School Bus Safety Rules of Telangana

• Every school bus should be displayed with its name, contact number etc, on the left side of it.
• A driver more than 60 years of age should not be appointed as school bus drivers and they should have a minimum experience of 5 years in driving.
• School authorities should regularly check the health condition of every school bus driver.
• The management must make sure that licenses submitted by drivers are verified by an RTA official.
• Every school bus should have an emergency exit and it should be visible to school bus passengers.
• A First aid box with essential medicines and equipment must be provided in every school bus.
• There should be a proper parking place for school buses inside the school premises.
• An attendant should be present inside every school bus, but they should never be allowed to drive the bus.
• Both drivers and attendants should wear uniforms as prescribed by the Transport Commissioner.
• A school bus should also have a fire extinguisher, dry powder type, beside the engine department, and provision for keeping bags safely.
• The school management should conduct safety lessons every year with approval from the Transport Department of Telangana.
• Every school bus should be provided with hand rails for safe entry and exit of students.

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