Safety Moment

Safety Moment – Back to School Safety As you are reading this some of our council has already headed back to school.  Soon all our membership will be hitting the books, tablets, or whatevers once again. Here are recommendations from the National Safety Council to make sure your child safely travels to school: Walkers »Review your…

Safety Moment – Nap on Safety What can you do in 26 minutes to be more alert, make better decisions, and increase your performance? Hint: “It’s free, it’s nontoxic, and it has no dangerous effects,” say the authors of Take a Nap! Change Your Life (Workman Publishing Company, 2006). The answer is in that title: Take a…

Safety Moment – Boating Safety Alert As summer fun is in full force, it’s crucial for everyone in Scouting to continue to focus on facilitating safe aquatics programs this summer. A few recent incidents serve as reminders of the ever-present need for vigilance:1)      Ensure the principles of Safe Swim Defense and Safety Afloat are always followed. Both training courses…

Safety Moment – LOOK UP . . .hazardous trees An increasing number of incidents have been reported related to Hazardous Trees. Hazard trees include: Dead trees. Live trees with dying parts. Live trees that are unstable.  Even when weather conditions are favorable, hazard trees need to be cleared and removed from the area. Please assess facilities…

Safety Moment – National Safety Month: June is National Safety Month and time to renew the Scouter Code of Conduct:  On my honor I promise to do my best to comply with this Boy Scouts of America Scouter Code of Conduct while serving in my capacity as an adult leader: I have or will complete my…

Safety Moment – Water Safety Month: Different organizations give it different names, but when it come down to it, it’s all about aquatics safety. ♦ The Red Cross calls May Water Safety Month. ♦  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls this week Healthy and Safe Swimming Week. ♦ The National Safe Boating Council says…

Safety Moment – Hazardous Weather Robert Baden-Powell once said the definition of the Scout motto Be Prepared is this: “A Scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise.” Baden-Powell also advocated that young men spend a lot…

Safety Moment – Child Abuse Prevention Month April is Child Abuse Prevention Month April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Please take a moment to watch Roger Krone’s insightful video on child abuse prevention, especially as we observe Child Abuse Prevention Month this April!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LctmkOaYigM Have a safety related question? – contact [email protected]

Safety Moment –Distracted Driving April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. (For the record, we are against distracted driving.)   Hello Scouts and Scouters, Today’s safety moment is dedicated to a critical issue that affects us all: distracted driving. We must recognize that any activity diverting our attention from the road can lead to disastrous consequences.…

Safety Moment – National Poison Prevention Week March 18th starts National Poison Prevention Week! Can you believe it has been a year already? This is a great time to review prevention, first aid and emergency procedures with your scouts and scouters.  A great place to start is the BSA’s Poison Control Centers Safety Moment.   Next, check…