Day 1: Personal Safety

Rover Scouts

Tips to share:
 
  • If you’re not feeling well, consult a doctor—especially if a seemingly minor ailment just won’t go away.
  • Wear sandals in public showers.
  • Throw away expired medications.

Scouters’ tip: Remember, sick days can and should also be used for your mental health.

Resources and Program Ideas:

  • Find out about your local addiction centre. Share its information with your Crew. Let members know that there are places to turn to for discrete, expert help. For example, visit the Nova Scotia Addiction Services

Day 2: Home and Family Safety

Tips to share:
 
  • Keep your camping gear in an accessible place for emergencies.
  • Keep your entranceway clear and tidy. In an emergency, you may have to leave your house or apartment in a hurry.
  • Don’t keep clutter on stairways.

Scouters’ tip: Secure your garbage at night to deter attracting dangerous wildlife.

Resources and Program Ideas:

Day 3: Street and Community Safety

Tips to share:
 
  • If possible, share the driving on long trips.
  • Use cruise control to avoid speeding.
  • Wear sunglasses on bright days while driving.

Scouters’ tip: Call 311 to report missing traffic safety signs.

Resources and Program Ideas:

  • Visit your local Search and Rescue Association and learn how your Crew can get involved.
  • Learn how to be safe in cougar country.
  • Watch this video to learn how safety react to downed power lines.

Electrical Public Safety: Downed Power Line Safety

Day 4: Camps and Outings Safety

Tips to share:
 
  • Track your route on a GPS.
  • If possible, pack a satellite phone for remote excursions.
  • Share an itinerary of your trip with friends and family who aren’t coming along.

Scouters’ tip: When winter camping, watch exposed skin for signs of frostbite. Have buddies check each other.

Resources and Program Ideas:

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Day 5: Bullying and Verbal Abuse

Tips to share:
 
  • Be sensitive to the values and beliefs of others.
  • Don’t laugh at an inappropriate joke just to fit in. Let others know when a joke is unacceptable. 
  • Be sure that themes for events are inclusive.

Scouters’ tip: Include Section members when addressing instances of bullying. Having a couple of senior Section members talk to a bully can be more effective in resolving a problem in the long run.

Resources and Program Ideas:

  • Try some conflict resolution games; there are heaps online, and more than a few should be right for your Crew. You can also research communication and team-building games to help foster a healthy dynamic in your Crew.

Harry Connick Jr defends America on an Australian TV Show

Day 6: Internet and Mobile Phone Safety

Tips to share:
 
  • Always delete your browser history after online banking or shopping.
  • Have a password on your mobile phone.
  • Set reasonable limits for the amount of time you spend online. Internet addiction is a widely-recognized disorder with serious ramifications.

Resources and Program Ideas:

  • Do you sometimes text and drive? It only takes a second for this to happen.

Texting While Driving

WARNING: Post may offend sensitive viewers!

Day 7: Halloween Safety

Tips to share:
 
  • Avoid sharing Halloween treats that have nuts.
  • Make transportation plans with a group if you’re attending a Halloween party. Have a designated driver.
  • Avoid driving in residential areas as much as possible.

Scouters’ tip: Keep pets indoors so that they don’t bother trick-or-treaters (and vice-versa).

Resources and Program Ideas: