Scouting Safety … Begins With Leadership
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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
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4. The leading cause of accidental death in the United States is:
a. Vehicular accidents
b. Falls
c. Drowning
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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
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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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