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Quotations about Safety
Welcome to the Web's first page of quotations dedicated to safety. You can use these for Safety Week and for every day of the year, at work or at home. See also my Drive Safely page for more quotes. Be careful out there — the world's a crazy place!
One earnest worker can do more by personal suggestion to prevent accidents than a carload of safety signs. ~Making Paper, January 1923, edited by E.R. Brown
Safety saves sickness, suffering, sadness. ~Safety saying, circa early 1900s
Do not depend on others for safety — Help yourself. ~Safety saying, circa early 1900s
Every accident is a notice that something is wrong with men, methods, or material — investigate — then act. ~Safety saying, circa early 1900s
Accident prevention is first aid to the uninjured. ~Author unknown, c.1906–1910
Your body is a big part of your capital: don't invest it in the "Bank of Careless Habits." ~State Safety News, September 1916, published by the University of Arizona Bureau of Mines
Streets were not intended for playgrounds. ~"Preventgrams," Buffalo Department of Health Sanitary Bulletin, 1916
Do not think because an accident hasn't happened to you that it can't happen. ~Safety saying, circa early 1900s
Put your soul into your work, not your hand or foot. ~State Safety News, September 1916, published by the University of Arizona Bureau of Mines
Accidents are some one's fault. Don't let them be yours. ~Gary Works Circle by Illinois Steel Company, 1916 [Alternate: "Accidents are someone's fault. Be careful and they'll not be yours!" Also early 1900s.
Cultivate a habit of caution. ~Safety saying, circa early 1900s
Carefulness costs you nothing. Carelessness may cost you your life. ~Safety saying, circa early 1900s
It is as much your duty to be careful and comply with safety rules as it is to properly perform your work. ~Safety saying, circa early 1900s
Practice "Safety First"
The motive power of the safety-first movement is a realization of the fact that lives and limbs need not be sacrificed to any desired result... ~The Anode by the Bureau of Safety of the Anaconda Copper Mining Co., March 1917
Among the many accomplishments of the Ninth Annual Safety Congress is the solution of the mystery concerning the origin of the expression "Safety First." For years all sorts of theories regarding the origin of this expression have been advanced, but none of the clues when finally run down led to any one who would confess authorship of the expression... According to Walter Greenwood of the Carnegie Steel Company, it is Robert J. Young of the Illinois Steel Company. They are now trying to change it to "Safety Always." When confronted with this charge at the recent Congress in Milwaukee, R.J. blushingly pleaded guilty, and so revealed to the world that the father of the safety movement is also the parent of "Safety First" — without a doubt the most popular slogan ever devised for any purpose. ~National Safety News, 1920
"Safety First" is "Safety Always." ~Saying, c.1915
Safety always, always safety. ~Saying, c.1913
The A B C of Safety First is: "Always Be Careful." ~"Preventgrams," Buffalo Department of Health Sanitary Bulletin, 1916
You don't need to know the whole alphabet of Safety. The
When you say "accident" perhaps you mean "crime." ~Colorado School of Mines Magazine, Golden, Colorado, August 1918
'The
purpose you undertake is dangerous;' — why, that's
certain: 'tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to
drink; but I tell you, my lord fool, out of this
nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety...
~William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part I, c.1597 [II, 3, Hotspur — Henry Percy]
For safety is not a gadget but a state of mind. ~Eleanor Everet
Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb
Safety is a cheap and effective insurance policy. ~Author unknown
Tupac was one of the biggest thugs I know, and he always wore his seat belt. ~Ice Cube [said to Kevin Hart, during a Conan O'Brien ride-along with student driver Diana Liang-Mei Chang, airdate 2016 January 5th
As soon as you see a mistake and don't fix it, it becomes your mistake. ~Author unknown
The greatest asset of America today is not its fertile fields, its rich ores, its completely equipped factories or its millions in currency. The greatest asset in America is the American people. The greatest possible field for economy is not in saving materials but in promoting the safety of our people. The future of the safety movement is not so much dependent upon the invention of safety devices as on the improvement of methods of educating people to the ideal of caution and safety. ~Walter Dill Scott, letter to the National Safety Council, 1921
A statistician made a few calculations and discovered that since the birth of our nation more lives had been lost in celebrating independence than in winning it. ~Curtis Billings
Who can hope to be safe? who sufficiently cautious?
Guard himself as he may, every moment's an ambush.
~Horace (65–8 BCE), a metrical translation into English by Lord Lytton, 1869
Haste makes waste of a lot of good human material. ~Irvin S. Cobb (1876–1944) [highway safety editorial for the National Safety Council, c.1930
Accidents do not happen — they are caused. ~"Preventgrams," Buffalo Department of Health Sanitary Bulletin, 1916
Prepare and prevent, don't repair and repent. ~Author unknown
Chance takers are accident makers. ~Author unknown
It's better to crash into a nap than to nap into a crash. ~Author unknown
Safety work is today recognized as an economic necessity. It is the study of the right way to do things. ~Robert W. Campbell, 1914, address at the Third National Safety Council Congress & Expo
The door to safety swings on the hinges of common sense. ~Author unknown
Working without safety is a dead-end job. ~Author unknown
I don't believe in climbing ladders after your bones begin to get brittle. I am very good at falling down our steep, 200-year-old stairs without hurting myself, and frequently do. But I see no point in challenging your luck, and I am not going to fall off a ladder, ever. The only way I know of to make absolutely sure of that is not to get on one. ~Ruth Stout, "If You Have Tears," How to Have a Green Thumb Without an Aching Back, 1955
Know safety, no injury. No safety, know injury. ~Author unknown
During the Middle Ages, probably one of the biggest mistakes was not putting on your armor because you were "just going down to the corner." ~Jack Handey, Deepest Thoughts: So Deep They Squeak, 1994, deepthoughtsbyjackhandey.com
Fear is the father of courage and the mother of safety. ~Proverb
We now have unshakable conviction that accident causes are man-made and that a man-made problem can be solved by men and women. ~W.H. Cameron, 1937
Carelessness doesn't bounce — it shatters. ~Terri Guillemets
Safety never takes a holiday. ~Author unknown
Danger never takes a vacation. ~Author unknown
When you gamble with safety, you bet your life. ~Author unknown
Recklessness is a species of crime... ~Marlen E. Pew, 1935
If safety is a joke, then death is the punchline. ~Paul Laforest
While on a ladder, never step back to admire your work. ~Author unknown
Hearing protection is a sound investment. ~Author unknown
To learn about eye protection, ask someone who has one. ~Author unknown
Your safety gears are between your ears. ~Author unknown
Broken tools can be replaced. You can't. ~Author unknown
Personal protective equipment is self-defense. ~Author unknown
If you mess up, 'fess up. ~Author unknown
Road sense is the offspring of courtesy and the parent of safety. ~Australian traffic rule, as quoted in Maud van Buren, Quotations for Special Occasions, 1938
Safety isn't expensive, its priceless. ~Author unknown
Be alert! Accidents hurt. ~Author unknown
Accidents hurt — safety doesn't. ~Author unknown
Alert today, alive tomorrow. ~Author unknown
Better dead sure than sure dead. ~Author unknown
If you don't think it's safe, it probably isn't. ~Author unknown
The safest risk is the one you didn't take. ~Author unknown
Safety isn't just a slogan, it's a way of life. ~Author unknown
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