There is nothing coy about these vintage Dutch safety and anti-alcohol propaganda posters. They want you to know just how horribly inattention to your work will maim you, live wires will electrocute you, and alcohol will destroy your life.

And no, this isn't the first time we've featured Dutch safety posters. They're that terrifying.

One touch! There are monster lurking in electric cables, designed by Evert Möllenkamp, between 1925 and 1949




Help us! Our country must be alcohol free! (Blue Week), designed by Albert Hahn, between 1925 and 1949




Use safety harnesses, designed by W. J. van der Werf, between 1925 and 1949




Help us! The bottle must be broken! (Blue Week), designed by Georges Raemdonck, between 1925 and 1949




He never used a with a hammer with a chisel, designed by Jacob Jansma, between 1925 and 1949




This is life threatening and that's why it's forbidden, designed by Jacob Jansma, 1925-1926




Alcohol increases the risk of accidents, by Albert Hahn, 1926


Every wise welder is using safety glasses, designed by Jacob Jansma, 1926-1927


Never work without safety, designed by Herman Heyenbrock, 1928


Drinking alcohol causes accidents, 1928


From above!, designed by Jacob Jansma, 1928-1929


Even if a ladder is easily found, a few stacked crates work just as well .. or maybe not, designed by Willem van Poll, 1928-1929


Sportsmen! Stop drinking alcohol! It's a danger to you!, designed by Albert Hahn, 1928


Against alcohol (Blue Week), designed by William A. van de Walle, 1928


Blue Week, designed by Henk Doornekamp, between 1925 and 1949


A worn wrench is the key of an accident, designed by Jacob Jansma, between 1925 and 1949


A worn wrench is good for nothing, except accidents, designed by Jacob Jansma, between 1927 and 1929


Faulty material is the source of many accidents, 1927-1929


Visit the Safety Museum, designed by K. Koekoek, 1929


Falling from a ladder, by Jacob Jansma, 1930


Suffering children, by Henri Pieck, c. 1930-1932


Good protective glasses – eyes saved, designed by Willem van Poll, 1939


Safety, designed by E. Lukács, 1939


Carbon monoxide! Provide good ventillation, designed by E. Lukács, 1939


Inattention causes accidents, designed by Strelitskie, 1940


Never leave any tools lying on a stepladder, designed by Jacob Jansma, 1944




A safety harness could have saved him, 1945


Use protective masks, 1945


Do not oil or clean the machine if it's running, designed by Jacob Jansma, 1949


Work safely, designed by N. Olthuis, 1950


This can cost a foot, designed by E. Lukács, 1953


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All posters above are from Memory of The Netherlands.