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The strategic importance of Nigeria as the nerve of business in West Africa with a very diverse and dense population makes the mandate of all stakeholders involved in her macro-economic development commanding and important. The vision to become the hub in West Africa means we must aim at standardization and compliance in operational risk management in Life, Fire Safety, and Security. The critical role of assurance that the BCP both in private enterprise and public sector is adequately underwritten based on tested benchmarks, standards, and best practices is key to sustainability.

THE BIGGEST HSE AWARD IN AFRICA
Every profession celebrates their heroes, achievers, mentors, icons and legends as pacesetters to sustain the professional practice and culture of excellence. Such a glamorous event happened on the 12th of November 2022. Practitioners and stakeholders in the safety industry from all over Africa converged at The Lagos Continental Hotel to celebrate the profession of safety. Among the participants were the sponsors, supporters, award nominees and host of other participants.

Safety Consultants & Solution Providers actively participated as sponsors of the event, being motivated by her desire to promote the profession of safety. Our Technical Director Mrs. Anthonia Beri who was nominated in the category of “Outstanding Woman in Safety” was present at the event with her colleagues.

There are numerous cybersecurity-related certifications Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), CompTIA Security+, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) , IT Infrastructure Library Certification (ITIL), available, with more being developed all the time. Maintaining these credentials may necessitate additional study!

Product-specific certifications are available, as well as certifications that relate to industry ideas. Certifications exist in the sector to ensure that standards of ability and knowledge are maintained. Roles that necessitate specific qualifications are highly specialized. If a position requires a specific skill set, certificates may be stated in the job description. A certification can broaden the range of career opportunities and serve as an excellent approach to demonstrate proficiency when applying for jobs. Let’s take a look at some of the most common certificates in this sector to see what they mean.

Owning an Event centres in Nigeria is a big business, so one would wonder what social responsibility owners have towards their customers and stakeholders that they did not think it necessary to do the needful to take proactive steps. But well, your guess is good as mine. Judging from the calibre of guest that do patronize such an even centre, one would have expected them to have a high level of safety and security awareness as its Corporate Social Responsibility. Unfortunately, this was not the case, as this incident only shows that most event centres focus more on making profit without considering their responsibility towards ensuring the safety of lives and property. Reports gathered also indicated that the loss counted as a result of this incident included, properties, disrupted memory of a happy wedding ceremony, brand name and thankfully no casualties.

PART 1: QUALITY BENCHMARKS IS THE CONCEPT, DESIGN & ENGINEERINGING PHASES OF A FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
The importance of QUALITY as a measure of performance for FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS can never be over emphasized. The SYSTEM vs PRODUCT cycles are different with both serving different needs and functions. The are quality control bench marks controlled at different stages of the project life cycle.

Accidents are generally sudden and unexpected occurrence that leaves one with undesired outcomes such as wounds or losses. Accidents could occur during construction and destruction activities, resulting in injury, mostly incurred by workers on the worksite.

Regulatory agencies must sit up to do better and ensure that necessary risk-mitigating facilities and equipment were in place in public buildings. Supermarkets have grab-and-go food options, many of which are hot items. Though these treats are nice for customers in a hurry, the heating elements pose a significant fire hazard. Also, there are fluorescent lights, industrial coolers, and massive electrical systems found in every grocery store across the country.