The Lagos State Safety
Commission (LSSC) has unveiled the 2017 9ja Safe awards, which voting commenced
April 11, just as the Commission urges for more safety consciousness among
Lagosians, reports ITRealms.
Director-General, LSSC,
Hakeem Dickson, made this disclosure on Monday while addressing newsmen in
Alausa-Ikeja, urging individuals and organizations to imbibe simple safety
procedures because the cost of repairing and re-organising in the course of an
accident outweighs the cost it will take to prevent the accident.
He also said LSSC since
its inception has embarked on massive and rigorous campaign to orientate the
public on the need to embrace safety in every facet of their lives.
“The commission
spearheaded the injection of safety in the curriculum of all the Technical
Colleges in the state and has also developed school safety and compliance
manual. We have also engaged consultants who are qualified in different
domains to assist us in ensuring that all organisations conform to lay down
safety laws, regulations and measures in their day to day business,” he said.
Also, Dickson said that
the commission intends to introduce compulsory insurance of all buildings in
the state with the assistance of insurance companies and the National Insurance
Commission.
Also, the Director and
Enforcement, LSSC, Aderonke Odeneye, urged the public to endeavor to report
safety infractions to the commission by becoming “hazard identifiers”.
Odeneye said this will
enable the commission to quickly identify accidents before they occur.
ITRealms gathered that 9JA
Safe Awards is organized by Safety Record with main objective being to
recognize and encourage outstanding performances of individuals and
organizations towards raising and promoting safety consciousness among
Nigerians.
The award, ITRealms
reports has been slated for September 8, 2017 at Lagos Oriental
Hotel, just as nomination has commenced today, April 11 and will close on May
9, 2017.
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