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Health and Safety TrainingCourse Syllabus

HEALTH AND SAFETY

BOY SCO UTS O F AMERICA

Featuring Video

Scouting Safety . . . Begins With Leadership


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Introduction

Experience has shown that the vast majority o serious injuries and atalities reported to

the National Health and Saety Service occurred in unit-related activities conducted o

council properties. Scheduling this new training eature as a part o your councils train-

ing curriculum is important because sae activities are great activities. Doing so will

also help promote the principles o sae Scouting to our volunteer leaders.

This course introduces the concept o the sandwich principle with emphasis on the

importance o qualied supervision and discipline. The course also eatures the BSA

booklet Guide to Safe Scouting.

The National Health and Safety Committee


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Scouting Saety . . . Begins With Leadership Course Syllabus

Introduction

This course is to be oered to all unit leaders, district sta, and council sta. All leaders

should receive this training every two years. The council health and saety committeeand/or risk management committee, with the consent o the Scout executive, has the

responsibility to appoint persons who are qualied to instruct the BSA Health and Saety

Training Course. This course is to be conducted in concert with the district/council

training plan.

Materials needed:

Guide to Safe Scouting, No. 3446*

Sweet 6 o BSA Saety, No. 9-30

Sae Swim Deense, No. 34370 (online at www.scouting.org)

Saety Afoat, No. 34368 (at BSA Online Learning Center)BSA Bike Saety, No 9-0

Climb on Safely, No. 20-099

Tours and Expeditions, No. 33737D

District/Council Health and Saety Literature, No. 9-400B

Sandwich Principle poster (attached to this syllabus)

Risk Zone poster (attached to this syllabus)

Attention: BSA Drivers poster (attached to this syllabus)

Quiz (make copies locally)*

Scouting Saety . . . Begins With Leadership Commitment Card, No. 9-05*

Scouting Saety . . . Begins With Leadership Attendance Sheet (make copies locally)

Leader Fitness Awareness handout (make copies locally)*

Danger: Entering the Risk Zone article, Scoutingmagazine (make copies locally)*

Easel, fip chart, and markers

TV and VCR

*Material or distribution to participants

These are stand-alone publications that are also contained in the Guide to

Safe Scouting.

Audiovisual

Health and Saety video, Scouting Safety . . . Begins With Leadership, AV-09V025


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Objectives

To promote and achieve unit leadership understanding and acceptance o responsi-

bility or the well-being and saety o Scouts entrusted to their care when they lead

unit activities.

To introduce the sandwich principle in BSA saetythe critical role o qualied

supervision and discipline. To identiy areas o risk in Scouting activities, especiallyat the unit level, and to dene key saety procedures or each activity.

To acquaint unit leaders with BSA resource materials available or use in planning

sae Scout activities.

To inorm unit leaders that the vast majority o serious injuries and atal accidents

that occur in the Scouting program happen at the unit level.

Preparation

Prepare the room ahead o the course by displaying copies o the Guide to Safe

Scouting, the Sweet 6 o BSA Saety, Sae Swim Deense, Saety Afoat, BSA Bike

Saety, and Climb on Safely. (You can obtain the material listed above to use as

posters either as stand-alone publications or by copying the material rom the

Guide to Safe Scouting.)

Set up TV and VCR. Prepare videotape to show during the course.

Set up easel and fip chart. On the fip chart list the course objectives.

Prepare a display o health and saety resource materials.

Display Risk Zone, Sandwich Principle, and Attention: BSA Drivers posters.


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Presentation Timetable

TIME

(minutes)SUBJECT RESOURCE

5 Introduction Objectives listed on a fip chart

2 Video Scouting Safety . . . Begins With

Leadership video

5 Sandwich Principle Reer to the posters on the Sand-

wich Principle, the Sweet 6 o

BSA Saety, Sae Swim Deense,

Saety Afoat, Climb on Safely, and

BSA Bike Saety.

5 Sweet 6 o BSA Saety The Sweet 6 o BSA Saety anddiscussion scenarios

0 Guide to Sae Scouting Guide to Safe Scouting

0 Vehicle Saety Risk Zone poster; Attention:

BSA Drivers poster; and hand-

out, Danger: Entering the Risk

Zone (article, Scoutingmaga-

zine)

5 Youth Protection Guide to Safe Scouting

0 Medical Requirements, Physi-

cal Fitness, Personal Health,

and Reporting Procedures

Guide to Safe Scoutingand Leader

Fitness handout material

3 Resources District/Council Health and Saety

Literature, No. 9-400C

0 Quiz Scouting Saety . . . Begins With

Leadership quiz

3 Review Answers Answer sheet

2 District Scouting Saety . . .

Begins With Leadership Com-

mitment Cards and have each

participant sign and agree to

comply.

Scouting Saety . . . Begins With

Leadership commitment cards

90 Total


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Introduction

Distribute an attendance sheet or all participants to sign.

Introduce the course by reviewing the objectives o the course:

To promote and achieve unit leadership understanding and acceptance o responsi-

bility or well-being and saety o Scouts entrusted to their care when they lead unit

activities.

To introduce the sandwich principle in BSA saetythe critical role o qualied

supervision and discipline.

To identiy areas o risk in Scouting activities and to dene key saety procedures or

each activity.

To acquaint unit leaders with BSA resource materials available or use in planning

sae Scout activities.

To inorm unit leaders that the vast majority o serious injuries and atal accidents

that occur in the Scouting program happen at the unit level.

Video Presentation

Show Scouting Safety . . . Begins With Leadership, AV-09V025

Pointing to the visual aid and the resource material, make the ollowing point: the

Sweet 6 o BSA Saety, Sae Swim Deense, Saety Afoat, BSA Bike Saety, and Climb on

Safelyall use the sandwich principle.

Ask the group what is the sandwich principle? Point to the Sandwich Principle poster to

illustrate these points as the question is answered.

Scouting saety requires a rm oundation to support and make eective the saetyprocedures and precautions. This oundation is DISCIPLINE. Saety also requires

responsibility and conscientious SUPERVISION that will identiy and apply appro-

priate precautions and procedures. The QUALIFIED SUPERVISOR holds the saety

elements in place, but can only do so i he or she can control the activity and the

participants through DISCIPLINE based on respect, understanding, and leadership.

Just like a SANDWICH, Scouting saety requires:

. A oundation slice o bread (discipline) to support the condiments and ingredi-

ents (precautions and procedures) and

2. A covering slice o bread (qualied supervision) to hold the ingredients and con-

diments (precautions and procedures) in place.

Without this oundation and cover the result would be a mess regardless o the

quality o ingredients or saety elements.

Read rom the Sweet 6 o BSA Saety, contained in the Guide to Safe Scouting, the

wording or Qualied Supervision. Discuss with the group. Point out the importance o

an adult leader who understands and knowingly accepts the responsibility or the well-

being o the youth members in his or her care. What does this mean? I you as an adult

leader are not trained in the activity or physically capable o supervising the activity,

what should you do?


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Read rom the Sweet 6 o BSA Saety, contained in the Guide to Safe Scouting, the

wording or Discipline. Discuss with the group. How can you ensure that the rules will

be ollowed?

Sweet 16 o Saety

Distribute copies o the Guide to Safe Scoutingto each o the participants and reer them

to the text o Sweet 6 o BSA Saety.

Explain the generic concept and application o the 6 points. The 6 points do not

speciy specic procedures to ollow or each activity, but identiy the areas that should

be considered by the leader to determine what procedures should be ollowed or con-

sidered or a specic activity.

In small group discussions, use the hypothetical scenarios listed below to illustrate

application o the Sweet 6. Depending on the size o the group, divide into groups o

six to 0 people. Have each group take a scenario and explore how the guidelines in

the Sweet 6 o BSA Saety apply to the scenario. Should the qualied supervisor do theactivity? Can this activity be conducted saely? Are there situations that should be con-

sidered? Are there any special precautions that should be taken?

Scenario 1Float Trip and Swimming Activity

A troop o 28 Scouts is planning a river foat trip on class I and II water in July. They

expect to overnight on the river, swim, and sh. The Scoutmaster, a strong swim-

mer, has limited canoeing experience.

Scenario 2Bike Trip

The Calcite Patrol is planning its 50-mile trip to complete the Cycling merit badge.

The Scouts counselor has been transerred out o the area and the Scoutmaster, a

40-year veteran volunteer, is helping them complete the requirements. The Scout-master was an avid cyclist some years ago, but does not now own a bike. Since

retiring rom an accounting rm, he has been walking airly regularly or exercise.

Scenario 3Cub Scout Day Trip

Pack 06 is planning to visit the zoo on Saturday. Twenty-two boys are expected to

attend the outing. It is a two-hour drive to the city. The big zoo is open rom 9 a.m.

to 5 p.m., with special 30-minute programs on dierent topics at 0 a.m., p.m., and

3 p.m. Zoo personnel recommend a ull-day visit and promise a un and educational

experience or the Cub Scouts. They have also conrmed that the zoo is wheelchair

accessible and should be no problem or 8-year-old Charlie.

Scenario 4Cave Exploration ActivityAter a trip to Mammoth Cave, the young troop wants to go exploring in any o

the several undeveloped caves in the area. Except or the 4-year-old senior patrol

leader, a Star Scout, the Scouts are all working toward their First Class rank. The

Scoutmaster knows that one assistant has been down in a ew holes, but none o

the troop leadership are experienced cavers. Enthusiasm is high, and the Scoutmas-

ter does not want to disappoint the boys.

Have each group give a brie report to the ull group. As a discussion aid, several

points are suggested below or scenarios , 2, 3, and 4.


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Scenario 1Float Trip and Swimming Activity

The Scoutmaster, i certied in Sae Swim Deense, can certainly supervise the

swimming activity. An experienced canoeist must be recruited to supervise canoe-

ing activity on white water. In any event, at least three adult leaders are needed,

and the Sae Swim Deense and Saety Afoat standards are applicable. In most

circumstances, this outing can be saely conducted.

Scenario 2Bike Trip

The Scoutmaster should recognize that his responsibility is to identiy and recruit

a new merit badge counselor. Until a qualied counselor assumes responsibility or

the program, this activity should be deerred. The concern here is that the Scout-

master will ail to recognize or acknowledge his own limitations and may put him-

sel and the Scouts at risk.

Scenario 3Cub Scout Day Trip

Standards or automobile transportation in the Guide to Safe Scoutingare applicable

and raise a threshold question on the number o adults and vehicles or this activity.

This supervisor should be concerned about controlling the group o young children

(both en route and at the zoo), addressing special individual needs while meeting

group and program requirements, and how to avoid overextending and exhausting

the leadership. A conservative approach to the program scope and content would

be prudent because o the number and age o the Cub Scouts, the driving dis-

tance, special needs, and the nature and benet (in terms o Scouting purposes and

philosophy) o the activity. Consideration o alternate program possibilities would

evidence conscientious leadership.

Scenario 4Cave Exploration Activity

The Scoutmaster should recognize that the policy ound in the Guide to Safe Scout-

ingon cave exploring limits cave exploring activities or Scouts under 4 years o

age to commercially operated cave excursions. The Scoutmaster should look or

opportunities to visit developed caves, but not take the troop to one o the undevel-

oped caves in the area. Point out to the group that cave exploring can be a hazard-

ous activity even or older youth and leaders. Guidelines on cave exploring can be

ound in Cave Exploring by Scout Groups, No. 9-02.

Guide to Sae Scouting

Introduce the participants to the contents o the Guide to Safe Scouting. Point out that

BSA policies relating to conducting a sae Scouting activity are ound in bold type. Point

out the location o the ollowing:

Sae Swim Deense

Saety Afoat

BSA Bike Saety

Climb on Safely

In general, the Guide to Safe Scoutingprovides steps to permit a leader to conduct a sae

unit activity. However, some activities are considered hazardous and special precautions

are needed. Point out to the group that there are activities that are not authorized. See

section IX o the Guide to Safe Scouting.


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Vehicle Saety

Display the Risk Zone poster and the Attention: BSA Drivers poster. Read the statement:

To recognize when youre in the risk zone and help you steer clear o it, saety experts

oer these tips:

Make sure to get plenty o sleep the night beore the trip.

Take a break every 75 to 00 miles, especially in the aternoon.

Travel with two adults in each vehicle whenever possible. I this cant be done,

assign an older youth to be your copilot and make sure you stay awake.

Always stop when you detect even one o the ollowing critical warning signals:

continual yawning; diculty ocusing or keeping your eyes open; trouble keeping

your head up; wandering or disconnected thoughts; driting between lanes or on

the shoulder; repeatedly jerking the steering wheel to stay on course; missing trac

signals and warning signs.

More than 43,000 Americans die each year in trac accidents. According to studiesconducted on several major U.S. turnpikes, roughly hal o the atal crashes were caused

by drowsy motorists who ignored the Risk Zone and kept on driving. Statistics show

that 2 p.m. is one o the most dangerous times during the daylight hours or atigue-

related collisions. By ar the most dangerous time or drivers, however, is late at night.

The number o atigue-related collisions in an average day soars rom just over 200 per

hour at 7 p.m. to 900 per hour by midnight and peaks at more than ,00 at 2 a.m. Ater

that, the number declines sharply, but doesnt return to the 200 to 300 per hour level

until nearly 9 a.m.

Have the group discuss options that the unit leader could take to avoid the danger o

driving when atigued. List the discussion points on the fip chart:

Stop in a sae area when becoming atigued.

Arrange or alternate drivers.

Plan the activity so that drivers do not engage in physical activities on the same

day that they drive home and/or that the physical activity or the drivers is greatly

reduced.

Have resh drivers meet the group on the last day.

Use commercial transportation.

Discuss the BSA rules and procedures pertaining to vehicle saety as detailed in sectionXII in the Guide to Safe Scouting.

Summarize the discussion on vehicle saety by highlighting the ollowing key points:

Complying with all state and local trac laws, including posted speed limits.

Driving deensively, including watching trac, taking no chances, and using extra

caution. Remember that aggressive drivers take unnecessary risks.

Meeting the driver qualication on the tour permit, and limiting driving time

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Limiting the number o passengers to the number o seats with saety belts. Ensur-

ing that passengers remain in their seats with belts secured, and that no one rides

outside the passenger compartment or cab o any vehicle.

Driving with headlights turned on, because the extra moments o visual contact

provided by the headlights might be enough to prevent some accidents.

Reviewing, understanding, and complying with all BSA rules and procedures thatpertain to vehicle saety.

Filing a Local and/or National Tour Permit.

Checking the vehicle or good mechanical condition.

Distribute copies o the Danger: Entering the Risk Zone article rom Scoutingmagazine.

Youth Protection

Discuss the requirement or unit leaders to take youth protection training. All persons

responsible or youth saety must understand and appreciate Scoutings position o zero

tolerance or child abuse or victimization in any orm. Unit leaders should report anysuspected abuse to the local council Scout executive. All orms o hazing, initiations,

ridicule, or inappropriate teasing are prohibited and should not be allowed.

Published and videotaped materials have been prepared to give proessionals and

volunteers inormation on the resources available or educating our membership about

child abusehow to avoid it, how to identiy it, and how to deal with it. These materi-

als and local council training programs are designed to give parents and their children

basic inormation that will increase their awareness and sense o personal power to

assist in their own sel-protection.

Provide inormation on when and where youth protection training is taught in yourcouncil.

Medical Requirements, Physical Fitness, Personal Health, andReporting Procedures

It is recommended that all members o the Boy Scouts o America have periodic medical

evaluations by a licensed health-care practitioner. In recent years, in an eort to provide

youth members and adult leaders a better understanding o their physical capabilities,

the Boy Scouts o America has established minimum standards or providing medical

inormation prior to participating in various activities. The standard or providing medi-

cal inormation is given in section XI o the Guide to Safety Scouting.

Explain the policy on providing medical inormation. When is class I, class II, or class III

medical inormation required?

Two important challenges in preparing youth or the 2st centuryparticularly in

todays increasingly automated and sedentary cultureare physical tness and good

health. Every adult leader should set the example and contribute directly to the health

and tness o todays Scouts by:


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Encouraging youth tness in the BSA by providing positive role models and by

enhancing youth awareness and understanding o tness parameters, health risks,

and personal circumstances.

Encouraging physical tness in the BSA by providing positive role models and by

enhancing youth awareness and understanding o tness parameters, health risks,

and personal circumstances.

Encouraging physical tness among Scouters by enhancing their awareness and

understanding o tness parameters, health risks, and personal circumstances.

Reducing the rate o stress- and tness-related incidents at all Scouting activities.

Distribute Leader Fitness Awareness handout.

Explain the procedures that need to be ollowed when a serious injury or atality occurs.

All volunteer Scouters need to be advised that whenever a serious or atal injury or ill-

ness occurs during a unit activity the Scout executive needs to be alerted as soon ater

the incident occurs as possible. Use Guide to Safe Scouting, section V, as reerence.

Resources

Distribute copies o District/Council Health and Saety Literature, No. 9-400C, to each

participant. Discuss with the group the material that is available rom the BSA and how

they can obtain copies through the council service center or purchase them rom the

local BSA Scout distributor.

Quiz

Distribute copies o the Scouting Saety . . . Begins With Leadership quiz to each partici-

pant. Have them read through and answer the questions on the quiz.

Review Answers

Have each participant keep their copy o the quiz while the instructor leads a discussion

o each o the questions on the quiz rom the quiz answer sheet.

Distribute Scouting Saety . . . Begins With LeadershipCommitment Cards

Distribute a Scouting Saety . . . Begins With Leadership commitment card to each par-

ticipant. Have them sign the card and take it with them. Emphasize that by signing the

card they agree to read, agree, and comply! Remind participants that the training is

valid or two years rom the date o training.

Adjourn

Thank the participants or coming, to drive home saely, and to use the Guide to Safe

Scoutingas their key unit activity resource.


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APPENDIX

Contents:

Scouting Saety . . . Begins With Leadership Attendance

Scouting Saety . . . Begins With Leadership Quiz

Scouting Saety . . . Begins With Leadership Answers

Attention: BSA Drivers Poster

Leader Fitness Awareness Handout

Risk Zone Poster

Danger Entering the Risk Zone (ScoutingMagazine Article)

The Sandwich PrincipleScouting Saety . . . Begins With Leadership

Commitment Cards

The Sandwich Principle Poster


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Scouting Saety . . . Begins With Leadership

ATTENDANCE SHEET

Date: _______________________ Location: _______________________________________

Council/District: ______________________________________________________________

Instructor: ___________________________________________________________________

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ATTENTION: BSA DRIVERS

DONT ENTER THE

RISK ZONETo recognize when youre in the Risk Zone and help you steer clear o it,

saety experts oer the tips below:

Make sure to get plenty o sleep the night beore the trip.

Take a break every 75 to 00 miles, especially in the aternoon.

Whenever possible, travel with two adults in each vehicle. I thiscant be done, assign an older youth to be your copilot and make

sure you stay awake.

Always stop when you detect even one o the ollowing criticalwarning signals:

Continual yawning

Diculty ocusing or keeping your eyes open

Trouble keeping your head up

Wandering or disconnected thoughts

Driting between lanes or on the shoulder

Repeatedly jerking the steering wheel to stay on course

Missing trac signals and warning signs


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Leader Fitness AwarenessFacts and Figures Relating to Cardiovascular Disease

Three Major Risks

. High blood pressure

2. High blood cholesterol3. Smoking

Coronary Disease

Coronary disease is the No. cause o death and disabilities in the United States.

It is responsible or about 500,000 deaths per year.

One out o three Americans will suer a heart attack: one every minute o the day,

which contributes to almost .5 million attacks per year.

Thereore, preventing coronary heart disease is the leading challenge acing us today.

I at risk, individuals must make liestyle changes that can reduce the risk o coronarydisease.

Exercise

You should always check with your physician beore starting an exercise program to

rule out possible limitations.

Exercise alone will not prevent or cure heart disease, but it is one way to reduce the

risk o cardiovascular disease.

Only those exercises that signicantly increase the blood fow to the working

muscles or extended periods o time promote cardiovascular tness. This type o

exercise is called aerobic exercise, which means the body uses oxygen to produceenergy needed or the activity.

Exercises such as weightliting or isometrics build muscle strength but do little to

promote cardiovascular tness.

Diet

Blood serum cholesterol levels:

Less than 200 mg Desirable

200239 mg Borderline high

240 mg and above High, undesirable

Weight control:

A sae rate o weight loss is one to two pounds per week by decreasing calorie intake

by 500 calories and stressing physical activity.

Smoking

Smoking one pack o cigarettes per day produces a twoold increase in risk or

cardiovascular disease.

More than one pack per day produces a threeold risk.

The most eective step a smoker can take to prevent a heart attack is to stop smoking.


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19-106 2006Printing

ATTENTION BSA DRIVERS:

DONT ENTER THE RISK ZONE.

BE AWARE OF KILLER FATIGUE.


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To recognize when youre in the risk zone and

help you steer clear of it, safety

experts offer the tips below:

Make sure to get plenty of

sleep the night before a trip.

Drive only during the daytime.

Stop and sleep at night.

Take a break every 75 to 100

miles, especially in the afternoon.

Travel with two adults in each vehicle whenever pos-

sible. If this cant be done, assign an older youth to be

your co-pilot and make sure he stays awake.

Always stop when you detect

even one of the following critical

warning signals: continual yawn-

ing; difficulty focusing or keeping

your eyes open; trouble keeping

your head up; wandering or dis-

connected thoughts; drifting be-

tween lanes or onto the shoulder;

repeatedly jerking the steering wheel to stay on course;

missing traffic signals and warning signs.

H o w t o av o i d t H e R i S k Z o n e

The following agencies offer a variety of informationalmaterials on fatigue and other highway safety concerns:

National SafeKids Campaign, 1301 PennsylvaniaAve., NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1301;(202) 662-0639; www.safekids.org

American Council on Science and Health, 1995Broadway, Second Floor, New York, NY 10023-5860;(212) 362-7044; www.acsh.org

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, 1440 New YorkAve., NW, Suite 201, Washington, DC 20005; (202)638-5944; www.aaafts.org

National Sleep Foundation, 729 Fifteenth St., NW,Fourth Floor, Washington, DC 20005; (202) 347-3471;www.sleepfoundation.org

National Safety Council, 1121 Spring Lake Dr., Itasca,IL 60143-3201; (630) 285-1121; www.nsc.org

S o u R c e S f o R M o R e i n f o R M a t i o n


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HEALTH AND SAFETY

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

Hlth St T CsI promise that I will , , and cml with the Health and

Safety Guidelines as outlined in the

Guide to Safe Scouting.

SCouTing SafeTy . . . BeginS WiTH LeaderSHip

Participants Name Date (Card is valid for two years.)

Council-Approved Health and Safety Instructor Participants Signature

HEALTH AND SAFETY


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HealthandSafetyCommitmentCard

2006Printing


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THe SandWiCH prinCipLe

SCouTing SafeTy

QuaLifiedSuperViSion

diSCipLine

ke the bread that holds together a sandwich,dscl andLsh

re the t and cvthat make Sct St a reality.-105 2006 Printing


SCouTing SafeTy


diSCipLine

Like the bread that holds together a sandwich,dscl andLsh

are the t and cvthat make Sct St a reality.19-105 2006 Printing


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re the t and cvthat make Sct St a reality.

-105 2006 Printing


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are the t and cvthat make Sct St a reality.

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THE SANDWICH PRINCIPLE

SCOUTING SAFETY

QUALIFIEDSUPERVISION

DISCIPLINE

Like the bread that holds together a sandwich,Disciplineand Leadership

are thefoundationand cover

that makeScouting Safety

a reality.


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