This course is offered to all unit leaders, district staff and council staff. All leaders should receive this training every two years.

Course Objectives

• To promote and achieve unit leadership understanding and acceptance of responsibility for the well-being and safety of Scouts entrusted to their care when they lead unit activities.
• To introduce the sandwich principle in Boy Scouts of America safety-the critical role of qualified supervision and discipline. To identify areas of risk in Scouting activities, especially at the unit level and to define key safety procedures for each activity.
• To acquaint unit leaders with Boy Scouts of America resource materials for use in planning safe Scout activities.
• To inform unit leaders that the vast majority of serious injuries and fatal accidents that occur in the Scouting program happen at the unit level.