This year, Team 2172 has been making an effort to strengthen our safety protocols. Everyone has been taking steps to make our robotics team a safer place, not only with the tools but also with a more welcoming and kind community.

This year, to encourage safety, we made every member on the team a pouch to hold their safety glasses at competitions. Each person’s pouch has their name embroidered onto it; for anyone who wears glasses, the pouch is larger to fit the appropriate safety glasses to ensure inclusivity. Not only is this a fun way to welcome everyone to the team, but it also encourages people to wear their safety glasses.

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All members of our team are required to take five different FIRST safety courses from this website. After each course is completed, the team member is required to take a test on the material learned. These courses make sure that everyone is well-versed in lab safety.