Instilling a culture of safety is a value that every individual in the FIRST community must embrace as we pursue FIRST’s mission and vision. FIRST Robotics Competition has adopted safety as a core value and has established the framework for safety leadership in all aspects of the program.

FIRST believes that the teams who take the lead in developing safety programs and policies have a positive and lasting impact on each team member, mentor, their communities, and their present and future work places. FIRST recognizes the teams that demonstrate safety throughout their programs and are truly committed to developing and nurturing a safety culture.

Safety Manual

To help teams understand and implement safe practices, the FIRST Safety Manual provides information on the FIRST Safety Awareness and Recognition Program.

Safety Guidance for FIRST Robotics Competition Teams for COVID-19

UL & FIRST Robotics Competition Safety Learning Portal

We are very pleased to announce that online safety training is now available for all FIRST Robotics Competition teams through the Safety Learning Portal. This training is designed to complement a team’s current safety program by providing more in-depth training on the following topics:

Safety Manual Training

Fire Extinguisher and Safety Awareness

Hand and Power Tool Safety Awareness

Hazard Communication – Safety Data Sheets

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Awareness

Recognizing Electrical Hazards Awareness

Lockout/Tagout Awareness

Hearing Conservation Awareness

The portal is a valuable resource to all team members and mentors. Training modules can be viewed individually or can be assigned to team members to watch independently or Mentors can show the training in a group setting. Every team member who completes a training module will earn an awesome virtual badge.

To register, go to the Safety Learning Portal. Once you are on the Safety Portal home page, locate the “Need to Register?” text. If you are mentor click the “Mentor Registration” and fill out the required information. If you are a student and/or safety captain click the “Student Registration” and fill out the required information. Once you submit your information, you will need to login to the Safety Portal.



* Please note that the Safety Learning Portal functions best in Internet Explorer or Google Chrome. Using another web browser may cause issues with the functionality.

Daily Safety Recognition at Events

Safety Captains that go above and beyond to create a culture of safety will have an opportunity to win “Safety All Star.” All Safety Captains are eligible for the “Safety All Star” award. Safety All Star nomination cards will be distributed to all teams each day of the competition so they can cast their vote.

Safety Animation Award sponsored by UL

The 2020 Safety Animation Award theme is ‘Sustainability on the RISE’.

At UL, our mission is working for a safer, more secure and sustainable world. This season presents a unique opportunity for us to RISE together to transform world sustainability. Your animation should focus on the theme of sustainability giving consideration to the concepts:

sustainable cities and communities

responsible consumption and production.

Show the FIRST community how we can bring a sustainable future closer to the present.

Animations must:

Be no more than 40 seconds long, including opening and credits

Be submitted electronically as .AVI, .MPEG, .MP4, or .WMV file

Be animated. Any kind of animation, including stop-motion, is allowed. Live video is allowed provided it is accompanied by virtual/augmented animated elements. Live video of people is not allowed.

Please note that the team with the winning submission may be asked to reformat their video into a higher quality format, in order to be shown at FIRST Robotics Competition Events.

If using copyrighted music, you must have written permission. If using Creative Commons Music (CCM) online, the music must be used in accordance with the appropriate license and properly attributed.

Lyrics in music may not contain explicit or suggestive language.

Any animation that does not meet these criteria will not be considered for the award.

Submission:

Students must submit their team’s Safety Animation video through the FIRST Youth Team Member Registration System. The student submitting must be marked as an award submitter. Animations must be submitted between Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 12:00 PM, Noon (ET) and Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 3:00 PM, (ET).

By making a submission the Submitter irrevocably grants to FIRST and designees of FIRST the right to use any or all of the submission in any and all media for the purpose of describing the submission, describing the Award, and/or otherwise promoting FIRST and the programs of FIRST.

Please Note : If you are looking for the Digital Animation Award, please visit this page for submission information.

Congratulations to the 2020 Winner of the Safety Animation Award, Team 3100!

Past Winners of the Safety Animation