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ECCLESIASTICAL SAFETY (CHURCH HEALTH & SAFETY)

Some months ago, it was the collapse of a church building in Akwa Ibom State but now another church in Abuja called House on the Rock was engulfed in fire yesterday 25/06/2017 with the cause yet to be ascertained. Good to know that no lives were lost but what about the damage to properties. With all these happenings around, it has become imperative to look into the Ecclesiastical Safety in our country. Asides efforts by our churches to ensure its members and visitors are spiritual safe, how many of them are also concerned about the health and safety of their so called members and visitors alike. Our venues of worship aren’t exempted when it comes to health and safety. Our churches have duties of care to all their church members and visitors by possessing adequate health and safety policy, suitable and sufficient risk assessments, fire arrangements and procedures for emergencies and evacuations. With the House on the Rock Church fire incident still fresh in our minds, it’s a...
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ESTABLISHING A VIBRANT SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Safety has been defined as the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational or other types or consequences of failure. Safety can also be likened to the control of recognized  hazards to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Home safety may indicate a building’s ability to protect people from external harm by incidents such as weather, home invasion or may indicate that its internal installation such as appliances, stairs and so on are not dangerous and harmful for its inhabitants. Traffic signals are perceived as safe, yet under some circumstances they can increase traffic crashes at an intersection. Continuous changes in technology, environmental regulation and public safety concerns make the analysis of safety in building collapses more and more demanding. It is also pertinent to mention that security is of higher importance to many people than substantive safety. For exam...
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NIGERIA’S HEALTH & SAFETY LAW IS SLEEPING

In the emerging industrial society, statues have been used to regulate some industrial activities and these statutes have had the effect of imposing additional liability on employers for the safety of their employees. The National Assembly on Thursday, 27th September 2012 passed the Labour Safety, Health Welfare Bill intending to protect Nigeria workers. The bill seeks to set aside and develop the Factory Act 2004 to make comprehensive provisions for securing the safety, health and welfare of persons at work. It will also promote safe and healthy work environment for employees and protect them from injuries and illnesses at their workplaces. In addition, it will establish the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health. The Labour, Safety, Health & Welfare Bill of 2012 still awaits the presidential assent. There have been couple of legislations introduced from between 1974 to 2012 namely Factories Act of 1987 (now known as Factories Act of 2004), the Workman’s...
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PUTTING PROFIT BEFORE LIVES (SIGN THE HEALTH & SAFETY BILL INTO LAW)

The National Assembly on Thursday, 27th September 2012 passed the Labour Safety, Health Welfare Bill intending to protect Nigerian workers. The bill seeks imprisonment for any employer who breaches labour laws. The Labour Safety, Health Welfare bill seeks to set aside and expound the Factory Act 2004 to make comprehensive provisions for securing the safety, health and welfare of persons at work. It will also promote safe and healthy work environment for employees and protect them from injuries and illnesses at their workplaces. The bill also seeks to protect others against risks to safety and health with regard to activities of persons at work in addition to establishing the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health. The question to be asked is, when will Nigeria sign the health & safety bill into law if it truly seeks to promote safe and healthy work environment for employees and protect them from injuries and illnesses at their workplaces? This comes to lig...
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