History NoOSHACompliance / VideoGames

** ''VideoGame/StarWarsJediFallenOrder'': The Scrapper yard on Bracca is very up to Imperial safety standards, which is almost none. The Scrappers take apart downed Clone War-era ships with giant lasers and stand on top of the salvaged parts with very little safety gear at elevated heights. When there's a malfunction with some equipment, Cal has to climb around without a harness (while, oddly enough, he has several sturdy O-rings on his outfit that a harness lanyard could attach to). In addition, some of these scrapping sites are situated right above the mouth of a Sarlacc-like creature called the Ibdis Maw (which is actually a super-organism with multiple mouths scattered across the planet), mainly so that the Scrappers can feed it the scraps from what they salvage and collect its mineral-rich feces to sell. From Codex entries, it's actually a deliberate attitude from the Empire to punish Bracca for siding with the Separatists during the Clone Wars. Also justified from a gameplay perspective since, as the first level, it allows player to quickly familiarize themselves with the jumping and climbing mechanics, which are an integral part of the game.

* ''VideoGame/ThePunisher'': Many "special kills" sections involves jamming people into hideously dangerous "normal" contraptions. License plate machines with head-crushing devices just inches away from the hands. Knife-holding racks that drop knives like rain when you shake them. Even [[Comicbook/IronMan Tony Stark's]] HQ has laser-etching machines people can trip into. Oh, and doors that somehow end up open when enemies attack.

* ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'':
** Justified with a side order of LampshadeHanging in the game and [[VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004 its]] [[VideoGame/UnrealTournament3 sequels]], where various industrial buildings ''were'' shut down for ignoring various safety protocols, but were then repurposed by Liandri as arenas for the Tournament, and are intentionally kept as dangerous as possible for challenge and entertainment purposes.

** ''VideoGame/StarWarsJediFallenOrder: The Scrapper yard on Bracca is very up to Imperial safety standards, which is almost none. The Scrappers take apart downed Clone War-era ships with giant lasers and stand on top of the salvaged parts with very little safety gear at elevated heights. When there's a malfunction with some equipment, Cal has to climb around without a harness (while, oddly enough, he has several sturdy O-rings on his outfit that a harness lanyard could attach to). In addition, some of these scrapping sites are situated right above the mouth of a Sarlacc-like creature called the Ibdis Maw (which is actually a super-organism with multiple mouths scattered across the planet), mainly so that the Scrappers can feed it the scraps from what they salvage and collect its mineral-rich feces to sell. From Codex entries, it's actually a deliberate attitude from the Empire to punish Bracca for siding with the Separatists during the Clone Wars. Also justified from a gameplay perspective since, as the first level, it allows player to quickly familiarize themselves with the jumping and climbing mechanics, which are an integral part of the game.

** ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys1'' has the eponymous pizza place, which, rather than deathtraps in the ballpits or things like that, instead has insanely faulty and/or evil animatronic puppets that roam the place at night, and will kill anyone they find. And you're the only one that seems to give a crap about this fact, and even [[spoiler:get ''fired'' if you fix them in the last night]].
*** The background reveals that there was already an incident where one of the mascots bit off part of a patron's head in '87. And the place is still open even though there was a case of five children being murdered, and stuffed in the mascots. [[spoiler:Fortunately the place is set to close by the year's end.]]
** And then it ''didn't'' close. ''Videogame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2'' shows they're still playing it straight, as they haven't gotten rid of the old, murder-happy bots, and they have added gigantic airvents where even one of the large, old animatronics can fit. Oh, and their idea of added security seems to have been giving the new bots facial recognition systems, complete with criminal database connections, and they can be fooled by putting an empty animatronic head on (well, some can be fooled anyway). [[spoiler:Though with the reveal that it's ''a prequel'', this ironically means that they buffed up the night watchman's defenses for the first game. Just, you know, not enough to let them ''live'' if they mess up or anything.]]
** ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3'' continues the trend with Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction. In addition to the killer animatronic [[spoiler:which has a long-dead corpse inside of it]], the barely functional equipment, and the ventilation shafts that go offline and cause hallucinations due to lack of oxygen, there's also purposefully old wiring that is stated in game to be likely to cause a fire. [[spoiler:Which is ''exactly'' [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome what happens in the good ending]]]]. This game also reveals some backstory about what Springtrap used to be, which is probably the most egregious example: [[spoiler:He used to be a hybrid animatronic suit/costume that people could use. Problem is, the way they got the spring locks out of the way... wasn't very safe. Even ''breathing'' against them could loosen them and kill/injure the user. So, Springtrap was retired and hidden from almost everyone, including the night guards and animatronics. However, [[SerialKiller Purple Guy]] found it and tried to hide in it. The results... [[HoistByHisOwnPetard weren't]] [[AssholeVictim pretty]]]].
** ''Videogame/FreddyFazbearsPizzeriaSimulator'' makes ignoring safety part of the management gameplay. Sure, you can add safety straps to the ball pits or not let the murder animatronics into your Pizzeria, but you can also buy deeply discounted items with high liability ratings to increase the fun on the cheap. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Of course, you will get hit with potentially daily lawsuits if you do so.]] [[spoiler:The Blacklisted ending actually requires that you get sued three times per day. Of course, the entire Pizzeria is a giant trap for the remaining animatronics and is designed to burn down once all of them are inside.]]

** The first half of the ''Dead Money'' DLC takes place in a villa that was constructed with the strength of a sandcastle, according to various logs - the huge cloud of poisonous gas isn't fallout, ''it's a purpose-built weaponised poison from the air conditioning''. The Sierra Madre Casino nearby, in response to the war happening, locked the guests inside and ''shot anyone who tried to leave''. And all of this doesn't include the Sierra Madre vault, which itself was built as a trap. At least the game goes out of its way to provide justifications in the case of ''Dead Money'': Not only was the resort constructed with the help of scientists from ''Old World Blues'' (see below), who used it as a testing ground for dangerous inventions, the logs which mention the shoddy construction also tell you this was because the contractors were skimming off money with cheap, sub-standard construction and pocketing the rest.

*** The reactor-core of the second ''Normandy'' has no discernible blast-door, so in the case of a power-surge or overload, the heat-sinks can discharge and end up ''incinerating people'', [[spoiler:which one of your squadmates finds out if you don't upgrade the shields]]. Even worse, the upper level of the core has windows that lead directly into the [[FridgeHorror crew quarters]].\\\
This comes up in an almost comical fashion in [[VideoGame/MassEffect3 the third game]]: not only do the Alliance techs spot the potential malfunction immediately (and slap armour plate over the windows), Engineer Adams is able to create a permanent fix in his spare time with a thousand credits worth of parts[[note]]Guess Cerberus felt the leather seats were a more important use of their funds[[/note]]. He mentions that Cerberus just doesn't care about personnel safety, as if we needed more proof of that.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXzDOHDbrYA This video]] explains why a city such as New Donk City in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' would not square with the OSHA in real life, and that's without going into the more surreal hazards typically associated with Mario platformers (such as an open-to-the-public building with a live and vicious T-Rex inside). Surprisingly, despite a lot of safety violations, the exterior scaffolding is perfectly sound - perhaps the only safe part of the entire area by OSHA standards.

** This tends to happen a lot when making large buildings, either far above ground or above one of the nigh-bottomless pits underground. Dwarves don't need handrails or safety ropes; as long as they have their four square feet of stairwell to stand on, they're perfectly capable of constructing buildings with their bare hands... unless they get into a fight for whatever reason and [[TooDumbToLive dodge the wrong way]], in which case they are likely to [[RealityEnsues fall to their deaths]].

** ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3'' continues the trend with Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction. In addition to the killer animatronic [[spoiler:which has a long-dead corpse inside of it]], the barely functional equipment, and the ventilation shafts that go offline and cause hallucinations due to lack of oxygen, there's also purposefully old wiring that is stated in game to be likely to cause a fire. [[spoiler:Which is ''exactly'' [[RealityEnsues what happens in the good ending]]]]. This game also reveals some backstory about what Springtrap used to be, which is probably the most egregious example: [[spoiler:He used to be a hybrid animatronic suit/costume that people could use. Problem is, the way they got the spring locks out of the way... wasn't very safe. Even ''breathing'' against them could loosen them and kill/injure the user. So, Springtrap was retired and hidden from almost everyone, including the night guards and animatronics. However, [[SerialKiller Purple Guy]] found it and tried to hide in it. The results... [[HoistByHisOwnPetard weren't]] [[AssholeVictim pretty]]]].
** ''Videogame/FreddyFazbearsPizzeriaSimulator'' makes ignoring safety part of the management gameplay. Sure, you can add safety straps to the ball pits or not let the murder animatronics into your Pizzeria, but you can also buy deeply discounted items with high liability ratings to increase the fun on the cheap. [[RealityEnsues Of course, you will get hit with potentially daily lawsuits if you do so.]] [[spoiler:The Blacklisted ending actually requires that you get sued three times per day. Of course, the entire Pizzeria is a giant trap for the remaining animatronics and is designed to burn down once all of them are inside.]]

*** Things get worse when the player visits the old Aperture Science labs deep in the bowels of the facility. [[PosthumousCharacter Cave Johnson]], founder of Aperture Science, takes extra care to point out in his recorded messages that safe science is for wusses, and it becomes apparent that the test protocols and materials handling procedures developed by the company resulted in the death of dozens, if not hundreds of test subjects and a significant chunk of Aperture's own personnel. It's clear that even if they had somehow managed to market their inventions successfully, the resulting lawsuits would have been beyond epic.

* Some ''UsefulNotes/GameAndWatch'' titles are susceptible to this:

** ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys1'' has the eponymous pizza place, which, rather than deathtraps in the ballpits or things like that, instead has insanely faulty and/or evil animatronic puppets that roam the place at night, and will kill anyone they find. And you're the only one that seems to give a crap about this fact, and even [[spoiler:get ''fired'' if you fix them in the last night]].\\\
The background reveals that there was already an incident where one of the mascots bit off part of a patron's head in '87. And the place is still open even though there was a case of five children being murdered, and stuffed in the mascots. [[spoiler:Fortunately the place is set to close by the year's end.]]

NoOSHACompliance in video games.

** ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' has the barrels of toxic waste strewn all over the place. And the pits of toxic waste, later lava, and blood. The Radiation Suit entry in the ''Doom II'' strategy guide calls this trope out almost word-for-word: "OSHA may not like it, but to get the job done, you're going to have to handle a little toxic waste."

* ''VideoGame/Prey2017'' takes full advantage of being in extranational space (no laws) by having hazards everywhere, including (but not limited to) grav lifts that drop you if the power goes out, inoperative escape pods,pipes that shoot flame when damaged, fragile nuclear waste containers lying around and other problems.

* ''VideoGame/ThePunisher'': Many "special kills" sections involves jamming people into hideously dangerous "normal" contraptions. License plate machines with head-crushing devices just inches away from the hands. Knife-holding racks that drop knives like rain when you shake them. Even [[Comicbook/IronMan Tony Stark's]] HQ has laser-etching machines people can trip into. Oh, and doors that somehow end up open when enemies attack.\\\
Possibly the crowning example of this in the game is in the lobby of Stark Enterprises, which has two interlocking constantly turning huge gears on the wall with absolutely nothing to keep people away from them. Despite apparently being ''purely decorative'' they are sturdy enough and driven with enough force to completely crush a human skull between them.

** Strip Mine is another example, since it is explicitly not abandoned, considering you find Vin there. Yet nothing prevents one from walking into a drill or a pool of dark eco, and to move around it is necessary to use a hoverboard to grind on pipes suspended over void. The cranes are also surprisingly insecure, considering the added weight of one teenager and one ottsel is enough for its ropes the start tearing.

** ''[[Videogame/RatchetDeadlocked Deadlocked]]'' justifies this this. You're participating in an illegal television show, [[BigBad the owner]] of which doesn't refrain even from [[MoralEventHorizon sabotaging the shields that protect a planet from being wiped out by meteor storms]], so of course you'd expect it to be made as deadly as possible.

** The game tends to end up this way, particularly in {{Succession Game}}s. When one ruler builds a DeathTrap, and the next either breaks it, [[FailsafeFailure breaks the off switch]], or forgets about it entirely, it can only lead to disaster. The words "[[Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove Why do we even]] ''[[Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove have]]'' [[Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove that lever?]]" would not be out of place here, either - legendary fortress {{LetsPlay/Boatmurdered}} had one switch that flooded a siege workshop, for no apparent reason. The real DeathTrap was used [[Manga/DeathNote Exactly As Planned]] - to ''cover the world with magma''.

* ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'': A mining drill in the JustifiedTutorial for ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' [=PCs=] has its '''emergency shutoff''' designed such that you have to activate two consoles on opposite sides of the room simultaneously. Also a possible example of [[https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/compliance-assistance/handy-reference-guide-flsa No FLSA Compliance]], as Cadet Tilly guesses it's to prevent disgruntled miners from going on strike.