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It's funny when the (nice) supervisor at work makes sure inspection day is either on my day off or I'm given a very complicated task to do to keep me out of the way, because he knows I'll inadvertently break a rule and fail the audit.

It's not offensive to me, but true. I follow rules instinctive if they're unwritten or common sense or general social etiquette, but written health & safety rules that don't make sense to me requires me to have to consciously remember them and I find that difficult.
It doesn't mean I'm more likely to get myself in danger though. I have a good sense of danger and can use common sense to problem-solve, and I've actually never had a serious accident at work - unlike some who have had accidents who do actually follow the written health & safety rules. Ironic, isn't it?

Like if a sign says "please keep to walkways at all times", what I see is "walk where you want if you are wearing suitable high-visibility clothing and the yard is empty and there are no moving vehicles, and if a vehicle does approach them and the operator doesn't seem you then he's obviously blind".

Health & safety is all about money, not about your wellbeing. I miss the days when everyone just relied on common sense and if you hurt yourself due to not using common sense then you were a "silly goose". Nowadays there are no grey areas, everything has to be thoroughly investigated to see who gets compensation and even the tiniest risk is treated like it's highly likely you're going to die. And then they wonder why so many young people are snowflakes these days (employment speaking, that is).