A Problem with the PP in the Men’s Room

This week I noticed a problem with the PP in the men’s room. That’s right: the Porcelain Press. The Porcelain Press is a safety newsletter put out every month at work. To get people to actually read a safety newsletter, they put them in the bathroom stalls and above the urinals. Sometimes the topics are work related and sometimes they are more general.

This month there was a short article about how to properly jump-start a car. While looking at the diagram, I noticed that the connection order was wrong. After completing the task at hand, I washed my hands and returned to my desk. I checked several sources and sure enough, there was a mistake. I contacted the editor of the PP and asked him to check it. About an hour later, he emailed me back to confirm that there was an error.

After I returned from lunch that day, my safety manager walked in my office and handed me a safety award. I thought that was a little much, but I carefully accepted the award being sure to not incur a paper cut.

I responded to the PP editor’s email by saying “Coffee is actually the one to thank here. Because of her I spent plenty of time reading the Porcelain Press and was alert enough to spot the mistake.”

(Not actual size. Names hidden to protect the innocent.)