The Boy Scouts of America has nearly a century of experience conducting high-adventure outdoor activities in a manner that is safe for all participants. The following resources and information are provided to enable adult leaders and youth to help us maintain our impeccable safety record.

 

Weather Smart Resources The Health and Safety Service offers online news, links, and resources to help you plan and prepare for hazardous weather.

 

Managing Risk (from the Fieldbook) The best way to stay safe in the outdoors is to avoid getting into trouble in the first place. That requires planning, training, leadership, good judgment, and accepting responsibility—in short, risk management.

 

Age-Appropriate Guidelines for Scouting Activities This chart provides an at-a-glance reference to activity guidelines that are based on the mental, physical, emotional, and social maturity of youth members.

 

Guide to Safe Scouting The Guide to Safe Scouting is the unit leaders' guide to current policies and procedures.

 

The Sweet 16 of BSA Safety As an aid in the continuing effort to protect participants in Scout activity, the BSA National Health & Safety Committee have developed 16 points that embody good judgement and common sense for all activities.

 

The Driver's Pledge This pledge outlines five key points that a driver should attend in order to safely convey Scouts of their outings.

 

Risk Management Newsletter The Risk Management Newsletter provides timely news about current issues and recent updates to our policies and procedures.

 

Health and Safety News The Health and Safety Service provides periodic updates for Scouting leaders on a variety of relevant health- and safety-related topics.

 

Safe Swim Defense The Safe Swim Defense is a plan for conducting swimming activities in a safe manner.

 

Safety Afloat Safety Afloat has been developed to promote boating and boating safety and to set standards for safe unit activity afloat.

 

Policy on Use of Chemical Fuels This policy is intended to encourage safe practices when using chemical fuels - liquid, gel, and gas.

 

Emergency Preparedness Award Working with the United States Department of Homeland Security, the Boy Scouts of America has developed an award program to help Scouts to be prepared for emergencies of all kinds.