Safety rules.... What safety rules!!!

[geoff]

Craig, I make no apoligies for my coments, what we saw in the clip I posted was nothing short of criminal negligence on the part of whoever organised that event.
As for FRA involvment, I think you will agree that India is just a little outside of our juristiction!
However if the association were to be contacted by any overseas organisation we would be more than happy to offer any advice we could to ensure they ran a safe event.
Out of interest, we have in the past offered advice to organisations in South Africa, Malaysia & Singapore and continue to work closely with the RFL in the US and the DRG / GRA in Europe.

[craig_anto]

to quote the FRA Aims

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Promotion and education of all things to do with robots,
of all weights, shapes and sizes

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To provide consistency with regard
to open event safety, arenas and robot build rules.

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To centralise communications, in effect be a library
of contacts and to promote the sport.

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To encourage the set up of regional meeting clubs,
that are either part of the FRA or affiliated to the FRA.

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To endeavour to work with other countries associations
for the betterment of our sport.

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To represent roboteer interests in negotiations
with other bodies.

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To generally make the roboteers lot a better one.



Doesnt say anywhere that the FRA is strictly for the UK, yea Geoff I think this is within the juristriction of the FRA

[anukhet]

The comments posted on You Tube speak for themselves however I have done a bit of digging and have found where this video was shot - the details have been passed to the FRA's Safety Officer.

[anukhet]

BTW perhaps now we will be accused of heavy-handedness.......... big sigh!

[grant_ploughbot]

When did the FRA appoint a permanent safety officer? As far as I was aware there was only one appointed for a temporary solution ( for arena grading etc with craigs event).

[anukhet]

Paragraph 4.1c of the Constitution has the answer.

[grant_ploughbot]

Thats strange - I was told by members of the governing body no such person had been voted in (about a month ago now). And can I ask why event organisers havnt been notified of any change in a role thats actually pretty important to us?

[anukhet]

Correct! No one has been voted in but we have someone 'acting' in the role on an ad-hoc basis. Even before you mentioned it (by just under half an hour ) I made the suggestion that the subject of making it a permanent role be raised as an agenda item for the next meeting, it will then be up to the GB to decide.

[grant_ploughbot]

Can it also be voted on by EO's aswell? I believe we are one of the most effected by it, and would want to vote on something we believe can directly effect the way our events are run, but recently we all seem to be left completly out the loop of whats going on with anything....

[anukhet]

Unfortunately not. Constitutionally the FRA represents the interests of roboteers therefore the GB makes the appointment for the role. I must add that EO's have never been excluded from GB meetings and when subjects directly affecting them are discussed they are sent a direct invitation - three particular recent cases in point at the last meeting being the judging rules, arena trials and the future of roboteering.
Lets put it this way, it doesn't matter who is appointed and whether their appointment is permanent or not, the FRA's Build Rules and Event Safety Regs are what the FRA expect to be followed but should an EO want to consider something safety related that isn't contained in those documents the FRA are always open to consultation - it doesn't need to wait for a GB meeting.