Scouting & Activity Safety

Who Thinks Safety Matters?

n  First Presidency – n  Annual Letter – Safety in Church Activities

n  BSA Key Three n  Statement of Support

n  Parents n  Expectation - “In Loco Parentis” (It refers to an individual who assumes parental status

and responsibilities for another individual, usually a young person, without formally adopting that person.

Elder Quentin L. Cook - The Importance of Safety?

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Overall Perspective

n  449,077 registered LDS Scouts-youth n  242,911 registered LDS Scouts-adults n  38,168 registered LDS units

(Cubs, Scouts, Varsity, Venturing)

n  Most Scout units meet weekly (3x per month) n  Approximately 1,374,048 meetings/yr

n  Many units camp once a month (10 months)

n  If 70% of all units camp= 267,176 nights/yr

Serious Incidents Occur!

n  Automobile accidents n  Hiking & Falls n  Aquatics

n  Swimming* n  Boating* n  Diving* n  Whitewater rafting* n  Personal watercraft*

n  Paintball /Airsoft guns* n  Heart attack (adults) n  Climbing & rappelling * n  Snowmobiling n  ATV use* n  Zip lines* n  Lightning strikes

Serious injuries or fatalities have resulted from:

*Activities requiring specialized training or that are unauthorized or restricted.

World View of Risk…

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Risk is like fire: If controlled it will help you… if uncontrolled it will rise up and destroy you.

…Theodore Roosevelt

What tools, resources, and practices are you using now to keep your youth safe?

Safety Best Practices that will reduce the risk of injuries, incidents, losses, and litigation...

Be Involved Priesthood Leaders

n  Ask – n  When? n  Where? n  Who? n  How? n  Why?

n  D&C 43:8 “When ye are assembled together…”

Responsibility to Instruct… n  Stake Presidency – n  High Councilor – n  Stake Auxiliary Presidencies – n  Bishop and His Counselors – n  Ward YM President and His Counselors n  Quorum Presidencies and Assistants to the

Bishop

Encourage a “Safety Moment!” n  Think the activity

through…end-to-end. n  Ask – what might

happen if? n  Look at all the

angles...especially if you’ve done it a thousand times before.

n  Some level of risk is inherent in everything.

“It’s better to be careful a hundred times than to get killed once.”

- Mark Twain

Where can we go for help? n  Aaronic Priesthood website

n  LDS Scouting Handbook

n  Safety.lds.org website n  Access to Church training resources n  First Presidency Letter - Safety in Church Activities

n  Scouting Safely website n  Guide To Safe Scouting

n  LDS-BSA Relationships website n  Basic training requirements for new leaders

LDS.org - Online Resources

Access from lds.org Serve and Teach > Aaronic Priesthood

LDS Scouting Handbook (rev 5/2015)

n  Important Clarifications of Key Areas n  8.19 - Multiple Unit and Long-term

Camps n  8.20 – Official Scouting Activities and

Unauthorized Activities n  8.21 – Liability Insurancen  8.22 – Church Activity Medical

Assistance

Additional Church Resources

Access at safety.lds.org

New Video Training Resourcesn  Safety Through Planning & Relying on the

Spirit n  Lightning Safety: Interview with a Cloud n  Leader Fitness n  Drowsy Driving

Drowsy Drivingn  Watch the video at: https://www.lds.org/callings/church-safety-and-health/training-and-video-resources/drowsy-driving

BSA Online Resources

Access from http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/

HealthandSafety.aspx or search for “Scouting Safely”

Scouting Safely Website n  Home for –

n  Guide to Safe Scouting n  Annual Health and Medical Record n  Sweet 16 of BSA Safety n  Tour Plan n  Incident Reporting

LDS-BSA Online Resources

New Leader Training Resources

Access from ldsbsa.org

LDS-BSA Relationships Website n  Excellent resource for newly called leaders

in all families of Scouting n  LDS-BSA Newsletters & Blog articles n  General Resources

n  Registration n  Scouting positions calling list n  Why Woodbadge? (advanced training) n  Awards

Know Risk …not No Risk!! n  Key elements of a safe activity:

n  Listen to the Spirit n  Identify the purpose n  Plan accordingly n  Adequate leadership n  Discipline

Did I learn something today that can help keep my youth safe?

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Questions?

Contact information:

Alan Rogers, CSHM Sr. Safety Manager – Loss Prevention Church Risk Management (801) 240-3547 / rogersaa@ldschurch.org