South Point Schools receive OHSAS certification

The South Point School and South Point High School in the city received the OHSAS 18001:2007 certification today from the British Standards Institute (BSI), a business standards company that helps organisations all over the world to attain excellence.
South Point is the first school in eastern India to be awarded the Occupational Health and Safety Management Certification, BSI India Managing Director Venkataram Arabolu told newsmen.
The two schools, run by South Point Education Society, are housed in two buildings in Ballygunje area of city.
"With the implementation of the system, over 12,000 families are secure that their children are safe," South Point Education Society Trustee Krishna Damani said.

He said an OHSAS implementation team comprising members of administrative, teaching and other support staff was formed in the school to implement OHSAS requirements. The team, with the supported of a reputed consultant practised a process-based approach to identify the various hazards and risks associated with daily school activities and documented safe operational control procedures to be adopted.
Emergency response teams were formed in both sections involving a cross-section of school staff, who were trained on fire fighting, quake management, quick response during any terror threat and first aid measures.
The implementation included installation of GPS devices in buses and strengthening bus security by providing additional female power at an annual cost of Rs 18 lakh.