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Requirements June 1972 until January 2006

1. Prepare a safety notebook. Include: (a) Newspaper and other stories showing main kinds of accidents, (b) similar materials showing five causes of accidents, (c) the approximate yearly loss for main kinds of accidents in terms of death, injuries, and cost in dollars, (d) how a serious fire or accident involving you or your parents can change your life, (e) how safe practices and safety devices make your life easier and more pleasurable.

2. At three appropriate and safe locations spend 3 hours observing and listing safe and unsafe practices by (a) motor vehicle drivers, (b) pedestrians, (c) bicycle riders, (d) passengers (car, bus, train, or plane). Show this list to your counselor.

3. Do the following:

(a) Using a safety checklist, approved by your counselor, make an inspection of your home. Explain the hazards found, why they are hazards, and how they can be corrected. (b) Review your family's plan of escape in case of fire in your home.

4. Sketch your troop meeting place (or another public building where people gather) and show exits. Are they adequate? Show which exit you would use in an emergency. Explain what should be done in a panic.

5. Make two safety checklists, one each for school and recreation. Include 10 points on each.

6. Make a plan for an accident prevention program for the following outdoor situations: (a) camping and hiking, (b) storm and wind, (c) water activities. Each plan should include an analysis of possible hazards, proposed action to correct the hazards, and reasons for the correction you propose.

7. Do ONE of the following:

(a) Report on a safety project that you helped to plan or took part in.

(b) Go with a company representative on a safety inspection tour of his company's premises (plant, or other place where people work). Make a report.

(c) Join a building or fire inspector on an inspection tour of a public building. Make a report.

(d) Plan a farm safety project to correct unsafe conditions and equipment hazards.

8. Tell how you contribute to the safety of yourself, your family, and your community.