[IronicDeadBird]

Originally Posted by Christopher149

Electronics:

red to red, black to black, and make sure power input goes to the input side of motor controllers, not the output side

Could've sworn with wiring it was red goes to black you're okay jack red goes to yellow you're a dead fellow.... weird.

Anyway you can only avoid student mistakes for so long and that while mistakes in FIRST can be costly they are still a chance to learn. Mistakes in the work environment just suck and mean you should make sure your resume is up to date.
Anyway my preference when dealing with situations where people are going to have to be around hazardous equipment is simple. Take the information they need to be informed, and to be safe, and give it to them. It is also a condition too when it comes to heavier tools, if you aren't going to be safe you aren't going to get to use the stuff. Some safety that you might not think about but definitely are like the bane of my existence are allergies. Keep the work space you have clean. One of our Alumni happens to have a rather serious peanut allergy, and when he was on the team I remember so many times stopping people after seeing them eat and going "wash your hands." The more you know the small details on a team the more likely you are to prevent something from happening all together. Some students you need to tell to go on a break, or eat something, and don't be surprised if students tell you to do the same.