Perak government has urged the Education Ministry to establish a standard operating procedure (SOP) for periodic inspections of electrical equipment as well as building safety in all schools.
Caretaker menteri besar Saarani Mohamad said periodic checks are needed half yearly or annually to ensure all equipment is in a good condition.
"We also hope all schools will take action and periodically check electrical equipment including the school buildings to ensure they are always in a safe condition.
"Sometimes it is not due to the (condition of) fans but ceilings... as ceilings could be old and may fall," Saarani (above) said when met by the media after launching the Perak State-Level Innovation Day Celebration at the Perak Darul Ridzuan Building banquet hall today.
Yesterday, the media reported that an eight-year-old girl broke a finger on her left hand after her classroom ceiling fan in a Selama primary school fell and hit her.
It is understood that in the incident that happened at about 10am, three other female students, all aged eight, suffered minor injuries.
Selama district police chief Mohd Sabri Saad confirmed that he had received a report regarding the incident.
- Bernama
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