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I always like getting: -various band aids -alcohol wipes -baggie of baking soda (not enough teams have it) -team button/knick knack -maybe a small safety sheet, like a previous poster mentioned Just don't be offended when they end up in the trash or on the ground. It's a nice gesture and it gets your team name out there. |
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One thing that might be kind of cool for safety "kit": We have (well, had) probably a dozen different mini-first aid kits this season alone. They definitely do clutter, and they tend not to operate well in any teams' actual system. (Read: it works better as advertising than assistance, not that there's anything particularly wrong with advertising.) What you might do, if you wanted, is consider helping teams within their pre-existing safety system. For instance, you could offer to augment or update teams' existing first aid kit: ask if you can inventory it, replace expired meds, deteriorating adhesives, etc. (I bet you'll find some teams don't even know items expire!) Or, offer personalized pit safety improvements: e.g. I seem remember a team that would put Anderson connectors on teams' battery chargers. Those seem to be pretty ubiquitous now (at least around here), but perhaps something similar. Basically, look to work with teams' existing safety program (or lack thereof). It's more work and you'll probably get quite a few "no thank you"s, but it's also much more meaningful. |
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I have been the safety captain for team 955 since my sophomore year. I was unceremoniously launched into the position without any of the documents from the previous year as well as unhelpful previous safety captain. I adapted to the position without any real assistance. I struggled to get on my feet the first year but managed to snag the runner-up that year. The next year I performed a study of sound levels in our school's shop with some local professionals. Everything came together perfectly that year and we won the safety award. I strongly disapprove of the notion of passing out papers to other teams. I feel they are a pain and don't do anything to help other teams. If you really want to help others, remain alert to what is going on around your pit and have helpful team members. If your team helps you with safety, you are more likely to win the safety award. Teamwork is the key to everything in a robotics team. |
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Not sure on the exact rules but at the competitions I was at we were required/very strongly encouraged to have MSDS sheets and written SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for various accidents.
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While I might know how to deal with first aid, emergency first aid, CPR, most other people wouldn't. Having the SOP for such emergencies, even as basic as what might be found in a Boy Scout handbook, might help. But that's just me. Mostly keep you pit clean, with a first aid kit somewhere in there, and make sure everyone's acting with common sense. |
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Moreover, baking soda for acid spills is a very good thing to have; just because you personally have not seen one does not mean they do not occur. It's far from the most important safety precaution in your typical FRC workplace, but it's not at all an unuseful one. |
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