Improving the safety award

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We won the Safety Award at Midwest Regional and was runner up in Wisconsin without any handouts, or having to yell "ROBOT" over a crowd of people. We simply talked about our year-round safety program, cleaned up the pit, and had baking soda/fire extinguisher/first aid kit/MSDS sheets on hand.

The safety judges really liked our year round program that begins with a mandatory safety meeting to start the season, through tool certification, and onto continued training with reminders throughout the season such as tool tags. Our safety program has worked so well in fact, that the worst injury in the past few years is a minor scratch.

That being said, I believe that the safety award has been significantly improved from past years. Its not about who can yell the loudest or who can post the most signs anymore. Its actually about having a culture of safety within your team. (or at least it was at Midwest, and Wisconsin)