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Unread 04-08-2013, 17:41
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If I were to make a safety kit to hand out to teams, what shall I include in it? Thanks!
I have to disagree with most of the posters here, I quite like the safety kits, and I was safety captain! I know we've gotten some from several teams in the past, and they've all been used. Just not the numerous safety flyers - definite hazard. Our team keeps a substantial first aid kit around at all times, but the kits can go to the stands and are generally easier to access. I know 280 and 2832 give them out if you need more help.

I always like getting:
-various band aids
-alcohol wipes
-baggie of baking soda (not enough teams have it)
-team button/knick knack
-maybe a small safety sheet, like a previous poster mentioned

Just don't be offended when they end up in the trash or on the ground. It's a nice gesture and it gets your team name out there.
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Unread 04-08-2013, 19:16
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(Keep baking soda around at all times in case battery acid spills! Think about it, I've been doing this for going on four years, and I've never seen or even heard from another team about battery acid spilling.)
Actually--speaking of the importance of actual safety education--this is a very real problem. I'm far from "ikn the know", and I can name at least 3 spills in my driving distance this year alone. Someone absolutely could have been hurt (very badly!) had those involved not known what to do. Sure, it's not every third (or likely even every 100th or 1000th) battery, but it's not unlikely that you'll see it if you keep an eye open. And given how dangerous a leaking lead acid battery is, much better to have as many people as possible prepared so when the 1/1000 leak comes up, someone there can handle it.


One thing that might be kind of cool for safety "kit":
We have (well, had) probably a dozen different mini-first aid kits this season alone. They definitely do clutter, and they tend not to operate well in any teams' actual system. (Read: it works better as advertising than assistance, not that there's anything particularly wrong with advertising.) What you might do, if you wanted, is consider helping teams within their pre-existing safety system. For instance, you could offer to augment or update teams' existing first aid kit: ask if you can inventory it, replace expired meds, deteriorating adhesives, etc. (I bet you'll find some teams don't even know items expire!) Or, offer personalized pit safety improvements: e.g. I seem remember a team that would put Anderson connectors on teams' battery chargers. Those seem to be pretty ubiquitous now (at least around here), but perhaps something similar.

Basically, look to work with teams' existing safety program (or lack thereof). It's more work and you'll probably get quite a few "no thank you"s, but it's also much more meaningful.
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You be the judge. Would you all rather nothing was given out? Or, like me, do you not care if the handout is unobtrusive, like a pin, wristband, or safety card. I'd like to be able to give feedback to our safety captain.
I am on the side of no hand outs. Rarely do they contain something that the teams shouldn't already know. The middle of a competition is not the place to be teaching what should have already been taught. Better to walk in front of robot carts yelling "robot"
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My first (and last) time being safety captain and I was wondering if I had to write a paper or assemble some sort of binder containing safety information. I'm going to print off the FIRST safety manual, but do I need anything else like pictures of our operation here or something?
I'm James,

I have been the safety captain for team 955 since my sophomore year. I was unceremoniously launched into the position without any of the documents from the previous year as well as unhelpful previous safety captain. I adapted to the position without any real assistance. I struggled to get on my feet the first year but managed to snag the runner-up that year. The next year I performed a study of sound levels in our school's shop with some local professionals. Everything came together perfectly that year and we won the safety award.

I strongly disapprove of the notion of passing out papers to other teams. I feel they are a pain and don't do anything to help other teams. If you really want to help others, remain alert to what is going on around your pit and have helpful team members. If your team helps you with safety, you are more likely to win the safety award. Teamwork is the key to everything in a robotics team.
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Re: Safety

Not sure on the exact rules but at the competitions I was at we were required/very strongly encouraged to have MSDS sheets and written SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for various accidents.
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written SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for various accidents.
It's been my experience as the platoon medic for JROTC, and a trained EMT, most people don't know what to do. While most posters mention safety goggles, the previously-mentioned idea is a good one.
While I might know how to deal with first aid, emergency first aid, CPR, most other people wouldn't. Having the SOP for such emergencies, even as basic as what might be found in a Boy Scout handbook, might help.
But that's just me. Mostly keep you pit clean, with a first aid kit somewhere in there, and make sure everyone's acting with common sense.
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Thank god I wasn't the only one thinking that. No one's going to become safer because they see a poster.
This is not necessarily true. While I agree much of the "safety" showboating we see often at regional competitions is silly and unhelpful, but simple, visible posters in the workspace can certainly be good reminders for people working. They are certainly not going to turn an unsafe student into a safe student, but they can certainly help to lessen the chance of injury simply by keeping people mindful.

Moreover, baking soda for acid spills is a very good thing to have; just because you personally have not seen one does not mean they do not occur. It's far from the most important safety precaution in your typical FRC workplace, but it's not at all an unuseful one.
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We won two safety awards this year- idk if that's because of our safety cards, our well-kept pit, or our awesome safety captain who's really good at what she does (or a little of all three).
could you possibly have the captain contact me? my e-mail is aloudermilk99@gmail.com thanks
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could you possibly have the captain contact me? my e-mail is aloudermilk99@gmail.com thanks
This thread is just a little old, and that safety captain graduated two years ago.
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