There are a number of Scouting resources to help you and your unit conduct a safe Scouting outing every time, all the time.

• Review the Guide to Safe Scouting for a list of activities and how to conduct them safely. This booklet includes vital information on youth protection, aquatics, camping, emergency preparedness, first aid, fire, guns and firearms, sports, inspections, medical, transportation, winter activities, and much more. It also includes a list of activities not allowed in Scouting. See Guide to Safe Scouting

• Review the Age Appropriate Guidelines for Scouting Activities. Does your activity match the training and experience of the participants? Does the activity add to the life experiences, knowledge, or abilities of the participants? And many more questions to review and look at. See Age-Appropriate Guidelines for Scouting Activities .

• When you are ready to go on a Scouting trip outside of Greenwich, have you filed and received an approved local tour permit or national tour permit from the Greenwich Council? Do you have signatures on the tour permit from the tour leader and a member of your unit committee? Do you have an adult who has completed Youth Protection Training going on the trip? Do you have all your driver information on the tour permit? Be sure you have an approved tour permit!

• BSA Health and Medical Forms may be required for your Scouting trip. You may need BSA Class 1 and 2 Forms. http://www.scouting.org/forms/34414.pdf or BSA Class 3 Form http://www.scouting.org/forms/34412.pdf

• Before a BSA group may engage in swimming activities of any kind, a minimum of one adult leader must complete Safe Swim Defense training, have a commitment card (No. 34243) with them, and agree to use the eight defenses in this plan. See http://olc.scouting.org/info/ssd.html

• Safety Afloat has been developed to promote boating and boating safety and to set standards for safe unit activity afloat. Before a BSA group may engage in an excursion, expedition, or trip on the water (canoe, raft, sailboat, motorboat, rowboat, tube, or other craft), adult leaders for such activity must complete Safety Afloat Training, have a commitment card with them, and be dedicated to full compliance with all nine points of Safety Afloat. See http://olc.scouting.org/info/saf.html

• The BSA Ready & Prepared Award was developed to encourage and reward Boy Scout troops, Varsity Scout teams, and Venturing crews that incorporate safe practices while enjoying challenging activities. See The BSA Ready & Prepared Award

• Follow the Sweet 16 of BSA Safety for key points as you plan and develop your Scouting trip. These safety points embody good judgment and common sense and are applicable to all activities. See http://www.scouting.org/pubs/gss/gss09.html