Safety Measures For Educational Institutions

General Guidelines

Install effective CCTV systems with backups at different locations
Respective Departmental heads/Class Teachers should maintain family’s Network for effective communication.
Any suspicious movement during or after office timings should be reported to the area police / CPLC
Stagger Timings for different levels of students to minimize congestion
Install Emergency Alarm Bell
Perform regular patrolling by Armed Guards even outside school premises
Assembly / Exit points should be identified for Emergency situations and be known to all staff and students
All Staff members and senior students should be given Civil Defense training on regular intervals (Fire Fighting, First Aid, Building Evacuation, Lockdown etc.)
Get Employees’ Verification from CPLC at the time of employment
Ensure that your staff is security conscious
Ensure that staff and students can identify and report suspicious activities
Ensure availability of Safety procedures for use in emergency situations.

Construct High walls (10 feet minimum) with razor or electric protection
Construct elevated guard pickets
Keep good visibility around perimeter
Use Jumbo (FIBC) bags filled with sand
Outer windows and doors should be secured with good quality key operated locks
To reduce the casualties occurring due to flying glass, all glass should be protected with Blast Protection / Fragment Retention films
Use physical barriers to prevent a hostile vehicle from driving into your premises
Place physical barriers to keep all but authorized vehicles at a safe distance
Make clear demarcation identifying the public and private areas of your premises
Establish vehicle access control point at a distance from the protected site
Construction should be a deterrence to scaling/ climbing.
Do not allow any vehicle to park close to the gate
Hawkers / Vendors should not be allowed near the premises.

Office / Institution’s Administration should have a control room at entry and exit points
Develop tamper proof ID badges for staff to wear at all times
Tamper proof entry passes should be developed for visitors entering into the premises
Design visitors’ badges that look different from staffs’ badges
Ensure that all visitors’ badges are collected when they leave
No one should be allowed to enter without proper identification / verification.

Call 15 or CPLC emergency numbers (1102) or relevant authorities and give them office/factory address
Building Map should be ready for the Security Personnel
Leave bags and other belongings and rush to the emergency exit points
No running on stairs (avoid Stampede). Avoid use of elevators
Turn off all lights, fans, electrical appliances and equipment (Main Switch)

Cordon off the suspected area and no one should be allowed inside the perimeter
Do NOT Touch the Suspected Bag
Call Bomb Disposal Squad
Move everyone away to a safe location. Evacuate buildings
Prevent others from approaching
Communicate to staff, students, visitors and the public
Use hand-held radios or mobile phones away from the immediate vicinity of a suspect item, remaining out of line of sight and behind hard cover
Ensure that whoever found the item or witnessed the incident remains on hand to brief the police.