Course Description

Take this course to learn more about how you can keep your Scouts safe. The course will explain the "sandwich principle" with emphasis on the importance of qualified supervision and discipline.

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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Safe Scouting begins with Leadership

    • What is the Sandwich Principle?

    • Scout leaders ensure qualified supervision

  • 2

    Objectives

    • Objectives—to Help Leaders.pdf

    • Scouting Safely Begins With Leadership

    • Download PDF of Guide to Safe Scouting

    • Hazard Recognition.pdf

    • An example of a filled out Program Hazard Analysis—download for training

    • Program Hazard Analysis

    • BSA Safety Tools

  • 3

    Be Prepared by Consiidering the Sweet 16 of BSA Safety

    • Sweet 16 review.pdf

    • Annual Health and Medical Record

    • More Sweet 16

    • Training Sources

    • Still more sweet 16

    • The tour plan and Hazardous Weather training

    • To the base of the Sandwich.pdf