The Government has directed all education officers and DPCs to get repaired allelectricity fittings and ensure safety measures in all schools in the State. Districts have been directed to comply with the directives strictly.
Directives have been given to apprise students of precautions to be taken while using electricity gadgets to prevent possible mishaps. Proper arrangements of earthing should be made at the time electricity fittings are made for the first time. Power should not be used in schools through illegal connection or naked wires. Before acquiring a new school building or electrification, it should be ensured through PWD whether material of standard norms/ISI has been used in it. There should no naked electricity wires at the places where metallic material or water is stored in the school. MCB should be used positively in electrification. Electricity equipments, switch boards etc. should be out of children’s reach and used only by authorised persons.
There should not be moisture in and around the places where electricity equipments are placed or switchboards are fixed. Boards or plaques with ‘Beware’ and ‘Danger’ written on them should be installed near power supply lines, switchboards and electricity equipments to warn students. If necessary, main-switch should be switched off during rains in view of safety. Information should be given to all to save through dry bamboo stick if a student or person is affected by electric shock. All electricity-related works should be done through licence holder/skilled electricians.