 Copyright: © Twentieth Century Fox all rights reserved. Homer Simpson becomes an unlikely safety pinup
December 1st 2009 Homer Simpson - perhaps the most accident-prone safety inspector of all time - is appearing on a range of new posters from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
The six posters, which also feature Groundskeeper Willie, Apu and other much-loved characters from The Simpsons, are designed to get people talking about some of the biggest causes of injury and ill health in the workplace including slips, trips and falls and bad posture. Homer, who works as a safety inspector at a nuclear power plant, is joined by the rest of the Simpson clan on a poster dedicated to “24/7 safety” – the principle that preventing accidents is a family affair and does not just start at the factory gates.
Pictured asleep in a safety talk, tumbling down the stairs, hunched over his desk and being burned in the eye by a flaming marshmallow (courtesy of son Bart), it is hoped Homer’s misfortunes will get others to think about how to avoid the common accidents that affect thousands of workers in real life.
Tom Mullarkey, RoSPA chief executive, said: “Homer’s approach to safety reminds us all of something about ourselves – that cutting corners can affect other people’s lives as well as our own. Although Homer will never win a RoSPA Safety Award, he is there to get us talking about safety and through his constant mishaps, offer some tongue in cheek insights. Any similarity with British workers (or indeed British dads) is purely coincidental!”
In the future, RoSPA, hopes to offer a wide range of resources featuring The Simpsons. More articles from RoSPA: | 
