r/workplacesafety
A place for anyone to discuss occupational safety-related topics, share news, and ask questions.
How to think about r/workplacesafety
The community focuses on discussions surrounding occupational safety, providing a platform for members to share news, ask questions, and exchange insights related to workplace safety practices. It is distinct for its emphasis on practical advice, regulatory compliance, and real-world experiences, making it a valuable resource for safety professionals and employees alike.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Members typically include safety professionals, employees concerned about workplace conditions, and individuals interested in occupational health. The community attracts a diverse demographic, often comprising those in industrial sectors, healthcare, and education. Participants are generally proactive about safety issues and seek to share knowledge and solutions, fostering a supportive and informative environment.
Posting culture
Content that thrives includes personal experiences, safety tips, regulatory updates, and discussions about safety equipment and practices. Posts that lack depth or are overly promotional tend to receive downvotes. The community values informative and well-researched contributions, and members are encouraged to engage in constructive discussions. Posting frequency varies, but active participation is common, especially when safety incidents or news arise.
Brand engagement notes
Brands should approach this community with caution, as members often resist overt promotional content. Instead, brands can engage by sharing valuable insights, educational resources, or tools that enhance workplace safety. Participating in discussions and providing expert advice can build credibility and trust. Authenticity is key; brands should avoid self-promotion and focus on contributing positively to the community's knowledge base.
Top keywords
What r/workplacesafety talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/[deleted]
- u/cyan1728
- u/cubanesis
- u/lllZephyrlll
- u/NewSafetyGuyRob
- u/Kirbacho
- u/cleatus_the_noodle
- u/exray0
- u/GeneralDavis87
- u/whoit32
- u/blazed_and_confucius
- u/dylanisbored
- u/According-Track1936
- u/gentilet
- u/Accomplished-Horse84
- u/pissedoffsquid
- u/pmdabs
- u/BaseballKing0401
- u/SailorGreg101
- u/22Wideout
- u/stringy_string
- u/myreplywillbenice
- u/Melfluffs18
- u/Just-Day4915
- u/RedFish-Blue
- u/publicintegritynews
- u/Recent-Caramel-5901
- u/RCNETTING_SOLUTIONS
- u/GingerWhiskey1-131
- u/SmartieSurprise
- u/imadork42587
- u/Achar0
- u/safetyhawk810
- u/Ride-Final
- u/wcshrtstop
- u/GreenWelderTexas
- u/KuraiBlackfire
- u/klodians
- u/Individual_Ad_6583
- u/Hoan2020lc
- u/HispanicSk8er
- u/emofarmwife
- u/Trashboates
- u/Icarus_and_the_sun
- u/Solotime93
- u/TheNutSoWiseman
- u/Intrinsic_OTM
- u/Dr_WhatDoYouCallIt
- u/thefirethatismylife
- u/bby_roslyn
- u/REXLEXFEX
- u/Chemical_Notice_8092
- u/intraconventional
- u/OddAmoeba_
- u/Idontevenknowspanish
- u/TobinBen
- u/Emerors_light
- u/Radiant-Information5
- u/kidsully215
- u/Anastasia500
- u/BuraVladstone
- u/Laughwellpark
- u/Bmanceps
- u/broski21
- u/Slight-Tradition4906
- u/Damanjain
- u/Kameron92040
- u/BunchQuick9669
- u/Brocktoberfest
- u/HugBug11
- u/EatTheAndrewPencil
- u/Pineapples_29
- u/Shigeko_Kageyama
- u/No_Protection2728
- u/ohbrubuh
- u/jimgdan
- u/KillAButterKnife
- u/Zestyclose_Loquat130
- u/GuessillHoldMyBreath
- u/Global-Register5467
- u/CheesyFr1es
- u/Jcare01
- u/discostrawberry
- u/throwawayz6384728
- u/ClassyLucas
- u/Monk3rz
- u/Unfoundedfall
- u/Chunkie-85
- u/Fearless-Medium-7522
- u/timtucker_com
- u/ExtremeForce8105
- u/Jordanjl83
- u/Mwdp91
- u/barinehart
- u/josephmardukovdod
- u/TheRealSpyderhawke
- u/NTA-NeverTrustAnyone
- u/happy4process
- u/xragusx456
- u/gudbote
By votes
- u/Kirbacho
- u/cubanesis
- u/cleatus_the_noodle
- u/[deleted]
- u/lllZephyrlll
- u/blazed_and_confucius
- u/NewSafetyGuyRob
- u/GingerWhiskey1-131
- u/SmartieSurprise
- u/imadork42587
- u/Achar0
- u/safetyhawk810
- u/Ride-Final
- u/wcshrtstop
- u/whoit32
- u/cyan1728
- u/exray0
- u/GreenWelderTexas
- u/klodians
- u/HispanicSk8er
- u/dylanisbored
- u/KuraiBlackfire
- u/Individual_Ad_6583
- u/Hoan2020lc
- u/emofarmwife
- u/TheNutSoWiseman
- u/Dr_WhatDoYouCallIt
- u/Icarus_and_the_sun
- u/Solotime93
- u/Intrinsic_OTM
- u/bby_roslyn
- u/intraconventional
- u/TobinBen
- u/Radiant-Information5
- u/Anastasia500
- u/broski21
- u/BunchQuick9669
- u/According-Track1936
- u/GeneralDavis87
- u/Trashboates
- u/thefirethatismylife
- u/REXLEXFEX
- u/OddAmoeba_
- u/Idontevenknowspanish
- u/Laughwellpark
- u/Damanjain
- u/gentilet
- u/pissedoffsquid
- u/Chemical_Notice_8092
- u/Emerors_light
- u/kidsully215
- u/BuraVladstone
- u/Bmanceps
- u/Slight-Tradition4906
- u/Kameron92040
- u/Brocktoberfest
- u/HugBug11
- u/EatTheAndrewPencil
- u/Pineapples_29
- u/Global-Register5467
- u/CheesyFr1es
- u/ClassyLucas
- u/speed150mph
- u/pmdabs
- u/SailorGreg101
- u/ohbrubuh
- u/jimgdan
- u/KillAButterKnife
- u/GuessillHoldMyBreath
- u/discostrawberry
- u/throwawayz6384728
- u/Unfoundedfall
- u/Chunkie-85
- u/ExtremeForce8105
- u/Accomplished-Horse84
- u/happy4process
- u/xragusx456
- u/gudbote
- u/blackattack54
- u/Affectionate-Box-724
- u/BaseballKing0401
- u/Firefighter_10
- u/stringy_string
- u/Shigeko_Kageyama
- u/No_Protection2728
- u/Zestyclose_Loquat130
- u/Jcare01
- u/Monk3rz
- u/Fearless-Medium-7522
- u/timtucker_com
- u/Jordanjl83
- u/Mwdp91
- u/barinehart
- u/josephmardukovdod
- u/TheRealSpyderhawke
- u/NTA-NeverTrustAnyone
- u/harriethabs
- u/maylajand
- u/skubee76
- u/Dy1bo
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/AutoModerator
- u/[deleted]
- u/cleatus_the_noodle
- u/BusinessSkyboxx6789
- u/PecanPizzaPie
- u/safetyhawk810
- u/DiminishingSkills
- u/Moosehagger
- u/Kahn_Husky
- u/osha-trainer
- u/SoleInvictus
- u/hereigoawandering
- u/Rdr1051
- u/The_Safety_Expert
- u/NorCalMikey
- u/Kirbacho
- u/RiffRaff028
- u/swaggman75
- u/jorobo_ou
- u/ladyarwen4820
- u/Massoverforce
- u/_DepletedCranium_
- u/SauceIsForever_
- u/U495
- u/Responsible_Cook5573
- u/crazyboy611285
- u/johnlreardon
- u/wcshrtstop
- u/odetothefireman
- u/Probably_Pete
- u/Raymuuze
- u/Kirdei
- u/DiamondsAndMac10s
- u/thedailytoke
- u/Icarus_and_the_sun
- u/Accomplished-Horse84
- u/Domified
- u/YouShouldCallMeNik
- u/hamiltsd
- u/gaize-safety
- u/King_Ralph1
- u/A_Typical_Whiteguy
- u/GingerWhiskey1-131
- u/Creative-Shopping469
- u/NoWar9371
- u/Specialist_Tart_1665
- u/_highlife_
- u/Huffalo19
- u/SpeckleLippedTrout
- u/motherfuckinwoofie
- u/dongbroker
- u/man4funnsc
- u/WardenCommCousland
- u/0bxyz
- u/recetas-and-shit
- u/mgesczar
- u/Ok-Cow-9907
- u/EastIdaho
- u/samskeyti_
- u/whisperingelk
- u/CSchwartzcy
- u/lala_8ball
- u/awolvictoria
- u/Frequent-Joker5491
- u/P33L_R
- u/Dythiese
- u/AlwaysUpvoteMN
- u/Embarrassed-Finger52
- u/NSFW11chuck
- u/formerteenager
- u/RichSoupSandwich
- u/quackdamnyou
- u/AlpineGrok
- u/SkiNinja82
- u/NewSafetyGuyRob
- u/Bruslaf
- u/Kevinj1188-1
- u/PatxFussy
- u/partyorca
- u/AlaskaFI
- u/verticalfuzz
- u/DismalChance
- u/ecclectic
- u/ForWPD
- u/Czeching
- u/Puckfan21
- u/TheRedKingCobra
- u/uppercutcity
- u/blue659
- u/Staysafewithlove
- u/Hoan2020lc
- u/barinehart
- u/LazyEnginerd
- u/GreenShiftNY
- u/Obi_Juan_Quenobi
- u/TheRealSpyderhawke
- u/dmckee16
- u/travelnman85
- u/Ok_Usual5430
- u/who-are-we-anyway
By votes
- u/cleatus_the_noodle
- u/DiminishingSkills
- u/PecanPizzaPie
- u/[deleted]
- u/jorobo_ou
- u/Kirbacho
- u/Rdr1051
- u/_highlife_
- u/safetyhawk810
- u/crazyboy611285
- u/NorCalMikey
- u/RiffRaff028
- u/Huffalo19
- u/Kahn_Husky
- u/Puckfan21
- u/hamiltsd
- u/Domified
- u/Kevinj1188-1
- u/AutoModerator
- u/SauceIsForever_
- u/hereigoawandering
- u/lala_8ball
- u/BusinessSkyboxx6789
- u/TheRealSpyderhawke
- u/U495
- u/GreenShiftNY
- u/thedailytoke
- u/Moosehagger
- u/osha-trainer
- u/SoleInvictus
- u/recetas-and-shit
- u/verticalfuzz
- u/blue659
- u/YouShouldCallMeNik
- u/Lacrosse717
- u/johnlreardon
- u/wcshrtstop
- u/PatxFussy
- u/Koeiensoep
- u/0bxyz
- u/NSFW11chuck
- u/uppercutcity
- u/A_Typical_Whiteguy
- u/ladyarwen4820
- u/swaggman75
- u/Kirdei
- u/The_Safety_Expert
- u/formerteenager
- u/Raymuuze
- u/Armored-Dorito
- u/King_Ralph1
- u/TheRedKingCobra
- u/travelnman85
- u/dbryan62
- u/SpeckleLippedTrout
- u/motherfuckinwoofie
- u/dongbroker
- u/awolvictoria
- u/DismalChance
- u/ecclectic
- u/DiamondsAndMac10s
- u/Pivot_Squish
- u/Dythiese
- u/Accomplished-Horse84
- u/who-are-we-anyway
- u/squidkyd
- u/EfficientEconomics95
- u/Massoverforce
- u/Specialist_Tart_1665
- u/_DepletedCranium_
- u/man4funnsc
- u/WardenCommCousland
- u/mgesczar
- u/Responsible_Cook5573
- u/RichSoupSandwich
- u/quackdamnyou
- u/ForWPD
- u/Czeching
- u/Probably_Pete
- u/Icarus_and_the_sun
- u/dmckee16
- u/claudial12
- u/NiceAsset
- u/Surprise-Molotov
- u/Sufficient-Comb-2755
- u/shikka-pow
- u/STORMPUNCH
- u/Ok-Cow-9907
- u/EastIdaho
- u/AlpineGrok
- u/SkiNinja82
- u/NewSafetyGuyRob
- u/odetothefireman
- u/partyorca
- u/Hoan2020lc
- u/barinehart
- u/Ok_Usual5430
- u/CameoProtagonist
- u/Octopie91
- u/Shoddy_Teach_6985
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FAQ
r/workplacesafety — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/workplacesafety have?
r/workplacesafety has approximately 9,789 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/workplacesafety created?
r/workplacesafety was created on January 8, 2013 (13 years ago).
What is r/workplacesafety about?
The community focuses on discussions surrounding occupational safety, providing a platform for members to share news, ask questions, and exchange insights related to workplace safety practices. It is distinct for its emphasis on practical advice, regulatory compliance, and real-world experiences, making it a valuable resource for safety professionals and employees alike.
What subreddits are similar to r/workplacesafety?
Communities similar to r/workplacesafety include r/safetyprofessionals, r/safety.
Who are the most active posters on r/workplacesafety?
The most frequent posters on r/workplacesafety include u/[deleted], u/cyan1728, u/cubanesis.
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