Lead Safety Advisor

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Lead Safety Advisor

• Regional or Championship

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Summary

• Responsibilities Expectations
• Schedule
• At the Event
• Critical Review
• Whats Next?

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Responsibilities Expectations

• Safety FIRST
• Safe Behaviors
• Physical Conditions
• PPE
• Principles Over Policy
• Hazard-Based Safety Principles
• Leading and Mentoring
• Positive Reinforcement vs. Punishment
• When in Doubt, You Are The LEADER

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Positive Reinforcement

• Rewards
• Physical Display
• Recognition
• Communication and Small Tokens
• Positive Encouragement
• Negative Reaction
• Use Sparingly
• Can be effective in EXTREME situations
• Stand-Down

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Hazard-Based Safety Principles (HBSP)

• IDENTIFY
• ELIMINATE
• MIDIGATE
• Guard
• Contain
• Warn
• REVIEW
• Lessons Learned Apply Beyond This Instance
• Take-Home Principles not Rules

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HBSP - Example

• IDENTIFY
• Mechanical Hazard Cutting Chain
• May also be other hazards
• Electrical, Hearing (dbA)
• ELIMINATE
• Can We Eliminate the Hazard Completely?
• MIDIGATE
• Guard
• Provided for kickback and exposure
• Contain
• Movable / Transportable Difficult to accomplish
• Warn
• Label and Instruction Manual
• REVIEW
• Experience using the product

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HBSP - Markings

• Warn the User
• Danger
• Identify the Hazard
• Risk Of Electric Shock
• Action to Take / Avoid
• Do not use this product.

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Schedule

• Wednesday Evening
• Facility / Setup Run-Through
• Meet Contacts
• Thursday and Friday
• Main Team Involvement
• Saturday
• Playoffs

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At the Event

• Have Fun!!!
• Keep Organized
• Be Aware of Key Personnel
• Paramedic Station
• Lead Queuer
• Pit Admin and Announcer
• Event Coordinator
• Facilities Personnel if applicable
• Know Where Materials Are Located
• PPE Safety Glasses
• Awards
• Safety Tokens

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At the Event

• Understand Safety Principles
• Be Familiar with Safety Manual
• Understand / Communicate Hazard-Based Safety
  Principles
• Be Familiar with Rewards and Ranking System
• Be Aware of Pitfalls and Patterns
• Safety Glasses
• Visitors (Esp. Moms and Dads)
• Organization
• Transport
• Stable Work Surface
• Be Available / Visible

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Safety Advisory Process

• Provide Positive Verbal Feedback
• Encourage Safe Behavior
• Distribute Safety Credits / Tokens
• Walkthroughs
• Designate the Star of the Day
• Less Scoring, More Communication
• Want to Identify the Top Team vs. Highest Score
• Use the Score Sheet as a Guide
• Do NOT communicate scores to teams

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Awards

• Industrial Safety Award
• Progresses Beyond Safety Fundamentals
• One Team
• Scored By LSA and Safety Advisors
• Awarded on Saturday
• Top 3 Safe Teams
• 3 Teams with Most Tokens (Aside from UL IS Award)
• Tabulated Saturday AM, Presented PM
• Star of the Day
• One Individual
• Chosen By LSA and Safety Advisors
• Given on Thursday and Friday Only (One Student
  Each Day)

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Judging

• 3 Primary Areas
• Safe Behaviors
• Physical Conditions
• PPE
• Score on Patterns
• Each SA Scores 2x / day / team
• Accumulate Scoring at End of Day
• LSA Compiles
• Do NOT Communicate Scoring to Students
• Use the Professor Principles
• Equate Scoring with College Grades
• Additional Guidance in Advisor Guide

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Gracious Professionalism is Key

• At FIRST, Gracious Professionalism has become an
  expectation.
• We expect it from our students, from the Mentors
  and Coaches, from all FIRST Volunteers and from
  FIRST Staff.
• It is part of the ethos of FIRST.
• In the long run, gracious professionalism is
  part of pursuing a meaningful life. If one
  becomes a professional, and uses knowledge in a
  gracious manner, everyone wins. One can add to
  society and enjoy the satisfaction of knowing
  that you have acted with integrity and
  sensitivity. Thats good stuff!
• Dr.Woodie Flowers, FIRST National Advisor

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Gracious Professionalism is Key

• Encouraging high-quality work
• Emphasizing the value of others
• Respecting individuals and the community
• EVERYONE WINS!

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Lead Volunteer Communication

• With your team of volunteers
• As a Lead Volunteer you are a LEADER.
• Lead Volunteers must communicate with the
  Volunteer Coordinator(s) to get names and begin
  communicating with their team as soon as possible
  via e mail etc.
• As a team leader, you must communicate with your
  volunteers to create a sense of a team and
  teamwork.
• By doing so, questions can be answered in
  advance, comfort levels increased, and
  miscellaneous information gotten out of the way.
• There should be no surprises when you get
  together with your volunteer team at the event.

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Lead Volunteer Communication

• With the other lead volunteers at your event
• Take the opportunity to meet with other lead
  volunteers and discuss your expectations.
• Discuss overlapping areas of responsibility and
  decide on how issues in these areas should be
  handled.
• Clarify each others roles BEFORE a problem
  arises.
• Make sure everyone understands the non-medical
  incident report (new in 2008).

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Critical Review

• Gracious Professionalism
• Respect
• Communication
• Participate
• Provide Feedback / Assistance Beyond Safety

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Conclusion The Papa Bees

• Be Prepared
• Be Aware
• Be Positive
• Be Approachable

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Whats Next?

• Review the Safety Manual
• Distributed to Each Team
• Review the Safety Advisor Guide
• Specific Details on LSA / SA Duties
• Review the Website for your Event
• Submit Feedback Form Immediately After Event
• -By Monday to Jeffrey.Wickman_at_us.ul.com or
  847-513-7611 (fax)
• Test your knowledge!

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Whats Next?

• Now that you have reviewed the key materials to
  succeed in your position be sure to
• Test your knowledge with our online quiz.
• Plan to participate in your pre- and post-event
  training calls. These calls help volunteers at
  all regional events be successful!

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FIRST would like to thank the Association for
Laboratory Automation for their gracious support.