Thread: Safety Award: What would you like to see?
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Re: Safety Award: What would you like to see?
I have no problem with the idea of a safety award. It's just...broken.

On our team, at least, 90% of injuries happen during build, not at competition. At competition, many teams never use a power tool aside from a hand drill - so what exactly are we judging?

I think that the safety award is best posed as an opt-in presentation (Chairman's Award format). Show and talk about the steps your team takes during build season to be safe.

This way those who don't care about the award won't be hassled, and those who do will have to do more than shout "ROBOT!" to win it.
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