Occupational Safety & Health Policy to be Enforced

FG has established a national policy on occupational health and safety and a method to enforce compliance with the policy.

In line with the Minister of Labour and Productivity Alhaji Kabiru Turaki, the policy provides for the safety and welfare of persons at the job and also protect others against risks connected with activities of persons at work. The policy will ensure widespread coverage of the services in the Nation, creating an enabling environment for the inspection services to cover all people in every economic sectors.
Turaki said,

“Each and every one of us has responsibility for stopping deaths, diseases, and injuries occurring on the job. As government, we are responsible for providing the infrastructure, i.e. laws, regulations, guidelines, policies and services, as well as the enabling environment necessary to guarantee that workers remain employable rather than being maimed.”

“Enterprises continue to flourish instead of being pulled down by heavy burden of diseases, injuries or deaths of ‘employees. In this regard, a national policy on occupational safety and health, and a system of inspections to enforce compliance with occupational safety and health legislation have been put in place,” he added.