Cert Badge Material

[shui054]

Originally Posted by Cothron Theiss

My rookie year, my team was housed in a facility that required a card to key into the building. When students can't get into the building without them, students keep track of them. As for the OP's situation, I doubt that their badges are literally what gets them in the doors, but this sorta thing is just a team specific decision. No way to say if the students will keep them or not.
Though, in my experience, mild public humiliation can be a pretty big motivator when you need it. At times, my Safety Captain has stuck a big yellow sign on the back of anyone caught working without their safety glasses, and the sign couldn't be removed until the end of the build session. The team makes sure to give anyone with the sign a hard time (all in good fun) and it cuts down on repeat offenders. The OP can try something of a similar nature for people who forget their badges.

Responding to the OP's guestion: can you 3D Print them? You mentioned having 30-40 people so that may be difficult, but if you could print thin card with their certifications on them, it shouldn't take too long. And when members' certifications change, you reprint it. Or you can get really fancy and design a piece that clips onto members' safety glasses or their key chains and has designations for their level of certification. (Yes, I will try to 3D Print anything and everything.)

It really depends on your resources and what you want to make of it.

You're right, the badges aren't the keys to our shop haha

OMG wow your Safety Captain is savage. We've had a few incidents in the past and I tell the stories every year which I think lowkey works as a scare tactic, and isn't really anyone being caught not wearing safety glasses while working in the machine shop. Thanks for the idea! I'll keep it in mind

Hahaha i love your enthusiasm for 3D printing I mentioned in another comment that my mentor and I decided that we'd be using acrylic and laser engraving it.

Thanks!

[jtrv]

Originally Posted by dirtbikerxz

I'm not trying to put this idea down here, don't get me wrong at all. But how feasible does everyone else thing this idea is? While I personally think its cool, how many people will actually keep up with it and etc. Just pointing that out, thats all .

Might depend on the size of the team. Personally, I think its a bit overkill for small teams, but to each their own. Seems like it could get really bothersome sometimes (where's X?! He's the only one on the team who's certified to do this!!)

[frcguy]

Does your school issue plastic ID badges? If so see if they can print them for you. Otherwise the best option is probably to print them on a business card template and laminate them

Also I like how you have a Captain of LED Systems

[shui054]

Originally Posted by frcguy

Does your school issue plastic ID badges? If so see if they can print them for you. Otherwise the best option is probably to print them on a business card template and laminate them

Also I like how you have a Captain of LED Systems

Yeah I thought of that too! But I don't think our school would let us because they're more of the "you can do it yourself" kind of school. But i'll ask them again

And thanks haha