It’s always fun, till it’s not.

Nobody wants to go to work, never crack a smile, never laugh and be all business all the time. We need a certain level of camaraderie but when joking around becomes a safety issue… It’s not fun anymore. It’s more than fine to make some jokes and get people laughing, I actually encourage it. Happier workers are usually better workers. But just like your tasks at work, put some thought into what you say and do. Am I saying write out a JHA for every joke you wish to say? Well, yes and no. No, you don’t actually have to write out a hazard report but put some thought and/or planning into it. Will your joke or comments cause another worker to become too distracted, or does it have the potential to cause injury, or make someone feel uncomfortable or angry? Will it slow down production? These are real questions you need to ask yourself before you start your one man comedy show. If there are no hazards involved, go ahead and ham it up. Being safe may be boring and dry, but I don’t see how the alternative is funny at all. So go ahead and be funny or have a laugh but be safe too.