Incident Reporting 101

Incident Reporting 101

Safety in Scouting is everyone’s responsibility.  Our rules and guidelines exist to protect youth, adults, volunteers, and employees from harm.  However, accidents can still happen.  When they do, it is crucial that these incidents get reported.  Timely, clear, concise, and complete incident reports allow for an appropriate response and an opportunity for analysis while promoting continuous improvement of our programs. You can report incidents, near misses, and youth protection / membership infraction incidents to your local council or enter them yourself. 

Details about incident reporting can be found at https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/incident-report/

Unsure if an accident warrants making an incident report?  Click here to see a flowchart (or see the chart below) that can help you determine if you need to make a report.