Inter-Class Safety

Challenge Part 1 –
Your suggestions from
Term 2
FT period – Tuesday, 25 July 2023
On 4 May 2023, all classes took part in
the Inter-Class Safety Challenge Part 1

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Today, the Environmental & Safety Champions with the support of their FTs will share :

1) what your suggestions were and

2) how your suggestions have played a part in making subtle improvements.

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What you had to say…

Top 3 hazards (70%) were related to:

1. slippery or wet floors (50%),

2. the 2.4km running route (10%), and
3. electrical hazards (10%).

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• Students demonstrated a commendable level of hazard awareness,
effectively identifying common safety risks within the school premises.

• Students provided valuable and insightful suggestions to address the

hazards.

• Suggestions from students were carefully considered and when

implemented, they will benefit students, teachers and staff in the school.

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Inter-Class Safety Challenge
Your Feedback and Suggestions implemented

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Types of Hazards in Beatty Sec School
Types of Hazards
1 Floors - Slippery or Wet floors, Split or Uneven level flooring
2 Tripping (e.g. Bags on the floor)
3 Use of equipment involving heat
4 Running route - Uncovered drain, slippery floor, vehicle traffic
5 Electrical (e.g. Power points or wires on the floor)
6 Use of mobile phone when crossing the road
7 Building Infrastructure – Railing height
8 Others

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Floors (Slippery or Wet Floors, Split or Uneven Level
Flooring)
Issues Students’ Suggestions
• Slippery or Wet floors  Use anti-slip tiles
• Split level – corridor of Block C and the floor  Put up “wet floor” warning signage
at the garden

Locations Operations Team

 Apply yellow paint to indicate split level. (See next slide)
• Central staircase (G Block)
 Use of anti-slip products – treatments, tapes or coatings.
• Washing bay (Canteen)
• Toilets
• Drain covers
• Pathway outside football field
• Corridor along Block C
• Water cooler areas

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Warning signs of potential hazards – using
yellow paint and safety signage.

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Use of equipment involving heat
Issues Students’ Suggestions
• Accidentally touching the hot glue at the hot  Wearing of cloth gloves
glue gun station.
• Hot oven
Operations Team
• Gloves are readily available in both the Design &
Technology (D&T) and Food Labs. It is
mandatory for students to utilize them when
Locations operating the hot glue gun or oven. (See next
• D&T Lab slide)
• Food Lab  Teachers should emphasize and reiterate this
message to students during their lessons.
 To display the “safety” message – e.g. “It’s
HOT! Wear your gloves”

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 Always use
the oven
gloves

Design and Technology Workshop

Food Lab

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Running Route - Uncovered drains, Slippery floors,
Vehicle traffic
Issues Students’ Suggestions
• Uncovered drain  To cover the drain (i.e. To add drain grating where
• Slippery pathway drain is uncovered)
• Pillars at ISH obstructing views when doing  Ensure no algae on surface on the ground
2.4Km run
• Danger of vehicle traffic.

Locations
• Drain between the D&T Block and school field.
• Pathway outside the school field.
• Pillars at ISH.
• Road around the school building perimeter.
Operations Team
 To redivert the running path to avoid pillars.
 Report to GO if algae is spotted and they will be
removed.

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Electrical (e.g. power points, wires on the floor)
Issues Students’ Suggestions
• Playing with power sockets • Cover up the power sockets.
• Wires on the floor (e.g. stand-fan wire) • Tape up the wire on the ground.
• Water spilling onto the wall power sockets
Operations Team
• While placing a cover on power socket provides some
level of protection, it is not a fool-proof solution. It is
crucial for students to understand that playing with
Locations power sockets is extremely dangerous and poses a risk
• Classrooms of electrocution.
 An upcoming project initiated by MOE aims to replace
all lighting fixtures and fans in the school. (Upgrade
from 6 to 8 ceiling fans for better air circulation)

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Use of mobile phone
Issue Students’ Suggestion
• Students don’t bother to look at cars when • Stop using the phone while crossing the road.
crossing the road.
Operations Team
 To put up warning signs near the main gate,
canteen gate and back gate as a reminder to
students to exercise caution and be mindful of
vehicles when crossing the roads. (See next
Locations slide)
• Road crossings
 The safety champions in the class can assist in
reinforcing the message to the students.

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 LooK UP not Look DOWN!

Life Over Likes

Put Your Phone Aside
and
Cross With Pride!
Building Infrastructure – Railing height
Issues Students’ Suggestions
• Railing height is too low. • Add barrier to prevent fall
• Do not feel safe at 2nd and 3rd level of spiral • Add anti-slip tiles
staircase facing the pond.  Raising the railing height

Operations Team
• The current hand railing is 1.2m. It conforms
with the BCA guidelines.
Location • Where necessary, suitable anti-slip measures will
• Staircase at Block G (Central Staircase) be implemented in the relevant areas.
 Despite meeting the current BCA standard
guidelines, the school will consider raising the
railing height.

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Others
Issues Students’ Suggestions
• Danger of mango tree falling at courtyard • Avoid playing at courtyard
• Wasps attack in school  Report beehive or wasp nest to GO and educate
• Markings on staircase at IT block wasn’t visible students how to respond to the situation.
• Food handling hygiene at canteen – using the  Put up reflective tapes to indicate overhanging
same hand to collect money and to prepare food stairs. (See next slide)
without use of gloves. Potential food poisoning.
Operations Team
Locations • Regular tree inspections are already conducted
• Courtyard with mango tree. in school.
• School canteen  Canteen vendors were reminded to ensure
• Staircase at D&T Block proper handling of food for safety purposes.

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 Luminous tapes
placed at the over
hanging edge of the
staircase at IT Block.

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Thank you for all your feedback &
suggestions!

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 There’ll be Part 2
of the Inter-Class Safety Challenge
later this week on Thursday, 27 July.
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