Safety First !
Why is Safety important
Keeping schools safe allows children to look forward to being in an encouraging environment that promotes social and creative learning. When their basic safety needs aren’t met, children are at risk for not feeling comfortable at school and may stop showing up, or they may remain on edge throughout the day. Promoting school safety creates an open space for kids to explore, learn and grow.
Ladies Galore !
Kids are in safe hands with ladies
Simply put, feeling safe makes learning possible for a child. And who else can do this job better than ladies ?
Lady Teachers
Lady Guards
Lady Sweepers
Lady Bus Attendants
5-fold holistic approach
A proactive strategy on framing and monitoring safety procedures applicable to infrastructure, resources, transport, as well as the emotional and physical well-being of children within the school campus to create a safe learning environment.
three steps to safety
We take care of safety Every Step Of The Way
A safe learning environment is essential for students of all ages. Without it, they are unable to focus on learning the skills needed for a successful education and future. Here are our 3 steps to safety.
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Frame Safety Guidelines
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Implement Safety Measures
03
Adhere to it diligently
Safety Guidelines
Each student is expected to adhere to these guidelines.
Members of the school community should endeavour to walk rather than run while using the stairways, corridors and classrooms. Whatever you are rushing for should not cause you or others some injury. In the process of running, you may fall, collide with someone else or get yourself or someone else injured.
There may be this tendency to push or shove aside someone walking slowly before you. Be careful not to do so. The other person may lose balance when you push them and get injured. Such an act may even lead to a fight between you two. If you have to move slowly, be careful not to impede other people’s movement when doing so.
Students and staff should be encouraged to preferably keep to the left while walking on the corridors or stairways within the school building structure. By walking on the left, the individual is able avoid possible head on collision with others coming from the opposite direction.
The stairways shouldn’t be turned into playing grounds where people jump. A student fond of jumping the stairs should be warned against such in order to prevent accidents. They may possibly slip in the process and have some accident.
Certain locations within the school may be meant for authorized personnel only. Perhaps, there is an alternative electricity facility or heavy equipment vault within the school premises. No student or teacher should be found in such places.
FLOOR SUPERVISORS
Supervisors are stationed on each floor to monitor movement of students and other staff in corridors, washrooms , classrooms and every room of that floor. This completely eliminates any possibility of any untoward incident.
Safety Checklist
Each student is expected to adhere to these guidelines.
- Is the School building as per the norms under National Building Code of India 2005?
- Does the school maintain the standards and norms of the school as specified in section 19 of the RTE Act?
- Has the building been certified as per the norms as safe for housing the students by the local authorities?
- Is the school building and premises free from inflammable and toxic materials?
- Whether Alarm system/Centralized Public Announcement system are in stalled in the school?
- Is the CCTV monitoring system monitored regularly?
- Are the electrical fittings in the classrooms and corridor working properly and are secured properly?
- Switch Board/main switches working properly, are the switch board covered and cautioned?
- Whether checked if water coolers and other electrical gadgets are transferring shock? If yes than remedial measures taken?
- Has there been any case of electric shock or problem of any type reported by the staff/student?
- Any Sparks or Short circuit occurred in past one week?
- Are the corridors and staircases clear of obstruction?
- Classroom door and emergency doors clear of obstruction?
- Floor evacuation plan displayed properly?
- Are Fire extinguishers in place?
- Any high voltage wires / cables / towers in the school premises? If yes, access is restricted properly?
- Water filter/ purifier/ RO system functional?
- School has separate toilets as per prescribed, for girls and boys?
- Are there separate toilet blocks for children for 3 to 6 years of age?
- Are there attendants for children in age group for 3-6 years to assist children?
- Is there running water facility in all the toilets?
- If toilets are cleaned and maintained regularly?
- If toilets are having arrangements for disposing waste material, especially for girls? Are these functional?
- Whether ceiling tiles or plaster hanging from the wall/roof?
- Is there any dampness in wall?
- Cross ventilation in classrooms and library maintained?
- Are rooms properly illuminated with lighting?
- Any Problem in chemical labs? Whether chemicals placed properly, ventilated and exhaust working?
- Is lightening conductor in place and working properly? (Specially prior to and during Rainy Season)
- Is First Aid kit in place?
- Any suggestions from students/staff for upgrading floor safety?
- Is lift in the school is capable of serving the needs of children with disabilities?
- Open wells (if exists) in the school campus have protective walls and iron grills covering the wells?
- Whether movement of students towards wells/borewells/tanks (if exists) is restricted?
- Does the school have a fire safety certificate?
- Is the fire safety certificate of school updated and renewed annually?
- Does the school have adequate fire fighting systems in place to meet any emergency?
- Is the school in touch with local fire fighting agencies for mock drill training to a crisis management group?
- Are emergency steps in place in the school for fire safety management?
- Has the school obtained NOC from Fire Department?
- Are there any cracks in the school structures and are steps being taken to repair them?
- Is the school situated in old or dilapidated buildings?
- Is there a trained disaster management group available in school for initial response?
- Is the school located near any railway track? If yes, is the impact of such locations being examined by the local authorities for the safety of the students?
- Is the school situated in the earthquake risk zone?
- How safe is the school building to face a natural disaster of this kind?
- Are there any emergency steps in place for disaster preparedness at schools?
- Are periodic earthquake drills being conducted as per the guidelines of NDMA?
- Have necessary steps been taken during construction of the building for earthquake safety for the building?
- Are the staff of the school trained/ oriented for initial response w.r.to disaster management?
- Is the school in touch with the local disaster management authorities for training and retraining them?
- How safe are the electrical systems in the school? Are they being checked periodically?
- Has the school ensured limited access to the area of electrical installation only to those who are required?
- Are there any uncovered live wires?
- Warning signs are displayed near electric poles?
- Is the school following guidelines and norms and standards laid down by Sports Authority of India (SAI)?
- Has the school conducted police verification of the staff employed for sports activities in the school?
- Coaches employed in the school are qualified or trained?
- Sports specific standard safety equipment like helmet, lifeguard jackets, safety guards etc are made available for the players?
- Is the school playground safe for the students to play games?
- Is the safety certificate for drinking water has been obtained or not?
- Is the water source well protected?
- Is the water provided to the students tested by the qualified lab periodically?
- Does the school ensure safe potable water always?
- Does the school have a water management system in the event of a fire? Is there access to such sources?
- Are the laboratories in the school positioned as per rules?
- Is there space for free mobility for students in case of an emergency?
- Are the chemicals and instruments kept safely beyond the access of others?
- Is there a first aid box available in the laboratory?
- Is there proper ventilation and exhaust facility in the laboratory?
- Has the school displayed the first aid procedures for the students in the laboratory?
- Is the school team trained to meet any emergency in the laboratory?
- Is the school owning / hiring buses for students?
- Has the school complied with the rules and regulations stipulated by the local transport authorities and guidelines by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways ?
- Are the teachers’ delegated responsibilities for transport management?
- Are the school bus drivers trained and have a regular license?
- Police verification of bus staff, mainly drivers have been done before appointing them?
- Has the school obtained a signed affidavit from all its employees that they have not been accused of offence under any child related laws/legislations, particularly POCSO Act, 2012 and JJ Act, 2015?
- Does the school ensure whether the students are cautioned to keep a safe distance before starting the bus?
- Are the students trained by the school in maintaining orderliness in buses?
- Have the children been exposed to traffic rules?
- Fire extinguishers are there in the school bus?
- Is there an emergency exit door on driver side as well as back side in each bus ?
- Are all buses having valid permit issued by RTO?
- Are all buses having valid fitness certificate issued by RTO?
- Are all drivers having valid badge and license issued by RTO ?
- Is there a lady attendant in each bus ?
- Is there a first aid box in the school bus?
- Are all bus personnel having Police Clearance Certificates ?
- Is there a student feedback system with regard to transport facility, driver/conductor etc.?
- Dos a teacher or attendant escort the children till their stop after de-boarding the bus?
- Is there any spare bus with the school to deal with mechanical breakdowns ?
- Does the transport department have spare staff to replace absentees ?
- Are all the buses neat, tidy and in hygienic condition ?
- Is the pickup and and drop off of kids taking place inside safety of school campus ?
Very Important !
Police Clearance Certificates
We conduct thorough background checks and insist on producing Police Clearance certificate before appointment of any male staff member.
Transport Department
Security Guards
Housekeeping Department
Canteen Staff
three steps to safety
Closed Circuit Television
Used in conjunction with other security measures, CCTV in SVPV is a great way to eliminate any untoward incident and ensure accountability.
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150+ CCTV Cameras Installed. No Blind Spot.
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CCTV Surveillance done in real time.
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Access given to PTA in time of need.
Touch Awareness Workshop
It’s extremely important to teach young children about “Good Touch Bad Touch” to help prevent child molestation. Most of the time, targets are very young children, below 12 years of age. They are too young to understand the difference between right and wrong.