Safety Moment

Safety Moment – Top Ten Things Heard Just Before a Visit to the Camp Medic (Youth Edition) 10. It will work this time . . . 9.  Awesome, let me try. . . 8.  Is the Scoutmaster looking?  7.  Ffffkrrrrshhzzzwooooom..woom..woooom .  . .  (lightsaber noises) 6.  I bet you can’t . . . 5.  I…

Safety Moment – Where Can I Find Safety Info Few youth organizations encompass the breadth, volume, and diversity of physical activity common to Scouting. The Guide to Safe Scouting (GTSS or The Guide) is an overview of Scouting policies and procedures, gleaned from a variety of sources and designed to make the program safer.   When it comes…

Safety Moment – Renew Your Commitment to Safety In Scouting, we will not compromise the safety of our youth, volunteers, and employees. Safety is a value that must be taught and reinforced at every opportunity. We are all responsible and must hold each other accountable to provide a safe environment for all participants. We are…

Safety Moment – Pocket Knife Safety The Scouting community has seen an increasing number of membership infractions and general liability mishaps related to the use of pocketknives. While the Scouting program teaches Scouts how to safely use a knife as a tool, it is important that we also remind our Scouts that a knife is…

Safety Moment – Safe Swim Defense At a recent visit to the Wente Scout Reservation, I witnessed a camp resident not using the Safe Swim Defense! Let’s review the 8 points of the Safe Swim Defense: 1. Qualified Supervision 2. Personal Health Review 3. Safe Area 4. Response Personnel (Lifeguards) 5. Lookout 6. Ability Groups…

Safety Moment – Updates to Scouting’s Barriers of Abuse ♦ Q: I am an adult attending a pack, troop, crew, or ship overnight activity, do I have to be registered? Yes, if you participate/stay overnight, you must be currently registered as an adult volunteer or as an adult program participant. Adult volunteers must register in the position(s) they are serving in and be…

Safety Moment – Staying Hydrated In the summer heat, we all know that we need to stay hydrated by drinking water.  Sports drinks with electrolytes can also be helpful. Not so with so-called energy drinks which contain stimulants and other ingredients. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Nutrition and the AAP Council on…

Safety Moment – Incident Reporting Helps Timely and complete incident reporting provides the BSA with an opportunity for analysis of incidents that occur and promotes continuous improvement of our programs. In our experience, the sooner a clear, concise, and complete incident report is made, the sooner that an appropriate response to the incident can occur.…

Safety Moment – Is it Scouting? An official Scouting activity is consistent with the values, charter and bylaws, rules and regulations, operations manuals, and applicable literature of the Boy Scouts of America. So, what is the program of the BSA? Collectively, it is all the books, literature, training, materials, policies, and guidelines provided by the…

Safety Moment – Sun Safety We are going to be spending a lot more time outside now and we have to consider the impact of exposure to the sun. There are three factors that affect UV exposure: Elevation. If you live or play at high elevations, you could be thousands of feet closer to the…