Challenge: Be a Safety Fiend!

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Edit: I apologize for using the word Nazi, it was late and I had a creative spark. Some may know that my creativity extends past recommended and commendable actions. Thank you all for pointing this out to me...

I am proposing a challenge to ALL TEAMS AND STUDENTS to be strict in every aspect of safety. Take it one step above what FIRST requires in the handbook. Some examples would include:

1. Wear gloves and earplugs when operating any small power tools in the pits. <----I try to use gloves as much as I can... tight fitting gloves only though.
2. Stay aware of the events around you.
3. Carry around an EXTRA pair of safety glasses that you could hand out to those who don't have any to wear. This includes spectators and other team's members.

Those are only a few examples of how you could stay safe and do your part in keeping everyone else safe. In past years I've seen everyone (including judges on occasion) without proper safety procedures.

PLEASE speak up if you see anything remotely close to being unsafe.


Stay safe,

Jeremiah A. Johnson