health and safety in agri business & manufacturing
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Encouraging Health and Safety best practices in agri-business and manufacturing is key in protecting the massive investments in the sector.TRANSCRIPT
Health and Safety in Agri-business and
Manufacturingbeing a paper presented at
MARSE 2013, 14th November,2013By
Fayo Williams B.Pharm, MSc, MISPoN, NEBOSHIGCEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RELY SUPPLY LTD.08034030366 [email protected]
PRESENTER, “SAFETY TRAIN” ON LAGOS TRAFFIC RADIO. FM 96.1
Icebreaker
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Why Health and Safety?
Safety is LIFE! Nigerian Population: ~ 169m
Work deadlier than War- ILO; 2.2m people die annually from job related incidents.
Increased Foreign Direct Investment, Free Trade Zones, Economic Corridors
“Nigeria is an untapped potential agricultural power house”
4.2 million farmers registered in 2012, 10 million registered so far in 2013.
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Agri-Business
The Federal Government’s interventions in the agricultural sector …has now raised the net earnings of rural farmers to the sum of
174 billion naira due to its activities in
five value chains – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina
.”
The Manufacturing Sector
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Health and Safety Concepts****
Health Occupational
Health Safety Risk assessment Hazard Accident Work Related Ill -
health (Occupational Diseases)
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY by RELY SUPPLY LTD. 7
Hazards across board
Physical• Noise• Vibration
Chemical• Liquid• Solid• Gases
Biological• Bacteria• Viruses
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• Food becomes unsafe when contaminated
• Cooking can denature microbes but not chemicals
• Non-communicable and Renal diseases on the rise
• More machinery, more emissions
• More Chemicals, more pollution
• More attention to what we get out than what we put in
“The problem is development; it is supposed to improve our lives but
now it affects our safety”
“The problem is development; it is supposed to improve our lives but
now it affects our safety”
About Chemical Hazards: Dr Mrs .Rose Afegbai – Adelani, Lecturer, Dept. of Chemistry on “Safety Train”, LAGOS TRAFFIC RADIO 96.1FM Aug. 6th
Requirements under the OHS-MS1. Management Commitment
and Leadership
2. Organization – identify who is in charge
3. Arrangements – Provide Equipment, Facilities etc.
4. Employee Involvement –awareness programmes
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Requirements contd.
5. Accountability – keep accident records
6. Hazard Identification, Prevention and Control
7. Accident Investigation – Implement recommendations to avoid repeat
8. Evaluation – AUDIT & REPLENISH9. Training and Education – recertify
DESIGNATED FIRST AIDERS, Fire Marshalls etc
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Consequence of safety gaps….
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The Remedy
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Safety Education and Ownership from top to bottom
Policy Framework and LEGISLATION STANDARDIZATION of
requirements, procedures etc.– an imperative
Effective Regulation by Environmental Protection Agencies etc.
The Remedy contd. - Staff Training
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Safety Provisions
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Designated FIRST AIDERS An AED Machine
Any questions?
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Let’s engage!
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@safetywithfayo
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Fayo Williams
Relysup
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