Guide to Safe Scouting

Table of Contents

Age Appropriate Guidelines

Preface

1. Youth Protection & Adult Leadership

• Youth Protection in Scouting

• Youth Member Behavior Guidelines

• Leadership Requirements for Trips and Outings

2. Aquatics Safety

• Who Can Instruct Safe Swim Defense and Safety Afloat Training?

• Safe Swim Defense

• Classification of Swimming Ability

• Pool and Surf Swimming

• Safety Afloat

• Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs)

• Water Clarity

• BSA Lifeguard

• Swimming

• Diving and Elevated Entry

• Scuba (Venturers and older Scouts only)

• Policy on Asthma/Reactive Airwave Disease

• Snorkeling, BSA

• Waterskiing

• Boardsailing

• Whitewater Safety Code

3. Camping

• Age Guidelines

• Family Camping

• Wilderness Camping

• Trail Safety

• Trek Safely

• Beware of Lightning

• Pure Drinking Water

• BSA Property Smart

• Hantavirus

• Rabies Prevention

4. Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Use and Abuse

5. Emergency Preparedness

• Reporting Deaths or Serious Injury

• Emergency Phone Number List

6. First Aid

• First-Aid Kits

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Protection Considerations for Bloodborne Pathogens

• Near-Drowning

7. Fuels and Fire Prevention

• Chemical Fuels

• Guidelines for Safely Using Chemical Stoves and Lanterns

• Flammability Warning

• Extinguishers

• Fireworks

8. Guns and Firearms

• Cub Scout Standards

• Boy Scout Standards

• Handguns (Venturers only)

• Shotguns

• Muzzle Loaders

• Rifles

9. Sports and Activities

• The Sweet 16 of BSA Safety

• Cave Exploring

• Judo, Tai Chi, and Aikido

• Climbing and Rappelling

• Unauthorized and Restricted Activities

• Carbon Tetrachloride

• Knives

• Rope Monkey Bridges

• Parade Floats and Hayrides

• Unit Fund-raisers

• Tractor Safety

• Bike Safety

• Skating Guidelines

10. Inspections

• Meeting Room

• Motor Vehicles

• Unit Camping

• Boats

11. Medical Information

• Immunizations

• Life-Threatening Communicable Diseases

• Sun Safety

• Religious Beliefs and Medical Care

• Prescriptions

12. Transportation

• Automobiles

• Campers, Trailers, and Trucks

• Buses

• Trains

• Boats

• Aircraft

• Tour Permits

• Commercial Driver's License Compliance

13. Winter Activities

• Winter Camping Safety

• Winter Sports Safety

• Appendix - Forms