AP Schools Safety Audit Guidelines 2024 Guidelines on Safety Measures to be taken in School premises to avoid bad incidents - Safety audit by all implementing agencies to be conducted - Issued
Mana Badi Mana Bhavishyathu - Death of Student occurred on 25.09.2024 at Patharlapalli village, Ranasthalam Mandal in Srikakulam District - Certain guidelines on Safety Measures to be taken in School premises to avoid bad incidents - Safety audit by all implementing agencies to be conducted - Issued - Regarding Circular. No. 1941089/MBMB/2024 Dated.30/09/2024
Ref:
1. This office circular Memo No. 191089/MBNN/2022 dated:28.12.2022.
2. This office circular Memo No. 191089/MBNN/2023 dated: 05.2023.
3. Death of Student occurred on 25.09.2024 at Patharlapalli village, Ranasthalam Mandal in Srikakulam District.
Vide circulars in the reference 1st and 2nd cited above, instructions were issued regarding precautions to be taken during construction.
In the subject referred above, Krishnam raju, the student of ZPHS Patharlapalli, Ranasthalam mandal of Srikakulam District died as the beam fell on the boy.
This a case of gross negligence on the part of the executing agency, head master and the school management committee.
All the concerned Engineers,Head Masters,Mandal Educational Officers, Additional Project coordinators, District Educational Officers and Executing agencies are directed to follow the instructions issued earlier vide the references cited above and also follow the directions given hereunder to prevent recurrence of such tragic incidents and save precious lives.
The following instructions are reiterated once again for strict compliance by all concerned:
- Head Master Should Walk around the school site with the Engineer/Parents Committee to identify major risks and potential hazards including sharp objects.
- Ensure the construction zone is separated from the school site i.e., fenced with safety tapes available in the market.
- Identify safe travel routes around the construction site for staff and students
- Provide separate access times for machinery, equipment, Materials and removal of waste from site i.e., before or after school hours.
- Ensure that there is no access to the construction zone for school staf, students, or others. The entire construction site should be cordoned.
- Provide Caution boards at the work Sites to prevent accidents.
- Special care should be taken near open and excavated pits
- Playing in and around the construction site should be banned and the same should be notifed to all the students through notice boards and by giving instructions during assembly.
- Additional care should be taken where power lines are falling near the working area.
All the Engineers of the Executing agencies shall conduct a safety precautions in the next 7 working days in all the schools where construction and major repairs are being taken up. Concerned Executive engineers shall take up this audit and send the report to Commissioner School Infrastructure by 03.10.2024 positively. The expenditure for providing these safety measures will be reimbursed.
All the concerned officers,SMC members are directed to comply with these instructions in letter and spirit and ensure that such tragic and unfortunate incidents do not recur.
Concerned Head Master and Mandal Engineer should verify and sign the enclosed Safety audit check list after completion of safety audit.
Encl: Safety Audit Checklist.
