Health

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Health Safety
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Objectives

• Explain the health safety factors which should
  be considered during crew planning and activities
• Describe how to handle emergencies
• Understand the Sweet Sixteen of BSAs safety
  program

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Advisors Responsibility

• Health safety of all participants is one of
  advisors most important roles
• Youth, adults, consultants, parents, visitors
• Youth Protection
• Activity guidelines
• Transportation

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Youth Protection

• 2-deep leadership
• Male female for co-ed crew
• Separate sleeping quarters
• In dormitory or single room environment, youth
  adults can sleep together
• 2 adults 4 youth minimum
• All adults have Youth Protection training
• Be alert for hazing harassment

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Tour Permit

• Local Up to 500 miles from home
• National Over 500 miles from home
• Most short, in-town trips of a few hours do not
  require a tour permit however, it is recommended
  that units obtain permission slips from parents.

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Activity Guidelines

• Safe Swim Defense
• Safety Afloat
• Climb On Safely
• Snorkeling Safety
• Trek Safely
• In GTSS Scuba, Winter Activities, Hunting,
  Skating, Biking, Martial Arts, Boardsailing

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First Aid CPR

• 1 person in group trained in First Aid
• is strongly recommended that adult leaders in
  Scouting avail themselves of CPR and first-aid
  training

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Transportation

• Seat belts required for each occupant
• Youth (Venturing) drivers
• Legal driving age, 6 months experience, no record
  of moving violations or accidents, parental
  permission to leader, driver, riders
• 10 hours of drivingin daylight
• No passengers in bed of truck or trailer

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Unauthorized Activities

• ATVs
• Motorcycles
• Jet skis
• War games
• Hang gliders
• Ultralights
• Rodeo
• Bungee jumping

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Primary Source?

• Guide to Safe Scouting

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Guide to Safe Scouting

• Available from Scout Service Center
• 34416B
• Also available online www.bsascouting.org
• Most current and shows changes

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Emergencies

• Have a plan beforehand
• Person in charge
• Actions to take
• Alternatives
• People/agencies to notify
• Location of law enforcement
• Fire health facilities
• Evacuation procedures
• Report all deaths serious injuries to Scout
  Executive

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Risk Management

• Venturing encourages challenging, sometimes risky
  activities
• Mitigate the risk by adequate planning and a
  common sense approach
• Adequate training
• Weather
• Maintain discipline
• Have an emergency plan
• Have fun, but bring everyone home safely

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Sweet 16 of BSA Safety

• Qualified Supervision
• Physical Fitness
• Buddy System
• Safe Area
• Equipment Maintenance
• Personal Safety Equip
• Safety Procedures
• Skill Level Limits

• Weather Check
• Planning
• Communications
• Permits Notices
• First Aid Resources
• Applicable Laws
• CPR Resource
• Discipline

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Summary

• Health Safety of the crew is a primary
  responsibility of the adult leadership
• Youth want to push the envelope, but adults set
  the limits
• Manage the risk through planning and common sense
• Plan for the worst case