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Disaster Management

With a view to develop a holistic, proactive, multi-disaster oriented and technology driven strategy through a culture of prevention, mitigation, preparedness and response, the school has formed a Disaster Management Cell that functions actively and efficiently. It comprises of a Disaster Management Committee that looks after all the wings of school safety. Following are the key aspects.

Fire and life safety SOP
Fire evacuation drill
Installation of safety equipments as per National Building code

Safety & Disaster management

Safety of children is the utmost priority at Jain Public School. In lieu of the same a workshop for emergency Preparedness was held for staff by Principal.

Principal shared the names of disaster management committee and explained their responsibilities. It was clearly explained how on sign of emergency class wise evacuation will take place. Evacuation plan was explained to all the staff members. Responsibility of school nurse, class teachers, subject teachers, floor warden, transport in charge and assembly point in charge we're clearly spelled.

On 8th August Mock drill will be conducted with the safety team. The whole purpose is to be better prepared to handle emergency and ensure safe evacuation.

The most important aspect of education is to ensure the physical and emotional safety of children keeping this as a prerogative the short film Komal which is recommended by CBSE was screened at Jain Public school. Komal, a short film produced by Childline India, is a child friendly film that educates children on the concept of safe and unsafe touch. It also teaches children how to protect themselves and how to seek help from adults if ever caught in a situation where they are threatened by unsafe touch. JPS screened this CBSE recommended movie to the LKG and UKG students.

Safety of our children is of prime importance at JPS. School is taking all possible steps to ensure the same. Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India had commissioned a short animated film (Komal) which has also won the national film award in the category of“best educational film” to create awareness among school children about inappropriate touch. The school has ensured to screen the same in the assembly for our learners.

We at Jain Public School believe that Prevention is better than cure. In lieu of the same, a mock fire and evacuation drill was conducted for the students and staff of Jain Public School on 15th July 2019. The drill held under the guidance of the disaster management committee aimed to educate the students about disaster preparedness and train them on the basic safety skills such as evacuation routine and safe assembly point in case of fire. The evacuation began soon after the fire alarm was alerted. The students assembled at the assembly point in a calm manner along with the respective class teachers as per the evacuation plan. Headcount was taken to account for all the students. Students were then instructed on how to conduct themselves in the eventuality of a disaster. The staff were then given a demonstration on handling various types of fire extinguishers by the fire safety team. Teachers also learnt how to handle the fire extinguishers independently through hands-on training. The session imparted life-saving skills to the attendees.

Disaster Management and Evacuation Drill was held at Jain Public School to enable staff and students understand the standard operative procedures of safe evacuation. Safety team also conducted the workshop on usage of fire equipment in case of emergency.

In order to prepare ourselves better for emergency handling school conducted fire safety and evacuation Mock drill. Disaster Management committee along with safety department carried out the entire drill. Students clearly followed the instructions of moving in line and evacuating from the nearest route as per the evacuation plan on the sound of fire alaram. Class teachers proactively brought the students to the assembly point where children stood in their pre-designated area where attendance was taken by respective teachers. Safety team also demonstrated the use of fire extinguishers and hose rill to extinguish small and big fire. Principal spoke to children about their learning experience and the protocols they will follow at the time of emergency. Presentation on fire safety was also taken by the safety team.

First aid and safety is the integral part of students well being and of prime importance at JPS. The school has appointed well qualified and experience Nurse to cater to the same. Students of all classes were briefed today on the first aid and safety precautions they have to taken so as to avoid any major accidents as they say " prevention is better than cure"

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