1. PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND SAFETY TIPS WORKSHOP ON WOMEN SAFETY (SPECIALLY FOR IT SECTOR EMPLOYEES) 1 BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE

2. ROLE OF IT COMPANIES/ EMPLOYERS The respective IT companies need to play an important role in c/w maintenance of proper safety and security aspect of their women employees specially for them who work in night shifts throughout the year. Some major areas of thrust can be highlighted as follows: 1. Providing safe mode of transportation 2. Helpdesk and Helpline number (24*7) for emergency purpose 3. Self Defense training 8/1/14 2 BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 3. MODE OF TRANSPORTA TION How to deal with the safety & security aspect of cab? Keep responsible and trustworthy drivers. Cab driver must be properly instructed and sensitized. Monthly/weekly feedback from the employees about the behavior of the driver. You need to make sure the last drop should not be any woman alone. If possible male colleagues who live in the same route can accompany his female counterpart. 8/1/14 3 BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 4. MODE OF TRANSPORTA TION How to deal with the safety & security aspect of cab? Hire a guard who will remain in the cab till the last drop. The background of all such security guards who will accompany women in such cabs must be checked during their appointment from their respective authorities and if there is any such doubt do consult with the local police station for proper help. Maintain a database that includes Fingerprints and Photographs of all cab drivers who had already been detailed for duty in night shifts. 8/1/14 4 BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 5. EMERGENCY HELPDESK & HELPLINE NUMBERS How the particular company can provide emergency services to its women employees at night? Start companys own HELPLINE number in the office so that if any problem occurs the women employee can contact at that number for help. It should be made mandatory for each of the women employee working in night shifts that whenever they reach safely at their own place they need to inform over phone to the transport desk and if they fail to do so the transport desk will call them up after the estimated time of reaching home8/1/14 5 BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 6. SELF DEFENSE TRAINING COURSE Un-Armed Combat (UAC) is always a better option - How to deal an attacker without using any arms? The company can arrange some short term defense training courses for enhancing the physical capabilities of the women employees to deal with any kind of untoward incidents. Company can make this course compulsory so that all women employee shall attend the session. Mainly in this type of session basic techniques viz. elbow strike and knee strikes has to be learnt for primary8/1/14 6 BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 7. VIDEO ON SELF DEFENSE TECHNIQUE 8/1/14BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 7 8. FREQUENT MEETINGS How to create awareness among women folk? Frequent internal meetings with the women employees can be conducted regarding their grievances in c/w safety and security measures. The minutes of such meeting has to be taken into consideration whenever you are discussing these issues before the topmost level of your organization. In such meetings a regular feedback report has to be collected from women employees regarding cab drivers and guards who are mainly accompanying them during their way back to home after night shift duties.8/1/14 8 BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 9. INTERNAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT MANAGEMENT HAS TO PLAY? Keep proper Watch guard in your office. Involve both male as well as females in the security staff of your office. Listen to the concerned workers issues or problems regarding their safety from time to time and do the needful. Set up an authority to look into the problems concerning the security of women employees and taking required actions. 9 8/1/14BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 10. ROLE OF THE WOMEN EMPLOYEE 8/1/14BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 10 The women employee themselves need to take some preventive measures of their own to tackle any kind of untoward incidents that can happen with them when they are returning back to their home after night shifts. Some important points that women need to take into account can be highlighted as follows: 1. Keep a mobile phone with you provided it is switched on, fully charged and 11. ROLE OF THE WOMEN EMPLOYEE 8/1/14BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 11 2. The phone numbers of LOCAL POLICE STATION, 24*7 HELPLINE NUMBER OF THE COMPANY must be included in the contact list as EMERGENCY CONTACTS. 4. After the Nirbhaya incident of Delhi some important Android applications (Apps) had been developed which can be used in 12. ROLE OF THE WOMEN EMPLOYEE 8/1/14BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 12 Some important mobile apps that need to be installed in your mobile phone : NIRBHAYA Developed as a tribute to the girl who was a victim of the brutal rape in Delhi, this app can notify contacts in emergency situations by just pressing one panic button. The App notifies contacts your exact GPS location via SMS, with support for Facebook and e-mail. You can download this at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sma 13. ROLE OF THE WOMEN EMPLOYEE 8/1/14BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 13 SENTINEL The app can send multiple SMS and e-mail alerts to pre-configured numbers and e-mail ids. The app has been designed for smart phones including all devices with Android, Blackberry, Symbian, iOS and Java operating systems. The app requires a continuous cell phone signal. Firm says that prolonged signal loss will cause a fail safe alert SMS and e-mail to be sent from the companys server. You can download this at: https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/sentinel-womens-security/ 14. ROLE OF THE WOMEN EMPLOYEE 8/1/14BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 14 4. Some important handy tools must be carried along with the women employer while travelling alone at night in cab or in road which can be listed up as follows: PEPPER SPRAY It is a very important safety tool for women and also available in the market under different brand names or keep Chili Dust. 15. ROLE OF THE WOMEN EMPLOYEE 8/1/14BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 15 TORCH LIGHT - A small steel torch can be used both as a weapon to attack primarily as well as a source of light in dark. POCKET KNIFE A small pocket knife is always a good weapon to be used in support of RIGHT TO PRIVATE DEFENSE. 16. 8 SAFETY TIPS 8/1/14BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 16 A FEW BASIC THINGS WHICH SHOULD BE KEPT IN MIND: 1. Be aware of the surroundings. 2. Your body language should be firm and positive. 3. Resist- Dont go along with the attacker: Run, if you are able: DONT EVER GIVE UP. 4. If you are walking alone in the dark and you find someone chasing, scream FIRE instead of HELP. People dont want to get involved when people yell HELP but FIRE will draw attention for sure. 17. ROLE OF LOCAL POLICE ADMINISTRATION 8/1/14BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 17 Local police administration also has an important role to play regarding maintenance of safety and security of the women employees working under their jurisdiction. Following steps has been taken for better policing in near future to cope up with safety and security problems of women employees: Sensitization of Police Officials regarding how to handle the women victims when they come at Police Station to lodge a 18. ROLE OF LOCAL POLICE ADMINISTRATION 8/1/14BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 18 Identification of specific crime prone areas specially near IT Hubs where from women employees after attending their night shifts start heading towards their home. Helpline number of the local Police Administration had already been distributed through the website of Bidhannagar City Police. Organizing the awareness generation program and participation in the same. Bidhannagar City Police had already 19. ROLE OF LOCAL POLICE ADMINISTRATION 8/1/14BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 19 Bidhannagar City Police HELPLINE NUMBERS : 100 EMERGENCY DIAL 1. BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE CONTROL ROOM (24*7) NUMBER- (033)23588799/23595588 20. ROLE OF LOCAL POLICE ADMINISTRATION 8/1/14BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 20 3. Phone numbers of PSs under Bidhannagar City Police Bidhannagar North PS - (033)23373343 Bidhannagar South PS - (033)23351047 Bidhannagar East PS - (033)23590849 EC PS - (033)23679779 Laketown PS - (033)25344402 Baguiati PS - (033)25598799 Newtown PS - 21. BIDHANNAGAR CITY POLICE 8/1/14 21 THANK YOU