 Safety
This Merit Badge requires 1 session to complete.
The Pathways to Eagle preparation work items for the Safety merit badge are: 1, 2, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 8
- Items in RED - MUST be completed before the session starts to make it possible to complete the merit badge at Pathways to Eagle. Bring proof of completion (item, written work, note, photo, etc.)
- Items in GREEN - Can be completed before the session starts or done during merit badge session.
- Items in BLACK - MUST be ready to demonstrate your knowledge of these requirements during the merit badge session.
Scouts are strongly encouraged to use a Merit Badge worksheet to show that they have done the preparation work for the merit badge.
Download the workbook for the
Safety Merit Badge
in Adobe PDF format from the U.S. Scouting Service Project website.
Scouts MUST be able to discuss any items completed as preparation works or as written work.
Note: Some requirements contain items that fall into more that one category and are listed as the higher category.
1. |
Explain what safety is and what it means to be
safe. Then prepare a notebook to include: |
| a. |
Newspaper, internet (with parent’s or guardian’s
permission), or other articles, facts, and
statistics showing common types and causes of
injuries in the home and in the workplace, and how
these injuries could be prevented |
| b. |
Newspaper, internet (with parent’s or guardian’s
permission), or other articles, facts, and
statistics showing common types of crime and ways
to avoid being a crime victim |
| c. |
A paragraph or more, written by you, explaining
how a serious fire, accident, or crime could
change your family life |
| d. |
A list of safe practices and safety devices
currently used by your family, such as safety
practices used at home, while working, and while
driving |
| a. |
Using a safety checklist approved by your
counselor, make an inspection of your home.
Identify any hazards found and explain how these
can be corrected. |
| b. |
Review and develop your family’s fire prevention
plan. Review your family’s emergency action plan
for fire in your home. As you develop these
plans with family members, share with them facts
about the common causes of fire in the home,
such as smoking, cooking, electrical appliances,
and candles. |
| a. |
Discuss with your counselor how you contribute to the safety of yourself, your family, and your community. |
| b. |
Show your family members how to protect themselves and your home from accidents, fire, burglary, robbery, and assault. |
| c. |
Discuss with your counselor the tips for online safety. Explain the steps individuals can take to help prevent identity theft. |
| d. |
Discuss with your counselor the three R's of Youth Protection and how to recognize child abuse. |
4. |
Show your family the exits you would use from
different public buildings (such as a theater,
municipal building, library, supermarket,
shopping center, or your place of worship) in
the event of an emergency. Teach your family
what do in the event that they need to take
shelter in or evacuate a public place. |
5. |
Make an emergency action plan for five family
activities outside the home (at your place of
worship, at a theater, on a picnic, at the
beach, and while traveling, for example). Each
plan should include an analysis of possible
hazards, proposed action to correct hazards, and
reasons for the correction you propose in each
plan. |
6. |
Plan and complete a safety project approved by your
counselor for your home, school, place of worship,
place of employment, or community. |
7. |
Explain what the National Terrorism Advisory
System is and how you would respond to each type
of alert. |
8. |
Learn about three career opportuities in the field
of safety. Pick one career and find out the
education, training, and experience required for
this profession. Discuss this choice with your
counselor, and explain why this profession might
interest you. |
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The requirements listed on this web site are believed to be correct.
The official requirements can be found in the current edition of
"Boy Scout Requirements Book 2025"
Download the workbook for the
Safety Merit Badge
in Adobe PDF format from, The U.S. Scouting Service Project website.
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