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Originally Posted by sanddrag
I think 4 carrying the robot is more dangerous. It offers less control because it is an over constraint on the motion. There is much more likelihood of people applying their forces in competing vectors. Also, there is more uncertainty in where the robot is going because now 4 people get to argue over it instead of two people agreeing on it. Also, it is more space consuming when walking though isles or passageways.
Gloves can be quite dangerous too. They are much more prone to getting pulled into a gearbox or chain drive pulling the whole hand in. Also, wearing gloves offers less control over operating tools.
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Really what you think is so common. This however does not make it correct. If you were involved with the work place were people lift, move, construct etc, you will find these practices not just practiced but mandatory. Why you ask?
Great question! Safety is stressed for 2 reasons. First is that people do not want others hurt. The pain involved with a bad back or loss of vision because of an aluminum shard are not to be joked with. I know that you are young and invincible. I was too at your age. I am now over 50 and paying for my stupidity. Back pains can come any time and sometimes you say I didn't do anything. Well you are probably correct if you said now. What you did 2 weeks or months ago really caused the problem but the effects are not always immediate.
The people making the rules do so for you and companies. Companies and their insurance rates pay heavily if safety is not enforced. That is the second reason. Man hours lost cost the company which in turn costs everyone. Insurance rates sky rocket with every accident which means that product costs will rise. If product costs rise too much people will buy off of others and the company will lose business and.....
You can see where I am going with this. Hey I think that sometimes safety is overstressed and common sense needs to kick in. I also believe that there is sometimes a risk that I take when I do certain things. Thirdly I know that I don't always see the right way do do things and am glad of others help when showing and training ways to better my health. The rules that we saw at most regionals are the same as in the work place. If a safety adviser scoffs at someones effort then maybe that volunteer needs to be educated also. Safety is like robot building. Every team needs mentoring to grow. Every team member (volunteer) needs to be taught how to do things and learn the reasons for doing them if they are to excel. Let's not slam safety but learn from each other and improve the over all health of everyone involved.