Safety norms for schools

To ensure the success of the program to check the safety of school buildings across the country, we need to first of all lay down a good inspection plan, says an article in Beijing News. The following is an excerpt:

The regulations on the reconstruction in quake areas issued by the State Council clearly stipulated that the anti-quake facilities of public buildings such as schools should be of a higher level than for other local buildings. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development also issued a joint circular in recent days, deciding to check potential risks of school buildings across the country. Unsafe school buildings should be repaired on time. For those built with a poor quality due to violations of national laws and regulations, the leaders in charge of the buildings should be held accountable.

It is the right time for us to check the construction quality of schools across the country.