Requirement
1. Safety, discussed before the project begins
Required Often forgotten
THE STEM SETS A DEADLINE: all of this is discussed with your counselor BEFORE you begin your modelmaking project, and you explain why each procedure matters. Three parts now rather than the single paragraph the printed book carried.
Notes and warnings
Warning. THE STEM PUTS THIS BEFORE THE PROJECT, NOT AROUND IT. The requirement says to discuss all these safety procedures with your counselor BEFORE beginning your modelmaking project, and to explain why each one is important rather than simply listing them. It is easy to treat as a formality to be caught up on later, and its own wording refuses that. Note also that this is three parts now where the printed book had one paragraph, and the new part is 1(b), digital safety for computer design software and digital fabrication tools. That applies whether or not you go on to use them, so it cannot be skipped by choosing a traditional build.
What this is made of
Where this step comes from
- Model Design and Building Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 1 · The requirement asks that all safety procedures be discussed with your counselor before beginning the modelmaking project.