Lagos State Safety Commission has organised a training for artisans and workers in construction/built industry to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.
Director-General, Lanre Mojola, spoke yesterday at the training in Alausa, Ikeja.
Mojola, represented by Director of Public Safety and Well-being, Ajoke Oshokoya, said construction drives economic growth, adding the sector was one of the most risk-prone sectors in the world.
He said: “Nigerian workers have become more endangered and prone to accidents; some have died, while some have been incapacitated. Construction is one of the most risk-prone sectors, hence the training,’’ Mojola said.
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Lectures were given on selected and important safety topics in construction.
Some speakers were Health, Safety and Environment Manager at Cappa and D’Alberto, John Edet and Adebiyi Adeyinka, certified safety consultant.
Collins Waya of BNN Oil and Gas, Port Harcourt, spoke on hazard awareness and identification as well as hazard on construction site, while Kazeem Olanrewaju, of First Aid Trainer Nigeria Red Cross Society, Lagos, spoke on First Aid Principles, causes of unconsciousness and CPR, as well as Automated External Defibrillator (AED).