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SAFETY
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICAMERIT BADGE SERIESSAFETY“Enhancing our youths’ competitive edge through merit badges”
Requirements1. Explain what safety is and what it means to be safe.Then prepare a notebook to include:a. Newspaper and other stories, facts, and statisticsshowing common types and causes of injuries in thehome and in the workplace, and how these injuriescould be preventedb. Newspaper and other stories, facts, and statisticsshowing common types of crimes and ways to avoidbeing a crime victimc. Facts you have obtained concerning the frequencyof accidents and of crimes in your local aread. A paragraph or more, written by you, explaining howa serious fire, accident, or crime could change yourfamily lifee. A list of safe practices and safety devices currentlyused by your family, such as safety practices usedwhile driving or working and safety devices thatprevent injuries or help in an emergency2. Do the following:a. Using a safety checklist approved by your counselor,make an inspection of your home. Identify any hazardsfound and explain how these can be corrected.b. Review or develop your family’s plan of escape in caseof fire in your home. As you develop the escape planwith family members, share with them facts about thecommon causes of fire in the home, such as smoking,cooking, electrical appliances, and candles.35944ISBN 978-0-8395-3347-4 2016 Boy Scouts of America2017 Printing
3. Do the following:a. Discuss with your counselor how you contribute to thesafety of yourself, your family, and your community.b. Show your family members how to protect themselvesand your home from accidents, fire, burglary, robbery,and assault.c. Discuss with your counselor the tips for online safety.Explain the steps individuals can take to help preventidentity theft.d. Discuss with your counselor the three R’s of YouthProtection and how to recognize child abuse.4. Show your family the exits you would use from differentpublic buildings (such as a theater, municipal building,library, supermarket, shopping center, or your place ofworship) in the event of an emergency. Teach your familywhat to do in the event that they need to take shelter inor evacuate a public place.5. Make an accident prevention plan for five family activitiesoutside the home (at your place of worship, at a theater,on a picnic, at the beach, and while traveling, for example).Each plan should include an analysis of possible hazards,proposed action to correct hazards, and reasons for thecorrection you propose in each plan.6. Plan and complete a safety project approved by yourcounselor for your home, school, place of worship, placeof employment, or community.7. Explain what the National Terrorism Advisory System isand how you would respond to each type of alert.8. Learn about three career opportunities in the field of safety.Pick one career and find out the education, training, andexperience required for this profession. Discuss this choicewith your counselor, and explain why this profession mightinterest you.SAFETY3
Safety Resources.Safety ResourcesScouting LiteratureBoy Scout Handbook (including How toProtect Your Children From Child Abuse);Safe Swim Defense; Safety Afloat; ClimbOn Safely; Fieldbook; Crime Prevention,Emergency Preparedness, Fingerprinting,Fire Safety, First Aid, Lifesaving, PublicHealth, Search and Rescue, Traffic Safety,Weather, and Wilderness Survival meritbadge pamphletsVisit the Boy Scouts of America’sofficial retail website at http://www.scoutstuff.org for a complete listing of all merit badgepamphlets and other helpfulScouting materials and supplies.BooksAllman, Toney. Hot Topics: DistractedDriving. Lucent Books, 2015.American Red Cross. First Aid/CPR/AED Participant’s Manual.Staywell, 2014.American Red Cross. Responding toEmergencies. Staywell, 2012.American Red Cross. Wilderness andRemote First Aid. Staywell, 2010.78SAFETYAre You Ready? An In-Depth Guideto Citizen Preparedness (IS-22).FEMA, 2013. Order a free copyat 800-480-2520.Dadd, Debra Lynn. Home Safe Home.Penguin Publishing Group, 2005.Heberle, David, and Richard Scutella.The Complete Guide to Making YourHome Safe. Betterway Books, 1998.Morkes, Andrew, ed. Careers inFocus: Public Safety, 3rd ed.Ferguson Publishing, 2007.Vacca, John, and Mary E. Vacca.Cybersafety: Identity Theft. ChelseaHouse Publishing, 2012.Warde, John. The Healthy HomeHandbook: All You Need to Know toRid Your Home of Health and SafetyHazards. Three Rivers Press, 1997.Organizations, GovernmentAgencies, and WebsitesAAA Foundation for Traffic SafetyTelephone: 202-638-5944Website: http://www.aaafoundation.orgAmerican Association of PoisonControl CentersToll-free hotline: 800-222-1222Website: http://www.aapcc.org
.Safety ResourcesAmerican Red CrossToll-free telephone: 800-733-2767Website: http://www.redcross.orgAmerican Society ofSafety EngineersTelephone: 847-699-2929Website: http://www.asse.orgASTM InternationalToll-free telephone: 877-909-2786Website: http://www.astm.orgChurch Mutual InsuranceToll-free telephone: 800-554-2642Website: http://www.churchmutual.comFederal EmergencyManagement AgencyToll-free hotline: 800-621-FEMAWebsite: http://www.fema.govFM Global (FM)Website: http://www.fmglobal.comNational Fire Protection AssociationToll-free telephone: 800-344-3555Website: http://www.nfpa.orgNational Highway TrafficSafety AdministrationToll-free telephone: 888-327-4236Website: http://www.nhtsa.govNational Safety CouncilToll-free telephone: 800-621-7615Website: http://www.nsc.orgOccupational Safety andHealth AdministrationToll-free telephone: 800-321-OSHAWebsite: http://www.osha.govReady CampaignFEMA/U.S. Departmentof Homeland SecurityWebsite: http://www.ready.govSafe KidsTelephone: 202-662-0600Website: http://www.safekids.orgUnderwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)Telephone: 877-854-3577Website: http://www.ul.comU.S. Consumer ProductSafety CommissionToll-free hotline: 800-638-2772Website: http://www.cpsc.govU.S. Department ofHomeland SecurityWebsite: http://www.dhs.govU.S. National Library of MedicineWebsite: http://www.nlm.nih.govAcknowledgmentsThe Boy Scouts of America is gratefulto the following for their assistance inpreparing the 2006 edition of the Safetymerit badge pamphlet. Members of the Safety merit badgereview committee, in particularSven Rundman (chair), NormanButman, Mike Donaghue, EdHaywood, Glen Henderson;Tom Seymour, and Tom Watson Members of the BSA Health andSafety Committee, in particularDavid Bell, Ph.D.; William W.Forgey, M.D.; John E. Hendrickson,American Red Cross NationalHeadquarters; Charles Mitchell,National Rifle Association ofAmerica; Arthur H. Mittelstaedt Jr.,Ph.D., Recreation Safety Institute;and Paul Young, R.S., M.P.H.Thanks also to Bryan Caldwell,retired captain, Hawaii County FireDepartment; Michele Campbell andKevin Fearn, Research and StatisticsDepartment, National Safety Council;and Ralph W. Russell II, Institute ofElectrical and Electronics Engineers.SAFETY79
American Red Cross. First Aid/CPR/ AED Participant’s Manual. AAA Foundation for Traf Staywell, 2014. American Red Cross. Responding to Emergencies. Staywell, 2012. American Red Cross. Wilderness and Remote First Aid. Staywell, 2010. Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparednes
