Barrister Olúwaṣeun Faleye, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF), has urged participants at the ongoing workshop on Enhanced Occupational Safety and Health, to ensure they apply the knowledge gained to promote workers' safety and health in their organizations.
The MD who gave the charge in his keynote address at the on-going workshop for employers in the South East Geo-Political zone of the country.
He said, "I urge every participant to engage deeply, share openly and apply the insights gained with passion and purpose. The true
measure of this program’s success will not be in what is taught alone but in how it transforms your workplaces, protects your teams and ultimately saves
lives."
Represented by the Fund's General Manager/Head, Health Safety and Environment (HSE), Tony Eke, the NSITF Managing Director, described the training as pivotal and at the core of the Fund's mandate.
According to him, the training program on Enhanced Occupational Safety and Health is an initiative that speaks to the very heart of NSITF’s commitment to protect, preserve and promote the
dignity and well-being of every Nigerian worker.
He promised that the Fund would not leave any stakeholders behind in its quest to upscale the workplace and up skill both employers and employees for better safety and health.
The ongoing workshop for employers in the South East Geo-Political zone of the country, which held in Enugu, is organised by NSITF for selected employers enrolled in the Fund's Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS).
The Objective of the training is inculcating best practices in enhanced occupational safety and health in the workplace with the larger aim of prevention of occupational hazards and deaths.
The workshop is the second in a series holding across the regional demarcations of the Fund.