OSHA Guidelines...

"OSHA Guidelines for Handling of Humorous Materials"

1. All posts containing humorous, sarcastic,
parody, and/or satirical passages, or any
other post not intended to be taken seriously
must be labeled prominently in the header
as follows:

a. The Subject header must contain at some
point, the string "HA!".

b. The Keywords line shall contain a summary
of the hazard levels present in the post, ranked
on a scale of 0-4 in the following categories,
in the order:

    i. humor,

    ii. sarcasm,

    iii. satire:

0 -- No hazard

1 -- Slight hazard

2 -- Moderate hazard

3 -- Extreme hazard

4 -- Critical hazard

c. The Summary line shall contain any
specific notices of hazard as required under
local and state laws.

d. In a satirical or parody post, a disclaimer
should be present in the header to avoid
confusion.

2. All humorous, sarcastic, parodical, or
satirical remarks within the body of a post
must be clearly labeled as follows:

a. Preceded by a clearly-worded warning
ten (10) lines in advance.

b. Preceded by a clearly-worded warning
one (1) line in advance.

c. Preceded immediately by not less than
three (3) smileys of a commonly acceptable
variety compliant with Smiley Code paragraph
4, subparagraph b. d. Followed immediately
by not less than three (3) smileys of a
commonly acceptable variety compliant with
Smiley Code paragraph 4, subparagraph b.

3. Hazards shall be defined as follows:

a. No hazard: Found to contain no more
than 1.5 times background contamination
levels in no less than two (2) independent tests.

  b. Slight hazard: Contamination exists in
amounts greater than 1.5 times background
levels, yet have been deemed insufficient in
no less than two (2) independent tests to be
capable of bodily harm during casual exposure.

c. Moderate hazard: Significant risk of bodily
harm due to prolonged and/or excessive
exposure and/or slight risk of bodily harm
due to casual exposure, as determined in
no less than two (2) independent tests.

d. Extreme hazard: Significant risk of bodily
harm due to casual exposure, as determined
in no less than two (2) independent tests.

e. Critical hazard: Significant risk of bodily
harm due to ANY exposure not compliant
with any and all codes pertaining to the
handling of hazardous materials.

4. Those posts containing materials deemed
critical hazards must not be handled except
by trained personnel in compliance with any
and all codes pertaining to the handling of
hazardous materials.
Received on Fri Sep 1 08:46:09 2006