The federal government has charged the new executive of the National Industrial Safety Council of Nigeria (NISCN) to identify and coordinate the various advocacy platforms for effective management of occupational safety and health (OSH) awareness creation in public and private sectors by critical stakeholders.
The director, Occupational Safety and Health Department of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mrs. Lauretta Adogu, gave the charge, in an opening speech at the Annual General Meeting/Executive Committee Election of the NISCN, held in Abuja, Wednesday.
Adogu stated that the effective management of OSH would be achieved through the effective implementation of the Revised National Policy on OSH in line with ILO Convention 155 on OSH, and Convention 187 (2006) on the Promotional Framework for OSH, as well as advocacy activities of the national tripartite body (NISCN), comprising government, employers’ associations and workers’ Unions.
A statement signed by head, Press and Public Relations, Patience Onuobia, said the director noted that the Ministry of Labour and Employment, through its Occupational Safety and Health department, has the mandate of enforcing OSH laws at all workplaces, as well as promoting and creating awareness on preventative measures to work-related accidents, diseases, disasters and fatalities nationwide.
Adogu said the Department of OSH also supervises and coordinates the activities of NISCN – a tripartite body made up of government, employers and workers for the purpose of advocacy and advisory services on OSH to the public and private sectors of the economy.