Highlights of Risk Management

Best Practices from Local Councils

Introduction

• What Is Risk Management?
• What Is Involved?
• Why Do We Need Another Committee?
• Tools for Local Council Risk Management

Shared Best Practices in Risk Management

Adult Physical Fitness - Northern Lights Council Air Evacuation - West Tennessee Area Council Calendar Promotes Risk Management - Ore-Ida Council Camp Behavior Management Plan - - Denver Area Council Camp Emergency Plan - Longs Peak Council Camp Health Logs - Northern Lights Council Camp Risk Analysis - Northern Lights Council Camp Safety Game - Narragansett Council Camp Safety Improvements - Indianhead Council Camp Staff Training - Puerto Rico Council Commissioner Training - Sam Houston Area Council Committee Structure - Potawatomi Area Council, Suffolk County Council, Utah National Parks Council Committee Training - Great Southwest Council Communications - Cascade Pacific Council, Great Southwest Council, Indianhead Council, Sam Houston Area Council, Susquehanna Council, Utah National Parks Council Disaster Planning - Cape Fear Council Donation Risk Assessment - Utah National Parks Council Employment Policy Review - Utah National Parks Council Environmental Exposure Review - Utah National Parks Council Event Booth - Sam Houston Area Council Event Planning - Patriots' Path Council, Suffolk County Council Family Camping Site Inspection - Mountaineer Area Council Food and Water Guidelines - Utah National Parks Council Food Handling Policy - Utah National Parks Council Gear Use Tracking - Utah National Parks Council Guide to Safe Scouting Distribution - Mountaineer Area Council Guide to Safe Scouting Month - Mobile Area Council Incident/Emergency Plan - Montana Council Incident Investigation Kit - Last Frontier Council Insurance Certificates - Georgia-Carolina Council Insurance Information and Accident Form - Pikes Peak Council Insurance Review - Indian Waters Council, Piedmont Council, Utah National Parks Council Liquid Fuel and Stove Safety Training - Sam Houston Area Council Long-Range Risk Management Strategy - Great Southwest Council Medical Equipment - Potawatomi Area Council Property Safety - Cascade Pacific Council Regulation Compliance - Last Frontier Council Risk Discovery (PPT) - Pennsylvania Dutch Council

Risk Fair - Calumet Council Risk Management Unit Award - Sam Houston Area Council, Cradle of Liberty Council Risk Management Guide for Units - Golden Empire Council Risk Zone Pamphlets - Indian Waters Council Risk Zone Pledge - Black Hills Area Council Risk Zone Presentation Opportunities - Northern Lights Council Risk Zone Reminders - Susquehanna Council Risk Zone Training - Bucks County Council, Daniel Webster Council, Miami Valley Council, Southeast Louisiana Council, Sam Houston Area Council Roundtable Safety Training - Cradle of Liberty Council Safe Scout Training - Patriots' Path Council Safety Audit - Cape Fear Council Safety Library - Indian Waters Council Scout Safety Officer - Gulf Ridge Council Search and Rescue - Old Hickory Council Sector Training - Utah National Parks Council Sex Offender Screening - Utah National Parks Council Tour Permits - Palmetto Council, Southeast Louisiana Council Training - Cape Fear Council Unit Health and Safety Awards - Sam Houston Area Council Unit Program Planning Checklist - Sam Houston Area Council Unit-Level Safety Training - Suffolk County Council University of Scouting - Palmetto Council Venturing Out, Keys to Safe Driving - Katahdin Council, Overland Trails Council Volunteer Recognition - Sam Houston Area Council Wildlife Plan - Mountaineer Area Council Workers' Compensation - Cascade Pacific Council Workplace Safety - Greater Niagara Frontier Council, Piedmont Council Youth Protection - Piedmont Council Youth Protection for the Community - Bucks County Council Youth Protection Training - Greater Niagara Frontier Council Youth Protection Unit Award - Cradle of Liberty Council Youth Safety Training - Potawatomi Area Council

Risk Management Resources

• Organizations
• BSA Resources

Appendix

• Accident Report Form, Pikes Peak Council
• Camp Emergency Plan, Longs Peak Council
• Camp Safety Game, Narragansett Council
• Communications, Cascade Pacific Council
• Communications, Great Southwest Council
• Incident/Emergency Plan, Montana Council
• Insurance Information, Pikes Peak Council
• Risk Discovery, Pennsylvania Dutch Council
• Risk Management Award, Sam Houston Area Council
• Risk Management Guide for Units, Golden Empire Council
• Risk Zone Pledge, Black Hills Area Council
• Safe Scout, Patriot's Path Council
• Tour Permits, Southeast Louisiana Council

Files on the CD

Camp Staff Training
The Puerto Rico Council Risk Management Committee developed, as a complement to pre-camp training, "Safety in Campamento Guajataka." This training...

Committee Structure
The Utah National Parks Council Risk Management Committee (2002 Winner!) includes three professional risk managers, an insurance professional and a...

Communications
The Cascade Pacific Council Risk Management Committee (2003 Winner!) developed a series of risk management articles for the council newsletter and...

Disaster Planning
When we hear the words disaster planning, numerous thoughts run through our minds: massive flooding, destruction from a tornado, or the charred...

Event Booth
The Sam Houston Area Council Risk Management Committee (2001 Winner!) completed a risk analysis for the annual council Scouting fair and revised...

Event Planning
The Patriots' Path Council Risk Management Committee (2001 Winner!) developed an event checklist for use when planning a district/council activity...

Incident/Emergency Plan
The Montana Council Risk Management Committee developed their Incident/Emergency Plan, which could be a good model by other councils to use. . The...

Insurance Review
The Indian Waters Council Risk Management Committee (2003 Winner!) spent two months reviewing the council insurance program, comparing terms and...

Risk Discovery
To better understand what was going on in their council, the Pennsylvania Dutch Council Risk Management Committee conducted a risk discovery...

Risk Fair
The Calumet Council Risk Management Committee (2003 Winner!) hosted Risk Fair—a day-long training extravaganza that included Safe Swim Defense,...

Risk Management Unit Award
Units in the Sam Houston Area Council are encouraged to earn the Risk Management Award by meeting 10 of 13 requirements. The application isin the...

Risk Zone Training
Because training is very important to the Indian Waters Council Risk Management Committee (2003 Winner!) , they reviewed the existing council...

Tour Permits
The Palmetto Council Risk Management Committee reviews annually all tour permits filed so that they can be proactive with accident prevention. They...

Training
The Cape Fear Council Risk Management Committee (2003 Winner!) trained the Key Three in each of the council's six districts. The district chairman...

"Venturing Out
Working through a key volunteer, Scout Executive Jim Rushton of the Katahdin Area Council contacted every middle school in the council area and...

Workplace Safety
The Greater Niagara Frontier Council Risk Management Committee (2003 Winner!) performed an ergonomic upgrade of all workstations in the council...

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Files on the CD
This publication was originally distributed on a CD-ROM, which included additional files. If you need additional copies of this CD or of particular...

Introduction - What is Risk Management
Risk management is about control and responsibility. In the book Against the Gods, Peter Bernstein says, "Risk management is an intellectual...

Risk Management Resources
American Camping Association 5000 State Road 67 North Martinsville, IN 46151-7902 Phone 317-342-8456 Fax 317-342-2065 Web site www.acacamps.org Camp...