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Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania follows the standard guidelines in the Safety-Wise book from GSUSA. All leaders should have a copy.

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For All Adults in Girl Scouting

Safety-Wise is directed to all adults in Girl Scouting, with particular emphasis on those who work directly with girls.

If you don't have a copy, please visit one of our council shops.

The following is taken from Safety-Wise ©2000 by Girl Scouts of the United States of America:

Chapter 1: "Responsibility for Safety," describes the safety net provided for girls in Girl Scouting.

Chapter 2: "Group Leadership," will be particularly helpful to new leaders.

Chapter 3: "Group Planning and Budgeting," provides instructions on how to plan a calendar of activites and budget with a group of girls.

Chapter 4: "Basic Safety Guidelines," contains general guidelines that are fundamental to the prudent planning and smooth implementation of most Girl Scout functions.

Chapter 5: "Planning Trips with Girl Scouts," include preparation, evaluation, transportation, and insurance guidelines and a checklist for travel readiness.

Chapter 6: "Girl Scout Program Standards," describes the essential components of a quality Girl Scout experience.

Chapter 7-11: Introduces activity checkpoints, the minimum requirements for common Girl Scout activities.

If you are using this book for the first time, read Chapters 1 to 4 and Chapter 6 carefully. You can start the process of planning particular activities with girls by reading the three-step process in Chapter 7.

The Following are Not Permitted as Girl Scout Program Activities

The following is taken from Chapter 7 of Safety-Wise, ©2000 Girl Scouts of the United States of America:

• Activities such as paintball that involve shooting a projectile at another person.
• Activities involving potentially uncontrolled free fall such as bungee jumping, hang gliding, parachuting, parasailing, and trampolining.
• Extreme variations of such sports activities such as high altitude climbing and aerial tricks on bicycles, skis, snowboards, skateboards and water skis.
• Hunting
• Riding all-terrain vehicles and motor bikes
• Watercraft trips in Class V and above whitewater.