Gas explosions are becoming regular occurrences in recent times across the country. Sadly, the Ladipo tragedy is one too many attributed to human negligence that could have been easily avoided. Tragic incidences like this usually have a toll on human activities, and even families of affected victims and survivors may never forget. It is expedient that efforts are geared to do all it takes to avert this tragedy is immediately deployed.
Exasperated by the spate of this incidence, Safety Consultants and Solutions Provider (SCSP) see it as a duty to call on all and sundry to stem the trend. There is the need to educate and sensitize operators of gas outlets on how to operate their businesses with minimal risks and comply with all safety rules. Within this context, Nigerians must be taught to regularly check and replace expired or leaking cylinders. Concerned authorities as such must monitor and ensure that this inflammable product is marketed in safer locations. Also gas sellers must ensure that their customers adhere strictly to the rule of not making or answering calls around their sales outlets. As a matter of safety, phones should be banned within such vicinities. As a corporate safety brand, we are against legal or illegal formation of gas outlets especially under power lines or at high risk zones. We leverage on this at Safety Consultants to drum our stand for safety compliance across all quarters.
At our end, we commiserate with the families of the deceased. Our commitment is to ensure that innocent Nigerians are safeguarded from human induced tragedies or even sent to their early graves. As we launch gallantly into the yuletide season, we are mindful of a hike in activities and that the need to heighten the implementation of safety standards now and beyond is a non-negotiable actualization.
