Scouting Safety …Begins With Leadership

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Safe activities are great activities.

Accidents and injuries occur during Scouting

activities.

Unit leaders are responsible for the well-being of youth under their care.

• Understand importance• Evaluate hazards• Reduce risk• Utilize safety resources• Apply “sandwich principle”

Objectives—to Help Leaders:

Helmets required

Hazard Recognition

Activity/Hazards• __________• __________• __________• __________• __________

Precautions• __________• __________• __________• __________• __________

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Sweet 16 of BSA Safety

1. Qualified supervision2. Physical fitness3. Buddy system4. Safe area or course5. Equipment selection

and maintenance6. Personal safety equip.7. Safety procedures

and policies

8. Skill-level limits9. Weather checks10. Planning11. Communications12. Permits and notices13. First-aid resources14. Applicable laws15. CPR resources16. Discipline

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Guide to Safe Scouting

Chapter VIII. Sports and Activities

1. Qualified Supervision

Guide to Safe Scouting:V. Medical Information and First Aid

2. Physical Fitness

2. Physical Fitness

The greatest risk?

2. Physical Fitness

3. Buddy System

4. Safe Area or Course

5. Equipment Selection and Maintenance

6. Personal Safety Equipment

Archery Boating Bicycling CampingCavingClimbingHorsemanshipRifle, shotgunScuba Skating Swimming

7. Safety Procedures and Policies

8. Skill-Level Limits

8. Skill-Level Limits

9. Weather Checks

9. Weather Checks

10. Planning

10. Planning

11. Communications

12. Permits and Notices

13. First-Aid Resources

14. Applicable Laws

15. CPR Resources

16. Discipline

Sweet 16 of BSA Safety

Discipline

Qualified Supervision

Sweet 16 of BSA Safety

Vehicular Accidents

Vehicular Accidents

Vehicular Accidents

Guide to Safe Scouting

Chapter XI. Transportation

Vehicular Accidents—Resources

Vehicular Accidents—Resources

Venturing Course

www.scouting.org

Vehicular Accidents—ResourcesDefensive Driving

Know signs and treatment of:• Dehydration• Heat exhaustion• Heatstroke

Elevated temperature and humidity:• Drink often• Curtail strenuous activity• Rest often in shade

Heat Stress

Heat Stress—ResourcesBSA Publications

Heat Stress—Resources

Hands-onFirst-Aid Courses

Scouting Safely Quiz

1. The critical items that form the “sandwich principle” of BSA safety are:

a. Qualified supervision and safety procedures

b. Safety procedures and discipline

c. Qualified supervision and discipline

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2. The best resource for BSA safety policies and procedures is:

a. Scoutmaster’s Handbook

b. Guide to Safe Scouting

c. Fieldbook

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3. The leading cause of death in the United States (and during BSA activities) is:

a. Cardiovascular disease

b. Vehicular accidents

c. Suicide

Scouting Safely Quiz

4. The leading cause of accidental death in the United States is:

a. Vehicular accidents

b. Falls

c. Drowning

Scouting Safely Quiz

5. Drowsiness is a factor in many fatal highway accidents:

a. True

b. False

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6. General guidelines for all Scouting activities are provided by:

a. Trek on Safely

b. Sweet 16 of BSA Safety

c. Safe Swim Defense

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7. A cold front moves through during a weekend campout, and Scouts propose using a cook stove in a tent for warmth. The primary hazard is:

a. Fire of flammable bedding

b. Burns from knocking over stove

c. Carbon monoxide poisoning

Scouting Safely Quiz

8. During Scouting events, the primary responsibility for safety rests with:

a. Each individual youth

b. Youth unit leaders

c. Adult unit leaders

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