SAFETY EXPECTATIONS

Monday, 09 March 2009 13:35

SAFETY EXPECTATIONS
A. Safety and discipline. Safety is paramount in all Troop activities. Leaders will take
all prudently feasible steps to maintain the safety of all participants in Troop activities,
paying special attention to the “buddy plan” and to specific equipment and training that
may be required to ensure safety in a particular activity. Discipline, i.e., self-control and
obedience to instructions, is also a key element to the safety of Scouts and success of
the Troop, and requires attention by all members of the Troop.
B. Prohibited items. Possession or use of the following items by any Scout in a Troop
activity is prohibited, without specific permission of the SM. Such items found in the
possession of a Scout will be confiscated and delivered to the SM or another adult
leader, who may return them to the Scout or the Scoutʼs parents at the end of the
activity.
Sheath knives
Hand-held electronic games
Televisions, radios, cassette tape or CD players, telephones
Pyrotechnics
Weapons, including sling shots, archery equipment, firearms, BB guns, and
air guns
Pornography
llegal drugs, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco products
Possession or use of illegal drugs or alcoholic beverages by any participant in a
Troop activity is prohibited. Such substances will be confiscated and delivered to
the SM or another adult leader. Any Scout possessing or using these
substances will be removed from the activity, and his parents will be notified and
requested to pick him up immediately. Adults possessing or using these
substances will be ordered to withdraw from the activity. For both Scouts and
adults, the matter will be referred to the Committee for determination of whether
membership in the Troop should be suspended.
Tobacco products. Possession or use of tobacco products (cigarettes, cigars,
pipes, chewing tobacco, snuff, etc.) by any Scout in a Troop activity is prohibited,
notwithstanding the fact that the Scout may be permitted by his parents to use
them on other occasions. Tobacco products found in the possession of a Scout
will be confiscated and delivered to the SM or another adult leader. In the SMʼs
discretion, the Scout may continue to participate in the activity, but the SM will
confer later with the Scoutʼs parents to determine what actions, if any, are
necessary before the Scout may participate in future Troop activities.
Possession or use of tobacco products by adult leaders is not prohibited, but
adults will set a good example by not using them in the presence of Scouts.

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