Safety

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Safety

• Kevin Kruemp. (Safety Captain)

Safety rules are your best tools
Safety doesnt happen by accident
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Safety glasses
• Long pants
• No loose clothing, strings on sweatshirts
• Hair tied back
• Close-toe shoes (no sandals, clogs, etc)
• Ear protection
• Gloves

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• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is self
  defense

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Acting Safely

• Sleep!! (caffeine is not a substitute)
• Clean workspace everything has a place
• Put things away when you are done using them
• If you dont know how to use a tool, ask a mentor
  to teach you
• Dont hang around the workshop or pit if you
  dont have something to do

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Proper Lifting Technique

• Lift with your legs, not your back
• Communicate with other lifters to establish how
  you will lift and where you want to go
• Keep your back straight
• Dont twist your body- use your feet if you have
  to
• Use proper handholds- make sure you have a stable
  grip before you start
• - make sure you grab something strong and
  smooth

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Proper Lifting Technique
Liftings a breeze when you bend at the knees
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Power Tools

• Pay attention to what you are doing
• Plan your work before you start
• Know how to use the tool properly!
• When others are using power tools, dont distract
  them
• A mentor must be present
• Dont leave a machine on and unattended
• Dont leave hot tools or materials where other
  people might touch them
• drill bits, freshly cut metal, soldering irons
• Keep cords out of the way
• Work away from yourself

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Hand Tools

• Never use a broken tool
• Use a tool ONLY for what it was intended to do
• Work on a table! -not in the air or in your hand
• Be careful with knives and blades
• Be careful not to talk with your hands while
  holding something

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Dont be a fool, use the right tool
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The Workshop

• Fire extinguisher
• First aid kit
• Emergency contact binder
• All in pit
• Keep work areas ventilated

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Safety doesn't slow the job down- mishaps do
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The Robot

• Never stick your hands into the robot when its
  turned on
• Make sure everyone stands back before you enable
  it
• When practicing driving the robot, keep it away
  from people
• Use proper lifting technique

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Batteries

• Any battery that looks damaged is unsafe to use
• Contain sulfuric acid- it will burn your skin on
  contact
• A battery is not safe to use if it is dropped
• Even when it looks okay, there might be a crack
  that could cause the battery to explode
• Pick up the batteries by the case, not the wires

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If a battery explodes or leaks

• Battery disposal kit
• Gloves
• Bicarbonate of soda
• Leak-proof container
• Notify mentor and safety captain immediately!
• Seek medical attention if needed

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Travel

• Buddy system
• Curfew
• Cell-phones
• Team contact information
• NEVER GIVE OUT A TEAM MEMBERS PHONE NUMBER TO A
  NON-TEAM MEMBER IF YOU ARE ASKED
• Private information is PRIVATE
• Sleep!

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Other team safety

• No last names of students on the website or
  anywhere else
• Proper adult to student ratio
• Background checks
• If an accident occurs or ALMOST occurs, tell your
  safety captain immediately even if you dont
  think what happened was important

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Thank you!