Accreditation Center

* indicates mandatory standard

Site and Food Service

• Proper handling and use of power tools — SF-11
• Proper handling of hazardous materials, e.g., kerosene, cleaning agents — *SF-2
• Required general maintenance routines, e.g., cleaning, reporting maintenance problems — SF -7 written
• Food preparation, storage, and handling procedures (as applicable) — SF-19 through SF-28, some written

Transportation

• Bus/van safety procedures and group management — TR-8 and TR-9 written
• Orientation of safety regulations and procedures in vehicles provided for passengers — TR-10
• Procedures in case of accident during transportation — TR-7 written
• Safety procedures for orderly arrival and departure and for loading and unloading of vehicles — TR-3
• Training for vehicle drivers — TR-17 and TR-18 written
• Transportation of persons in nonpassenger vehicles — TR-4
• Transportation policies that specify supervision ratios of staff to campers, availability and location of health information, and permission-to-treat forms — TR-6 written

Health and Wellness

• Procedures for informing staff of special needs of campers — HW-10
• Responsibilities of staff for camper health care — HW-13 written
• Providing health care and emergency treatment when out of camp — HW-14
• How prescription and nonprescription drugs are stored at camp — HW-20
• Records kept in health log and incident reports filed — HW-21, A and B

Operational Management

• Camper security procedures — OM-17 written
• Emergency communications plan — OM-15 written
• General camp safety regulations and rules — OM-9 written, OM-8, and OM-12
• Procedures for camper supervision in public areas — OM-16 written
• Completing incident and accident reports — OM-13
• Missing persons procedures — OM-14 written
• Policy and procedures covering: personal property — OM-10 written
• Smoking policy — OM-11
• Procedures for dealing with possible intruders — OM-6 written

Human Resources

• Behavior management — HR-16 written
• Camper/staff ratios — HR-9 written
• Personnel policies — HR-8 written
• Pre-camp staff training (specific topics to be covered)-- HR - 11
• Sensitive issue policy — HR-17
• Staff/camper interaction — HR-15
• Staff training in diversity — HR-5
• Camp staff responsibility for general camp activities— HR-14 written
• Supervision of staff — HR-18 written
• Supervisor training — HR-19 written
• Training for their particular job — HR-7

Program Design and Activities

• Details for designated person left in camp — PD-14
• Emergency information — PD-13
• Environmental practices and activities — PD-3, PD-12
• Supervision of specialized activity areas — PD-18
• Operating procedures for each specialized activity — PD-19 written
• Skill verification and activity supervision — PD-16, PD-17 written
• Procedures for controlled access of activity areas — PD-18
• Procedures for overnights and trips — PD-1 written
• Participant competency demonstration — PD-21
• Program goals and outcomes — PD-6 written
• Safety orientation for participants — PD-20
• Use of program equipment — PD-4

In addition, staff leading special activities such as archery, boating, etc., will provide training/orientation to general staff and campers before use.

Adapted from Appendix G - Precamp Topics, Basic Camp Management, available from ACA's Bookstore, 888-229-5745.