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Originally Posted by Andrew Remmers
My problem with this rule is not more so the fact that you can't have them. My problem the fact that I have actually been to an event where I was told to remove the glasses I had (understandable, but I grabbed what I could), then the Head Ref at said event was wearing heavily tinted glasses.
I was bothered in the sense that the Safety Judges/Competition personnel actually didn't enforce this among everyone who attended the event, volunteer, or spectator.
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While it is unfortunate that the rule doesn't seem to be enforced equally across all those at an event, I doubt that it is in any way a conspiracy or a conscious effort to let some people break the rule.
At most events I've been to, the safety advisors rarely make it out to the field. This makes sense, as the pits are a far more dangerous environment than the field. The field is also very closely monitored by many of FIRST's best trained volunteers, so they don't require supervision by a safety advisor to remain safe for those nearby.
Secondly, the
description of the Safety Advisor role puts a lot of emphasis on coaching
teams in proper safety procedures. While volunteers should not be and are not exempt from safety rules, the general assumption is that volunteers are aware of them and follow them.
If you do see volunteers violating the safety rules and guidelines, then you should either politely inform the volunteer or tell a safety advisor to do so if you do not feel comfortable approaching the volunteer.