What action points or activities required to compliance Educational Institution Tobacco Free as per Tobacco Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI) 2019.
Implementation Manual of Tobacco Free Educational Institutions(ToFEI)There are 9 action points or activities required to declare Educational Institution Tobacco Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI) as per ToFEI Guidelines. Which is mentioned Below:
ACTIVITY-1: Display of 'Tobacco Free Area' Signage inside the premise of Educational Institute at all prominent place(s) with information of designated person Signage of 'Tobacco Free Premise' and 'Smoke Free Area' should be placed at prominant places of all floors of the Educational Institution as per below given templet :-
- Minimum size of the signage will be 60 cm. X 45 cm. and colours should be as in given samples.
- These signages can be printed as boards and placed on the wall or can be painted.
- Language used in the sign boards preferably should be the locally spoken or it can be English
as in the given sample.
- Sign Board/ Wall paint should be placed at prominent places like office notice Board, near
entrance gate, staircases, library, washrooms and places where management thinks desired
message can be expressed in an effective way.
- Name and details of the 'Tobacco Monitor' must be mentioned in the signages nominated by
the Head of the Institution among teachers/ staff members who himself should not be tobacco
user.
ACTIVITY-2: Display of "Tobacco Free Education Institution" signage at entrance/boundary
wall of Educational Institute with information of designated person
'Tobacco Free Educational Institution' signage as per below given sample should be placed or
painted at the boundary wall outside the entrance of Educational Institutions
Directions for the Signage –
Minimum size of the signage will be 60 cm. X 45 cm. and colours can be as in given samples.
- "Tobacco Free Educational Institution" signage should be placed as board or can be painted
at conspicuous place/s outside the premise on the boundary wall near the entrance gate/s.
- Language used in the sign boards preferably should be the locally spoken or it can be english
as in the given sample.
- Name and details of the ‘Tobacco Monitor’ must be mentioned in the signages nominated by
the Head of the Institution among teachers/ staff members who himself should not be tobacco
user.
Directions for the Signage –
Minimum size of the signage will be 60 cm. X 45 cm. and colours can be as in given samples.
- "Tobacco Free Educational Institution" signage should be placed as board or can be painted
at conspicuous place/s outside the premise on the boundary wall near the entrance gate/s.
- Language used in the sign boards preferably should be the locally spoken or it can be english
as in the given sample.
- Name and details of the ‘Tobacco Monitor’ must be mentioned in the signages nominated by
the Head of the Institution among teachers/ staff members who himself should not be tobacco
user.
ACTIVITY-3: There should not be any evidence of tobacco use inside the premise like
cigarette/beedi butts or discarded gutka/tobacco pouches, spitting spots
To consider any Educational Institution "Tobacco-Free", there should not be any evidences of
tobacco usage inside the premise such as butts of cigarettes / Beedi; pouches of Gutka /Pan
Masala/ Zarda/ Khaini etc. and spitting spots of chewing tobacco products.
To achieve the above objective following message can be displayed at prominent places inside the
premise :-
Important Instructions :-
- Since consumption of tobacco products is prohibited in
the premise, any of the mentioned evidences found will
be considered as proof of tobacco consumption in the
premise.
- Keep the premises clean. Do random checks of
students / staffs regularly and frisk the tobacco
products.
- If feasible, please place or wall paint the above
message in local language at prominent places like
office notice board, near entrance gate, staircases,
library, washrooms and places where management
thinks desired message can be expressed in an
effective way
- Name and details of the 'Tobacco Monitor' must be
mentioned in the signages nominated by the Head of
the Institution among teachers/ staff members who
himself should not be tobacco user.
Important Instructions :-
- Since consumption of tobacco products is prohibited in
the premise, any of the mentioned evidences found will
be considered as proof of tobacco consumption in the
premise.
- Keep the premises clean. Do random checks of
students / staffs regularly and frisk the tobacco
products.
- If feasible, please place or wall paint the above
message in local language at prominent places like
office notice board, near entrance gate, staircases,
library, washrooms and places where management
thinks desired message can be expressed in an
effective way
- Name and details of the 'Tobacco Monitor' must be
mentioned in the signages nominated by the Head of
the Institution among teachers/ staff members who
himself should not be tobacco user.
ACTIVITY-4: Display of poster or other awareness materials on harms of tobacco displayed in the premise
Tobacco adversely affects almost all the organs of the body and causes various diseases.
Information on harms of tobacco consumption should be conveyed effectively to the students by
displaying posters, charts, clip boards or other resource materials inside the premise at prominent
places where maximum persons can access these easily. These awareness materials can be
printed on flex or can be wall painted. It is also recommended that best posters prepared by the
students should also be displayed inside the premise.
ACTIVITY-5: Organizing at least one tobacco control activity during last 6 months
Students should be involved in tobacco control activities to make them understand the subject
well. Educational Institutions should organize one of the following activities on tobacco control
preferably quarterly else at least once in every 6 months :-
- Anti-tobacco pledge during the morning assembly. Sample of the Pledge is given at
Annexure-III.
- Organize poster/ slogan/ essay/ debate/ quiz competitions on tobacco. Best posters/slogans
can be displayed at prominent places to encourage the students.
- Street plays/ skits/ rallies can be organized on specific days like World No Tobacco Day
st th (31 May), World Cancer Day (4 February) or any other day.
- Photographs of the activities should be taken for the record and these can be shared on social
media as well for wider awareness.
- Exemplary contribution on tobacco control by the students/ teachers/ other staff must be
appreciated by providing them awards/certificates/appreciation letters.
- Local Health Experts and law enforcers may also be invited during the assembly or other
programs to make students aware about the tobacco menace and related laws.
ACTIVITY-6: Nomination of 'Tobacco Monitors' and their names, designations, and
contact number are to be mentioned on the signages
In every Educational Institution 'Tobacco Monitors' have to be nominated among teachers/ staff
members. Few tobacco monitors can also be nominated among the students. In case of schools,
student nominated as 'Tobacco Monitor' should be from class 9 to 12. It has to be ensured that
nominated monitor himself should not be a tobacco user. Order from the Head of the Institution on
nomination of 'Tobacco Monitor' should be released and displayed on Notice Board.
Details of 'Tobacco Monitor' has to be mentioned in all signages placed inside / outside the premise.
ACTIVITY-7: Inclusion of "No Tobacco Use" Guidelines in the Educational Institutions code of conduct
-> Management of the Educational Institutions should not allow use of any tobacco product inside
the premise; to ensure it a code of conduct on no tobacco use has to be prepared and in case of
violation, action might be taken against the violators.
-> Educational Institutions shall not participate in the events sponsored by any firm or a subsidiary
of a firm which manufactures or promotes the use of tobacco in any form. Schools/Students
should also not accept any prize or scholarship instituted by a tobacco producing or promoting
firm/company.
-> All Educational Institutions would include 'No Tobacco Use' norms in their code of conduct. If
Educational Institution is not having code of conduct, following draft can be used and displayed
at notice board.
ACTIVITY-8: Marking of 100 yards area from the outer limit of boundary wall / fence of the Educational Institute
-> It is important to make the public/shop keepers aware about the 100 yards area around the
Educational Institution in which tobacco products can't be sold. Therefore, Educational Institutions
would mark the area of 100 yards (300 feet) with either by paint a Red line on the road or fixing
boards mentioning 'Tobacco Free Zone'.
-> Students can also be involved in the activity of marking 100 yards around the Educational Institution.
-> 100 yards has to be measured from the outer boundary wall of the Educational Institution in both the directions.
ACTIVITY-9: Shops within 100 yards of the Educational Institute shall not sell any kind of tobacco proudcts
-> Selling of any tobacco products within 100 yards (300 feet) of any Educational Institution is a
punishable offence. There should not be any shop selling tobacco products in the radius of 100
yards of the Educational Institution. If there is any such shop with in radius of 100 yards, either it
should stop selling tobacco products or should be moved out of 100 yards with the help of Gram
Panchayat / Municipal body. Head of the Institutions are authorized under Section 6b of COTPA2003 to penalize the violators with the fine up to Rs. 200/-.
-> Violations can also be reported to the local Police Station, Anti-Tobacco Squad, Municipal body or
to the National Helpline No. 1800-11-2356.
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