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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.

Requirements January 2006 until January 2017

1. Do ONE of the following:

(a) Show that you have had an average grade of B or higher (80 percent or higher) for one term or semester.

(b) Show that for one term or semester you have improved your school grades over the previous period.

2. Do TWO of the following:

(a) Make a list of educational places located where you live (other than schools). Visit one, and report on how you used the place for self-education.

(b) With your counselor’s and your parent’s approval, interview two professionals (other than teachers or other professionals at your school) with established careers. Find out where they were educated, what training they received, and how their education and training have helped prepare them for the career they have chosen. Find out how they continue to educate themselves. Discuss what you find out with your counselor.

(c) Using a daily planner, show your counselor how you keep track of assignments and activities, and discuss how you manage your time.

(d) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the different methods of research available to you for school assignments, such as the library, books and periodicals, and the Internet.

3. Get a note from the principle* of your school (or another school official named by the principle) that states that during the past year your behavior, leadership, and service have been satisfactory.

4. Do ONE of the following:

(a) Show that you have taken part in an extracurricular school activity, and discuss with your counselor the benefits of participation and why you learned about the importance of teamwork.

(b) Discuss your participation in a school project during the past semester where you were a part of a team. Tell about the positive contributions you made to the team and the project.

*If you are home-schooled or you school environment does not include a principle, you may obtain a note from a counterpart such as your parent.