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Re: End Safety Theater

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard View Post
As far as I know, they are assigned by the VC.

I've had a buddy of mine (who would admit he was completely and thoroughly unqualified) been assigned.

A father on our team who is an industrial expert in safety (it's his job), volunteered with his son as a safety advisor at two events last year and they commented that the advisors working aside them were the biggest idiots they'd ever encountered in terms of safety. Very into safety theatre, ignorant to actual safety.
The apparent lack of care assigning such a (hopefully) important position worries me. Yes, teams should strive to always keep safety best practices in mind, but having good role models at competitions (especially for lower income teams) seems like it should be a higher priority.

Then again, I'm sure being a VC is hard enough without handpicking safety advisors.
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