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School Safety Program, school safety and children protection
The document outlines a comprehensive framework for disaster management in schools, emphasizing the need for preparedness through risk assessments, response plans, and regular drills. It highlights India's vulnerability to various hazards and advocates for a school disaster management plan involving collaboration among teachers, parents, and local authorities. Key steps include hazard identification, formation of response teams, and the implementation of safety protocols to ensure the well-being of students and staff during emergencies.
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- 2. Our Ongoing Programmes •Disaster Risk Reduction Programme – Preparation of Disaster Management Plans – Hazard Risk Vulnerability Assessment (HRVA)/Crisis Management Plan – Disaster Awareness Programme (DAP) – School and institutional level shake out (mock) drill – Fire Evacuation Drill – Disaster Management Deputy (DMD) & Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) • Institutional Safety – School Safety – Hospital Safety – Industrial Safety • Readiness & Response – Search & Rescue Team (SART) – Disaster Assessment & Response Team (DART) – Response • Externally Funded Projects
- 3. 3 A STEP TOWARDSSCHOOL SAFETY
- 4. 4 A STEP TOWARDSSAFE SCHOOL
- 5. 5 Why DM inSchool of Navi Mumbai …
- 6. 6 Kumbakonam School Fire Onthe 23rd Dec 96 425 people died in Dabwali, Haryana. The Kumbakonam fire tragedy took life of 93 children
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- 12. 12 • India isprone to various hazards » 70% of the cultivable area is prone to droughts » 60% to Earthquake » 12% to Floods and » 8% to Cyclones • 34% of the total population of the country are of the school going age.
- 13. Why a needof School Disaster Management Plan? • For quick and speedy response • To know the SWOT* • Learn from the past • Long term impact • To make aware and be prepared • Economize the resource
- 14. Objective of theResponse Plan The purpose of Response Plan is to assist school staff, teachers, parents, and students to make their schools safer, and to know what to do if an earthquake or any other disaster occurs in their area. A response plan should provide short-term shelter (i.e., 1- 2 hours) for the entire school population and long-term shelter (i.e., up to 24 hours) for students whose parents have been unable to collect them. The long-term plan must take into account the fact that an earthquake/natural hazards can occur at any time during the day; that the building may be unsafe for re-entering; and that all services, including telephones, may be disrupted.
- 15. Who will dothe Plan? • School Administration in association with; – Teachers – Students – Parents – District Administration & City Administration – Police – Fire Services – Nearby Industrial Authorities – NGOs / CBOs / Nagarik Committes
- 16. School Disaster ManagementPlan (Respone) Step 1: Sensitisation meeting for awareness amongst Teachers/School Management Step 2: Formation of the School Disaster Management Committee Step 3: Hazard Identification and Safety Assessment Step 4: Preparation of School Disaster Management Plan Document Step 5: Formation and Training of Disaster Management Teams Step 6:Dissemination of the plan to everybody in the school Step 7:Conduct regular mock drills Step 8: Evaluation and Updating of the Plan to improve effectiveness and reporting to coordination group
- 17. 1. All StaffSensitization Sensitisation meeting for awareness amongst Teachers/School Management The step is essential to drive in the importance of the subject to all staff members up-to the lowest level so as the implementation of the plan can be made effective
- 18. 18 Training of teachers Teachers’training Programmes
- 19. 19 • PRIMARY sectionswere targeted by – Jingles – Anecdotes – Plays – Drawing Books • SECONDARY section were targeted by following trainings – Fire – First Aid – Search & Rescue – Evacuation Training of teachers
- 20. 2. Formation ofCommittee A committee is at a better position to take important decisions SUGGESTED MEMBERS •Principal •Chairman – Management Committee •Vice-principal •Physical Teacher •Two students •Parents •A Doctor •An NGO •Representative from Red Cross/St. John’s Ambulance Brigade •RWA members of the area •Members of Civil Defence
- 21. 3. Hazard Identificationand Safety Assessment Preparation of a checklist on the basis of which actions can planned in the future to make the school a safer place. SUGGESTED POINTS ON WHICH SCHOOL CAN BE EXAMINED • Are the corridors and stairwells clear of any obstruction • Does the school have provision for emergency power back- up • Are the fans and lights properly fixed to the ceiling • Does all classes open outwards • Does the school have minimum two exits • Are all exits from the school clear • Is there adequate arrangement for fire safety
- 22. Seismic Hazard Analysisand Reduction • Learning from the past • Structural Hazards (School Building / Water tank / Electric Installation / Windows / Basements etc.) • Class room Hazards (Heavy loose objects / hanging objects / Chemical in laboratories / Aquarium etc.) • Maintenance Hazards (un skilled maintenance of equipment / articles etc.) • Neighborhood Hazards (Gas stations)/ high-voltage power lines/ major traffic routes (e.g., freeways and railway lines)/ major oil and natural gas pipelines/ transformers and underground utility vaults/ multi-storey buildings vulnerable to collapse/ water towers/ landslide areas/ flooding from collapsed dams, or dykes)
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- 25. 4. Plan preparation– The Document COMPONENTS Demographic Details – Number of students, teachers, total rooms, type of structure, no. of Laboratories etc Vulnerability map – Locating the identified areas where there is a danger of hazard occurring Resource map – Locating the identified areas where school resources may be found Evacuation Route Map – mapping the sae exit routes from the school building
- 26. 26 SCHOOL SAFETY PLANS attwo levels: Inside - School Safety Plan Outside - School Safety Plan
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- 30. 5. Formation andTraining of Teams SUGGESTED TEAMS Awareness and Information Dissemination Team Evacuation Team Fire Safety Team Search and Rescue Team First Aid Team Bus Safety Team
- 31. 6. Dissemination ofPlan to everybody BY FEW VERY SIMPLE STEPS Call a meeting and discuss the plan with all staff members Prepare Floor wise evacuation route maps Display the maps on every floor in the school Put up signs for exits on walls and roof etc
- 32. 7. Conduct RegularMock Drill Step I – Ringing of the alarm bell Step II- Drop Cover hold practice IV – Assembling at the designated place and teachers taking attendance Step V – Deploying the Search and Rescue Teams if someone is left trapped Step VI – Saving the trapped Step III – School Evacuation Step
- 33. Once the “shaking” warningsignal stops, teachers and students should Check the building damage and take decision to evacuate the building following proper evacuation procedures or If building is damaged stay in the building. Evacuation
- 34. Assembly Whole school Staff/teachers/ students will assemble as per their class at the pre determined assembly point.
- 35. Officer will take theattendance and check with daily attendance sheet. Make list of absentees and activate the search and rescue team /first aid team Head Count
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- 39. Search & RescueTask Force
- 40. First Aid TaskForce
- 41. Fire Safety TaskForce
- 42. Light Search andRescue of Missing Student
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- 54. 54 DROP COVER HOLDdemonstration to the school children during assembly session DROP COVER HOLD (DCH) mockdrill performed inside the class room
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- 56. Step 8: Evaluationand Updating of the Plan to improve effectiveness and reporting to coordination group
- 57. SECURE YOUR FURNITURE,ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, SHELF CONTENTS, AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. Use “L-brackets” and/or screws and anchors, or expansion bolts to fasten wardrobes, vitrines, and similar tall and heavy furniture to columns, beams, or bearing walls. For adobe use 50cm chiseled spikes to fasten a wooden wall bridge in place to attach objects. Use hooks and nylon straps and buckles to fasten gas tanks, fire extinguishers. or the legs of rolling equipment. Use closed picture hooks to hang objects on the wall. Put latches on cabinets to prevent them from swinging open and emptying contents. Limit and isolate hazardous materials. Be sure that exits open outwards. Keep shoes, and flashlight by your bed. NON-STRUCTURAL RISK REDUCTION Fastening building contents WHAT CAN HAPPEN DURING AN EARTHQUAKE? Objects that are not fastened securely to the building can slide, fall, or collide. These objects can kill or seriously injure people, cause huge economic losses, and disrupt continuity of essential services. WHAT CAN YOU DO? CONDUCT AN EARTHQUAKE HAZARD HUNT. Look for objects that could slide, fall or collide. Prioritize: #1. Those that could cause serious injury or death #2. Those that would be big economic losses, or would disrupt essential services. #3. Those that would be cultural or sentimental losses, or just make life more difficult after disaster TAKE SIMPLE MEASURES FIRST. • Move heavy objects down low (beneath the head of the shortest member of the family) • Move beds away from window • Clear exit paths, and keep them free of things that could fall and block them • Secure hanging pictures, plants and other objects with hooks or tie objects to nails • Use nylon web strap material or “L-brackets” to fasten furniture to walls, beam, or columns. Or if the back and sides are solid, fasten directly through back of the object. • Use closed hooks for all hanging objects, and latches on cabinets, and metal “L” restraints where you cannot fasten the object. • Use nylon web straps sewn with heavy-duty self- stick hook and loop tape and buckles or plastic straps with locking clips for electronic devices and tanks. Fasten to the wall behind the object. • For adobe walls, first create wooden bridges at two heights, with 50cm spikes every 1m into the wall. Plastic Masonry Wall Plugs Steel Expansion Bolts Brick Masonry Concrete Standard Wall Plugs • Secure tanks and fire extinguishers • Secure cabinets with breakable or hazardous materials with locks or mechanical latches •When attaching furniture be sure to use the right kind of attachments. SECURE TALL & HEAVY FURNITURE, ELECTRONICS, SHELF CONTENTS, AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO TO REDUCE YOUR RISKS? • Make sure that school classroom doors, and all exits open outwards • Limit and isolate hazardous materials • Have fire extinguishers serviced regularly, and learn how to use them • Keep shoes and flashlight in a plastic bag tied loosely to the end of your bed • Consult a professional engineer for complex items and for structural safety advice. • Learn about basic disaster awareness and do your family and workplace disaster plans.
- 58. 58 “Educating a Teacheris educating student, parents & Community”
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