safety officers are a good idea and are widely used in industry
but even more valuable would be officers who regulate the numbers of teammates in the pit area. How often is there a huge crowd of people milling around and potentially getting into trouble. Why not set up the cheering section in a part of the field seating and use it as a base of operations?
It is a miracle that with all the machinery in the pits that someone hasn't been injured in all these years. I think that is a testament to the quality of FIRST teams.
WC
