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Scouting Safety … Begins With Leadership

Scouting Safety … Begins With Leadership. 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. Objectives—to Help Leaders:. Understand importance Evaluate hazards

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Scouting Safety … Begins With Leadership

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  1. Scouting Safety …Begins With Leadership

  2. Safe activities are great activities.

  3. Accidents and injuries occur during Scouting activities. Unit leaders are responsible for the well-being of youth under their care.

  4. Objectives—to Help Leaders: • Understand importance • Evaluate hazards • Reduce risk • Utilizesafety resources • Apply “sandwich principle”

  5. Video Presentation

  6. Video Presentation

  7. Hazard Recognition Helmets required

  8. Activity/Hazards • __________ • __________ • __________ • __________ • __________ • Precautions • __________ • __________ • __________ • __________ • __________

  9. Sweet 16 of BSA Safety • Qualified supervision • Physical fitness • Buddy system • Safe area or course • Equipment selection and maintenance • Personal safety equip. • Safety procedures and policies • Skill-level limits • Weather checks • Planning • Communications • Permits and notices • First-aid resources • Applicable laws • CPR resources • Discipline

  10. Guide to Safe Scouting Chapter VIII. Sports and Activities

  11. 1. Qualified Supervision

  12. 2. Physical Fitness Guide to Safe Scouting: V. Medical Information and First Aid

  13. 2. Physical Fitness

  14. 2. Physical Fitness The greatest risk?

  15. 3. Buddy System

  16. 4. Safe Area or Course

  17. 5. Equipment Selection and Maintenance

  18. 6. Personal Safety Equipment

  19. 7. Safety Procedures and Policies Archery Boating Bicycling Camping Caving Climbing Horsemanship Rifle, shotgun Scuba Skating Swimming

  20. 8. Skill-Level Limits

  21. 8. Skill-Level Limits

  22. 9. Weather Checks

  23. 9. Weather Checks

  24. 10. Planning

  25. 10. Planning

  26. 11. Communications

  27. 12. Permits and Notices

  28. 13. First-Aid Resources

  29. 14. Applicable Laws

  30. 15. CPR Resources

  31. 16. Discipline

  32. Sweet 16 of BSA Safety

  33. Sweet 16 of BSA Safety Qualified Supervision Discipline

  34. Vehicular Accidents

  35. Vehicular Accidents

  36. Vehicular Accidents

  37. Vehicular Accidents—Resources Guide to Safe Scouting Chapter XI. Transportation

  38. Vehicular Accidents—Resources Venturing Course

  39. Vehicular Accidents—Resources Defensive Driving www.scouting.org

  40. Heat Stress • Know signs and treatment of: • Dehydration • Heat exhaustion • Heatstroke • Elevated temperature and humidity: • Drink often • Curtail strenuous activity • Rest often in shade

  41. Heat Stress—Resources BSA Publications

  42. Heat Stress—Resources Hands-on First-Aid Courses

  43. Scouting Safely Quiz

  44. Scouting Safely Quiz • 1. The critical items that form the “sandwich principle” of BSA safety are: • Qualified supervision and safety procedures • Safety procedures and discipline • Qualified supervision and discipline

  45. Scouting Safely Quiz • 2. The best resource for BSA safety policies and procedures is: • Scoutmaster’s Handbook • Guide to Safe Scouting • Fieldbook

  46. Scouting Safely Quiz • 3. The leading cause of death in the United States (and during BSA activities) is: • Cardiovascular disease • Vehicular accidents • Suicide

  47. Scouting Safely Quiz • 4. The leading cause of accidental death in the United States is: • Vehicular accidents • Falls • Drowning

  48. Scouting Safely Quiz • 5. Drowsiness is a factor in many fatal highway accidents: • True • False

  49. Scouting Safely Quiz • 6. General guidelines for all Scouting activities are provided by: • Trek on Safely • Sweet 16 of BSA Safety • Safe Swim Defense

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