1. Safe Schools : Initiative by SAFE Club
Date: 27/06/2017
Time: 16:00hrs
Venue: Safety Excellence Centre, Bistupur
Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia

2. Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia

3. Why DM at School ? Date Places Disaster Loss of Lives Loss of Property
Jan 26, 2001
Bhuj
Earthquake M6.9
971 Students
31 Teachers
1884 Schools collapsed
July16, 2004
Kumbakonam School Tamil Nadu
Fire
94 Students
Major part of school burnt
Dec 24, 1995
DAV School
Mandi Dabwali
>300 Students
Function Pandal
April 9, 2015
School in Trichy
No injury
20 classrooms
Dec 9, 2011
AMRI, Kolkata
95 people
June 13, 1997
Uphaar, Delhi
>59 people
Jan 23, 2004
The Srirangam Marriage Hall , Tamil Nadu
57 people
March 23, 2010
Stephen Court, Kolkata
42 people
Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia

4. Areas of improvement - Fire Safety
Assembly point not defined.
Whole building evacuation time needs to be reduced. (5-7min) Ideal time- 2min
Awareness amongst junior needs to be increase.
Emergency hooter should be installed.
No proper Mock Drill Schedules is maintained.
Training to teaching staff and non teaching staff on evacuation and also on the use of fire extinguishers need to be imparted.
Stretchers should be available.
Emergency preparedness document with emergency scenarios and responsibility need to be revised and made.
Evacuation procedure to be developed
Coordinators should be present at each floor.
First Aid
Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia

5. PHASES OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT (FIRE)
Pre-Disaster
Assessment(Risk Factors)
Planning (Evacuation plan displayed, Assembly area, periodic Mock Drills)
Training (Teachers,Staff,Students and parents)
Disaster
Releif operation according to the Fire Plan
Post Disaster
Debris cleaning
Measure of effect
Lessons learnt, Feedback
Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia

6. Fire Plans
A written fire safety plan for Healthcare shall provide for the following:
1) Use of alarms
2) Transmission of alarm to fire department
3) Response to alarms
4) Isolation of fire
5) Assembly point clearly defined
6) Evacuation of Assembly area
7) Evacuation of smoke compartment
8) Preparation of floors / building for evacuation (Evacuation Plan).
9) First Aid provided
10)Head count
11)Search
12) Extinguishment of fire Extinguishment of fire
13) Review and preventive action
Disaster Management Competency Network Team

7. School Disaster Management Committee, Response Teams, Composition,
Roles & Responsibility
Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia

8. Guideline of NDMA for School Safety - 2016
The guideline highlight upon the following key elements:
Addresses the vertical of school safety in a more inclusive and holistic manner in the national policy sphere.
Capacity building of children, teacher, school personnel, state and district education machinery on school safety and disaster preparedness
Anchoring/implementing child cantered community based disaster risk reduction in the local context.
Mainstreaming risk and safety education in the school curriculum.
Linking school safety in the existing government schemes and policies.
Strengthening coordination amongst institutional structures at the district, state, and national levels to promote effective child rights goverence in disaster situations

9. Fire Prevention & Fire Safety
Fire prevention and Fire safety measures should be part of initial school design, and also require regular maintenance and testing. The following must be ensured.
Flammable, hazardous materials sources are limited, isolated, eliminated or secured. It includes electrical lines and appliances, heaters and stoves, natural gas
Exits routes are clear to facilitate safe evacuation in case of fire or other emergencies.
Deduction and alarm system
Fire extinguishers and other materials are regularly refilled
Electrical systems are maintained and operable in compliance with fire safety design criteria

10. DM Governance Structure at School
School Disaster Management Committee
Awareness Campaign Team
Emergency Alarm Team
Evacuation Team
Search & Rescue Team
Fire Fighting Team
First Aid Team
Site Security Team
Transport Management Team
Media Management Team
Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia

11. School Disaster Management Committee (SDMC)
Roles & Responsibilities of SDMC
School Disaster Management Committee (SDMC)
Members
Chairperson: principal
Vice Principal
Teachers-02 (01 male & 01 female)
04 Students (head boy and head girl of senior section)
Roles and Responsibilities of SDMC
Make policy & plan
Evaluate & Update plan
Structural safety
Mock drill
Coordinate Response Teams
Contact no. Liaison with Support Services
Media management
Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia

12. 1. Awareness Campaign Team
Roles & Responsibilities of Team
1. Awareness Campaign Team
Members
teachers (preferable music, craft teachers)
02 parents
04-05 students of senior section active in the creative arts and public speaking
Roles and Responsibility
Prepare IEC (Information. Education and Communication) materials, posters, slogans, pamphlets, simple tips on Do’s and Don’ts in different disasters
Conduct awareness activities
Organise demonstration on fire safety, first aid, and search and rescue
Organise debate essays, poems competitions, “Nukkad Nataks”
Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia

13. Roles & Responsibilities of Team
2. Emergency Alarm Team
Members
02 Teachers
02 Staffs (including school peon)
02-03 Students of the senior section
Role sand Responsibilities
Regular practice of warning signs, Bells, Alarms
Alert the whole school for safe exit in case of any emergency through warning signs with pre decided alarm / siren.
Regularly monitor and update on the potential hazard that school can face and inform the school authorities.
Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia

14. Roles & Responsibilities of Team
3. Evacuation Team
Members
05-06 Teachers (including sports teachers)
All present teachers in classroom
Class monitor and hall monitors
Roles and Responsibilities
Maintain all exits in good Condition and Visible to all users
Identify & maintain Assembly point
Provide assistance to the differently-abled students for safe evacuation.
Evacuation all in an orderly manner regularly.
Ensure that the emergency assembly area is safe and accessible.
Conduct head count /Report to the SDMC & Search and Rescue Team
Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia

15. Roles and Responsibilities Report any structural damage to the SDMC
Roles & Responsibilities of Team
4. Search and Rescue Team
Members
07-08 Teachers (including sports teachers NCC, NSS, Scouts and Guide Instructors)
08-10 students of senior section
02-03 parents (preferably from the armed/paramilitary force s/ police/fire service/ civil defence)
Roles and Responsibilities
Obtain information of missing school students/staffs/ teachers from evacuation team
Search the missing persons quickly by physically , visually and vocally checking every room in the building
Carrying the victims to the first aid post for medical treatment in case of injury and reporting to SDMC
Report any structural damage to the SDMC
Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia

16. Roles & Responsibilities of Team
5. Fire Fighting Team
Members
05-06 Teachers
08-10 Students of Sr Section
2-3 parents (preferably from fire services/ civil defence)
Roles and Responsibilities
Make sure that all fire fighting equipment (extinguishers etc.) available in the school are in working condition
Train on use of all the existing fire fighting systems / fire extinguishers.
Fire safety assessment of the school premises & implementation
In case of fire try to control it
Have knowledge of main power switch to cut off in case of electrical short circuit / fire.
Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia

17. Roles & Responsibilities of Team
6. First Aid Team.
Members
05 – 06 Teachers (including school doctor / nurse)
Students of senior section (interested in health issues)
Parents (preferably from the medical profession)
Roles & Responsibilities
Maintain and control the first aid room of the school
Set up of first aid post and provide first aid to the victims. Maintain record
Training on medical first aid
Training to new members , refresher training to existing members
Maintain info about local medical resources in the area.
Contact with local hospitals
Plan for transportation of injured to hospital.
Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia

18. Roles & Responsibilities of Team
7. Site Security Team
Members
School security officer
School security staffs
02 Teachers
Students from senior section
02 –03 Parents preferably from Para Military Force / Police
Roles & Responsibility.
Prevent entry of un-authorized person into the incident site.
Security of premises & property.
Maintain contact with local police.
Should work with SDMC
To establish a release policy & communicate to parents
Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia

19. 8. Transport Management Team
Roles & Responsibilities of Team
8. Transport Management Team
Members
School vehicle coordinator
02 Teachers
02 school staffs
04-05 Students of Senior Section
Roles & Responsibility
Maintain record of all the buses and their plying routes
Prepare route chart.
Ensure all vehicle are in good condition
Be in touch with SDMC in Emergency
Arrange vehicles & ambulances to carry victims / injured to hospital
Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia

20. Roles & Responsibilities of Team
9. Media Management Team
Members.
Vice principal / Senior school staff
01 Teacher
Roles & Responsibilities
Be well acquainted with all present media policies
Always consult the SDMC before briefing the media on any matter.
Always remember that only 1 member from the team would brief the media
Promote Disaster Management Campaign with help of Media
Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia

21. Help from Disaster Management TSL :
Facilitation in preparation of School Disaster Management Plan
Development of Master Trainers
Facilitation in Mock Exercises
Training on First Aid and Fire Fighting
Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia

22. Thanks
Disaster Management Competency Network Team, Tata Steel India & S E Asia