LAGOS STATE SAFETY LAGOS STATE SAFETY COMMISSION COMMISSION
WHO WE ARE WHO WE ARE Vision ision To Proactively make safety a lifestyle in Lagos state, To Proactively make safety a lifestyle in Lagos state, a world a world-class city and maintain the leading change. class city and maintain the leading change. SERVICE CHARTER SERVICE CHARTER The Lagos State Safety Commission is committed to be The Lagos State Safety Commission is committed to be proactive, prompt, focused and offer efficient integrated proactive, prompt, focused and offer efficient integrated regulatory service for the safety of everyone. Support regulatory service for the safety of everyone. Support investment, business continuity and good return on investment, business continuity and good return on investment. investment.
OUR OBJECTIVES OUR OBJECTIVES � To promote safety culture through sustained public To promote safety culture through sustained public and institutional enlightenment strategies and programs and institutional enlightenment strategies and programs and to register safety practitioners in the state. and to register safety practitioners in the state. � To communicate the benefit of safety culture through To communicate the benefit of safety culture through effective advocacy to achieve reduction of accident, effective advocacy to achieve reduction of accident, incident and diseases. incident and diseases. � Build a robust and reliable statistics to enhance Build a robust and reliable statistics to enhance preventive measures. preventive measures. � Improve workplace safety, wellbeing, wellness and Improve workplace safety, wellbeing, wellness and responsibilities amongst others. responsibilities amongst others.
STATUTORY FUNCTIONS OF THE LAGOS STATUTORY FUNCTIONS OF THE LAGOS STATE SAFETY COMMISSION STATE SAFETY COMMISSION � Policy formulation, advisory & regulatory body for Policy formulation, advisory & regulatory body for MDAs on safety issues MDAs on safety issues � Set safety standard for all sectors in the states Set safety standard for all sectors in the states � Issuance and withdrawal of Safety compliance Issuance and withdrawal of Safety compliance certificates at all levels certificates at all levels � Conduct safety training, seminar &workshops Conduct safety training, seminar &workshops � Promote Safety culture in the State Promote Safety culture in the State � Conduct & review risk assessment report Conduct & review risk assessment report
PREVENTIVE FUNCTIONS PREVENTIVE FUNCTIONS The Commission shall undertake the preventative The Commission shall undertake the preventative functions through: functions through: � Inspections Inspections � Investigations of complaint Investigations of complaint � Public enlightenment / awareness creation Public enlightenment / awareness creation � Training, seminar and workshops Training, seminar and workshops � Prescribing personal protection equipment as Prescribing personal protection equipment as appropriate appropriate � Hazard / risk assessment and control Hazard / risk assessment and control
SAFETY COMPLIANCE SAFETY COMPLIANCE – A REQUIREMENT FOR COMPETITIVE A REQUIREMENT FOR COMPETITIVE BIDDING BIDDING
PROCEDURE FOR AWARD OF COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE FOR AWARD OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE Firstly … Submission of Safety Policy Manual for FREE review and approval by LSSC. If Approved … Letter of Safety Compliance would be issued towards contract bidding. If disapproved … Safety Policy Manual must be updated accordingly and resubmitted
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE – PROCEDURE CONT ’ D PROCEDURE CONT ’ D On award of contract: ‘ ABC Ltd ’ • For Construction Project: • Submit Project-Specific Safety Plan to LSSC. • Issuance of Safety Compliance Certificate after appropriate fees have been paid. • For others: Ensure compliance at all times including complying with client safety policy
SAFETY SCHEME COMPLIANCE SAFETY SCHEME COMPLIANCE ROUTE ROUTE • In line with International Best Practice, the In line with International Best Practice, the commission welcomes SAFETY COMPLIANCE commission welcomes SAFETY COMPLIANCE SCHEMES to which contractors may apply for SCHEMES to which contractors may apply for continuous safety compliance and capacity building continuous safety compliance and capacity building . . • Such alliance/scheme must be registered and Such alliance/scheme must be registered and approved by the Lagos State Safety commission approved by the Lagos State Safety commission . .
CONTRACTORS SAFETY CONTRACTORS SAFETY OBLIGATION & BENEFITS OBLIGATION & BENEFITS • Obligations include: Moral, Legal, Social and Economic Obligations include: Moral, Legal, Social and Economic • Improved capacity and competence Improved capacity and competence • Reduced incidences, injuries, ill Reduced incidences, injuries, ill-health and accidents health and accidents • Project time line unaffected Project time line unaffected • Eliminate possible LITIGATION or LAW SUITS Eliminate possible LITIGATION or LAW SUITS • Repeat business Repeat business • Branded as a SAFE CONTRACTOR good for business beyond Branded as a SAFE CONTRACTOR good for business beyond the state the state • Higher PROFIT Higher PROFIT
EFFORTS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SAFETY TO IMPROVE SAFETY Although, Construction industry Although, Construction industry is one of the is one of the high risk high risk workplace sector in the world, technology has been seen to help workplace sector in the world, technology has been seen to help improve safety measure within the last years. improve safety measure within the last years. Lagos Lagos state state Safety Commission Safety Commission as well as the as well as the National Industrial National Industrial Safety Safety Council of Nigeria Council of Nigeria is is making tremendous efforts making tremendous efforts to to ensure ensure safer working conditions and compliances in the industry safer working conditions and compliances in the industry
UNSAFE PRACTICE UNSAFE PRACTICE - Working at Height without PPEs - Working without PPEs - Poor Housekeeping
THE MOST COMMON RISK THE MOST COMMON RISK
SCAFFOLDING SCAFFOLDING WOOD BAMBOO
SCAFFOLDING CONT ’ D SCAFFOLDING CONT ’ D IRON
DUST DUST ALWAYS SURPRESS YOUR DUST WITH WATER TO PREVENT HEALTH HAZARD
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. CONTACT DETAILS: CONTACT DETAILS: LAGOS STATE SAFETY COMMISSION LAGOS STATE SAFETY COMMISSION 8 JUBILEE 8 JUBILEE-CMD CMD ROAD ROAD MAGODO MAGODO, , SHANGISHA SHANGISHA IKEJA IKEJA OPPOSITE THE SECRETARIAT OPPOSITE THE SECRETARIAT INFO@SAFETYINLAGOS.COM INFO@SAFETYINLAGOS.COM 08181002233 08181002233
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