1. OVERVIEW OF MODERN HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICES
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN NIGERIA
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2. PRESENTED BY
Dr Olugbenga O. Bejide M.B., B.S., M.B.A., M.P.H., F.N.I.M.
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3. OUTLINE Introduction Early Occupational Health Workers
Early Development of OHS in Nigeria
Types of OHS services in Nigeria
Health & Safety Management Systems in Nigeria
Prospects, Challenges & Recent Trends of OHS
Summary and Conclusion
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4. HEALTH WORK OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
………….a speciality concerned with the two-way relationship between health and work
HEALTH WORK
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5. Bernadino Ramazini (1633-1714)
Father of Occupational Medicine
Physician and a professor of Medicine, Modena and Padua
In 1700, published ‘De Morbis Artificum Diatriba’
The first to recommend that physicians should enquire about patient’s kind of job
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6. OTHER WORKERS IN OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE
Sir Thomas Legge ( )
He was the first Inspector of Factories in Britain and developed a medical inspectorate which was effective in improving working conditions in the factories
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7. OTHERS Charles Turner Thackray (1795-1833)
…..a British physician and a great pioneer of Occupational Medicine who published a book entitled ‘ The effects of the Principal Arts, Trades and Professions and of Civic States and Habits of Living on Health and Longetivity’
This was the first British book on occupational diseases which helped to bring about legislations on improvements to factory conditions
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8. OTHERS
F. Ferisman ( )
Was a pioneer in public health in Russia
Campaigned for the improvement of the environmental conditions in factories
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9. Phillipa Flowerday OTHERS The first recorded Occupational Health Nurse
She worked with J.J. Coleman’s mustard factory in Norwich (1878)
She took care of illness and injuries at work
She also visited the sick workers at home
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10. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH IN NIGERIA
1945 Labour Code
1955 Factory Ordinance
1956 Factory Act
Workmen’s Compensation Ordinance
Mr Britnell was the first Chief Inspector of Factories and organised the first National Industrial Safety Conference in Lagos in August
Prof G.O. Sofoluwe: Father of Occupational Medicine in Nigeria in 1968
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11. NISCN
…..a tripartite organisation of government, employers and employees formed in May to address, advise and regulate occupational health and safety matters in Nigeria but currently in the process of re-structuring
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12. NISP
……a technical arm of the NISCN formed in comprising mainly safety professionals but currently in the process of re-structuring
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13. OH CONCEPT
ILO WHO Committee aims at the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations
In summary: ‘the adaptation of work to man and of each man to his job’
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14. THE OH TEAM Occupational Health Physician
Occupational Health Practitioner
Occupational Health Nurse
Occupational Hygienist
Industrial Psychologist
Ergonomist/Safety Engineer
Safety Officer
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15. TYPES OF OH SERVICES IN NIGERIA
No doctor or nurse but a clinic attendant/assistant on ground
Company GP sends a doctor or a nurse to run the facility from time to time
Full-time Nurse working alone
Full-time Nurse with part-time visiting doctor otherwise engaged
Full-time OH team (see previous slide 14)
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16. WHAT TYPE OF OH SERVICE IS YOURS? FOR YOU (SEE PREVIOUS SLIDE 15)
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17. HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (I)
SHE e.g. Heineken
HSE e.g. Shell
EHS e.g. BAT
SSHE
SHEQ
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18. HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (II)
OHSE
OHS
OSH OH OS
Yellow=UK while Green= US
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19. HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (III)
Top Management Safety Anchor
Safety Committee
Safety Department/Unit
Safety Manager/Officer
Line Manager
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20. HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (IV)
Occupational Health Physician
Occupational Health Nurse
Occupational Hygienist
Industrial Psychologists
Toxicologist
Ergonomist
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21. TPM MODELS TPM Safety Pillars Steps and Modules
Evidence-based methodologies
Result-oriented
Integrated with other pillars
Sustainable
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22. Legislative Requirement Corporate Social Responsibility
PROSPECTS (I)
Legislative Requirement
Corporate Social Responsibility
Motivation of employees
Public perception
Buyers’ Market
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23. PROSPECTS (II) Society’s awareness of rights Pressure from CSO and HRO
Indemnity and possibility of litigation
Increasing power of the Chief Inspector of Factories
Demand for good governance at all levels
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24. CHALLENGES (I) Cheap labour market High level of unemployment
Low level of industrialisation
Labour overconcentration on wages
Labour underconcentration on work conditions
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25. CHALLENGES (II) Poverty in the land Ignorance of workers
Inadequate local statistics of OHS diseases and conditions
Poor publicity of OHS injuries
Undue Partisanship
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26. RECENT TRENDS (1)
OHS policy statements with copies to employees, stakeholders and government and also framed copies displayed in the premises
Occupational Health and Safety Committees
Risk Assessment ( Hazard Inventory)
Greater focus on Ergonomics
Computerised access control
Smarter working uniforms
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27. RECENT TRENDS (2)
Employee Assistance Programmes e.g. Du Point and Heineken on alcoholics
HIV/AIDS workplace programs
Pedestrian and Vehicular WALKWAYS
Main gate SAFETY DATA BOARDS
Safety digital boards on production floors
Safety tags
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28. RECENT TRENDS (3) Safety Guides for visitors Publicised OHS Weeks
Road Markings
5S Markings of the shopfloors
Housekeeping audits
Administrative control
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29. RECENT TRENDS (4) Speed Breakers
First Aid Boxes and Trained First Aiders
Hanging Functional Fire Extinguishers and Trained Fire Fighting Executives
Conspicuous Fire Assembly Points
Safety awards and bonuses
Safety sanctions
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30. RECENT TRENDS (5)
Conspicuous display of framed copies of the Factory Act within the factory premises
Safety video clips and induction for guests
PPE provision for all guests
OHS as a full-fledged department
Hearing Conservation program
Health Insurance/Capitation
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31. RECENT TRENDS (6) Brief safety talk at every forum/meeting
Fame and shame boards
Near Miss reporting
TPM Safety Pillar
Break exercises
Keep-fit sessions/gymnasium
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32. RECENT TRENDS (7) Fire Drills Generation of worst-case scenarios
Accident Stimulation
Computer screen log-on
Periodic Medical Examination & Periodic Health Assessment
External Safety Audits
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33. RECAP Introduction Early Occupational Health Workers
Early Development of OHS in Nigeria
Types of OHS services in Nigeria
Health & Safety Management Systems in Nigeria
Prospects, Challenges & Recent Trends of OHS
Summary and Conclusion
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34. SUMMARY & CONCLUSION
We are still generally far away from where we should be in OHS in Nigeria and it will take the concerted efforts of you and I to move OHS forward in Nigeria ……….Jabulani Consults
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35. ……..bright but we need to move faster!
FUTURE OUTLOOK
……..bright but we need to move faster!
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36. THANK
YOU
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