The management of Chemstar Paints Industry Nigeria Limited, manufacturer of Finecoat and Shield Paints, has said the health and safety of its workers would continue to top its priority list.
The firm noted that through the introduction of its safety week programme, the company had recorded over 70 per cent accident reduction and productivity of workers.
The Deputy Managing Director (DMD), Mr. Adedayo Paseda, who opened the 2019 Health and Safety Week held at the factory in Agbado, noted that safety is vital to the daily living of the workers due to the nature of their work.
The theme of this year’s week is: “Safe and Healthy Environment – Our Individual and Collective Responsibility”.
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Paseda said the need to raise the consciousness and knowledge of the workers about their safety and that of the working environment motivated the yearly health and safety week.
He added that apart from the yearly week-long health and safety week, the company organises regular talks, seminars and discussions on safety for the workers to raise their consciousness to certain self-induced accidents at work with a view to curbing same.
According to him, the weekly programme will feature health talks by a medical practitioner, Dr. Olufemi Akinola; occupational health specialists to talk to the workers in the areas of safety and materials used in the course of doing their job which involves chemicals; free medical checks for workers as well as fire-fighting drills by officials of the Lagos State Fire Service.
He said: “The company spends millions of naira yearly to educate and equip workers with health and safe needs, as well as to procure safety kits, such as work wears, safety boots, helmets, nose masks/guard and hand gloves. Some are given to workers weekly. Through the week and distribution of the safety kits, we have been able to reduce accident by more than 70 per cent.”
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