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HSE AND FIRE SAFETY AWARD IN AFRICA

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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.

Quality in fire protection engineering: Why it matters from day one

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.

From building collapse to fire incidence, road, sea, rail and air mishap, tanker explosion, insecurity challenge, flood and workplace accident, Nigeria has been hugely impacted by varying degrees of natural and man-induced disaster that have rubbed off negatively on human lives and national purse.

For instance, a recent report by Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) revealed that Nigeria lost about $188bn investment opportunities between 2017 – 2020, representing more than 92 percent investment opportunities in four years.

But according to a former Director General of Lagos Chamber of Commerce of Industry (LCCI), Muda Yusuf, this is not unconnected to low level of investors’ confidence, fueled by structural problems of infrastructure and worsening security situation, amid other uncertainties in the country.

Lives lost to disaster and emergency in the country are immeasurable even as report by InterNations described Nigeria as the third most dangerous place to live in the world with regards to safety and security, after South Africa and Brazil.

According to media report, between 2019 and 2021, Nigeria recorded no fewer than 68 fire outbreak resulting in 79 deaths which the Federal Fire Service (FFS) identified electrical spark as the major cause of most outbreak.

Reports by Brookings also put Nigeria has number one in the frequency and intensity of building collapse in Africa. The report further identifies that no fewer than 6000 households were displaced by building collapse with property worth of $3.2 trillion forfeited.

Within the snap of a finger, the world came to a standstill at the emergence of the novel Corona virus. Like a flash, a mutant virus more deadly has emerged; the Omicron variant. This virus from the onset already poses a great threat to human existence. The omicron variant has been reported in at least 25 countries worldwide. In Africa, the omicron variant has now been detected in four countries, with Ghana and Nigeria becoming the first West African countries and the latest on the continent to report the new variant. The jittery health and social implication of the virus is already creating a gloomy outlook for the global economy.