The Ministry of Emergency Situations initiates the return of the basics of safety course to the mandatory school curriculum

August 19, Vitebsk /Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus is initiating the return of the life safety basics course to the mandatory school curriculum. This was announced today to journalists by the Minister of Emergency Situations Vladimir Vashchenko, responding to a question from a BELTA correspondent. In Vitebsk, he is taking part in a meeting of the Vitebsk District Executive Committee on the implementation of Directive No. 1 "On measures to strengthen public safety and discipline" regarding the prevention of fires and deaths.

The head of the department recalled that previously this course was part of the school curriculum as a mandatory subject, and today it remains in the form of elective classes. The Ministry of Emergency Situations insists that such a format and scope of teaching this important subject are clearly insufficient. "There are frequent situations when people cannot orient themselves in elementary situations," emphasized Vladimir Vashchenko. For example, it is often necessary to mobilize all duty services and helicopters to search for people lost in the forest. Sometimes citizens do not know how to protect themselves from insect bites, as well as in other situations, he added. Therefore, Vladimir Vashchenko is confident that training and instilling skills of safe behavior must begin from kindergarten and certainly from school age.

Vladimir Vashchenko noted that rescuers are supported in this matter by the Ministry of Education. Specialists from the two departments are developing an action algorithm for the practical implementation of the Ministry of Emergency Situations' initiative.

Today, the Ministry of Emergency Situations focuses on fostering a culture of life safety in society, teaching people of all ages the correct actions in any situation. The ministry has developed methodological and educational materials, and training videos based on real incidents are constantly being created, added Vladimir Vashchenko.-0-