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Schools and Underground Pipelines
Schools located near underground or above ground petroleum pipelines often overlook or under prepare for potential pipeline related incidents. The School Pipeline Safety Partnership, a joint program sponsored by the Pipeline Association for Public Awareness and the Danielle Dawn Smalley Foundation, offers a free School Pipeline Safety brochure and other pipeline safety related materials for schools on their web site. Click here for more information.
School and Campus Awareness and Preparedness
Looking for more information on school awareness and preparedness? Check out the FEMA School and Campus Awareness web page for information on the Ready Classroom Campaign, publications and resources along with links to free online training.
School Radios: Are you ready for narrow banding?
By January 1, 2013, all public safety, industrial and business two-way radio systems operating in the 150-174 MHz and 421-512 MHz Part 90 radio frequency bands must migrate to and operate in at least 12.5 kHz efficiency. Campus security executives whose agencies are not in compliance with this mandate could be in violation of FCC rules, be fined and even lose their licenses. Radios certified by the FCC since February 2007 are capable of operating in 12.5 kHz and those radios can most likely be reprogrammed for 12.5 kHz narrowband operation. Older radios not capable of 12.5 kHz operation must be replaced. Contact your radio vendor for more information.
Free School Bus Driver In-service Programs
The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) has available a free school bus driver in-service training series. This series of refresher trainings comprises nine programs on driving a school bus. The nine programs are; Adverse Weather, Driver Attitude, Emergency Evacuation, Highway Rail Grade Crossings, Know Your Route, Loading and Unloading, Student Management, Students with Special Needs, and Vehicle Training. Click here to access the training series.
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