryer in a play in high school
Incredible list. May I recommendSeveral People are Typing? Getting your soul sucked into Slack has to be an OSHA violation.
maomiOP
in my heart of hearts that is an unsafe working condition and therefore must be an osha violation
I've had nightmares just like this
how dangerous. 🫦 
For a non-American, can you give some examples of things that are not OSHA compliant? 🙏🏽
ladder rungs not being equally spaced out and level, poorly secured or unstable scaffolding, poor air quality in an office, not having PPE available for workers to use to name a few, a fire escape being blocked. these are very specific but generally speaking its anything that results in a workplace being unsafe.
Oh my!
In that case, I fear we must add The Baker's Forced Breading because that basically broke the Geneva convention.
Also, many of Chuck Tingle's poor innocent MCs are working in less than ideal conditions. Of note:
Pounded In The Butt By My Handsome Sentient Library Card Who Seems Otherworldly But In Reality Is Just A Natural Part Of The Priceless Resources Our Library System Provides
Bisexual Mothman Mailman Makes A Special Delivery In Our Butts
The Banana In My Butt Is A Handsome Lifeguard
Although Not Pounded by My Soul crushing Job Because I Quit guy is the one that got away!
Of course the baker is on top of your suggestions
Yes and whose fault is that!
Mine of course! and I am proud of myself for that
maomiOP
of course chuck always has our backs!!
How to kill a guy in 10 dates is a slasher that takes place in a club with minimum of five bars but no kitchen. obviously I'm forced to assume they are making their employees teleport to another dimension to get ice and glasses therefore an osha violation to me. also there's no fire exit signs
maomiOP
NO FIRE EXIT SIGNS?!
I feel like I'm missing context, but I do love a good bit.
The entire Warts & Claws series by Clio Evans. First, the coffee maker stops working (the horror!) and then the entire office is endangered/kidnapped/attacked by [spoilers]. And I suppose the boss-worker dynamic is questionable if you wanna be strict.
maomiOP
the entire series!! woof clio evans osha is watching you!!
literally anything that involves blood handling without a blood borne pathogen training (I totally didn't do my fifth one a couple of weeks ago and am still pissed about it)
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer comes to mind upon reading the description of this list 😨🤕
maomiOP
sounds like there would be some perilous working conditions working with a villain indeed!
The way I need this to become a quest… like imagine the badge?? I’m picturing machine + severed arm + red sparkles (to denote blood)! 📠 💪🩸✨
maomiOP
that would be very funny ngl
This is a great list! Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World has a very unsafe workplace.
Shifted Desire - Emily Antoinette has a boss/secretary free use relationship you may be interested in sending to Osha.
maomiOP
do they fuck in the office? bodily fluids in the office is def a biohazard 👩🔬
Fucking in the office is pretty much a defining part of the book.
Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashely Herring Blake is a good fit for this! Iirc they get it on while renovating a bed and breakfast
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