Lagos advocates zero harm at workplaces, signs health policy statement

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Governor Ambode. Photo: Twitter/AkinwunmiAmbode

To ensure employee safety and health at the workplace, the Lagos State Government yesterday signed the Occupational Health and Policy Statement.

Speaking at the 2018 Vision Zero conference, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, noted that there was the need to be abreast of international best practices on work safety and health developments.

The event, tagged: A Mindset Change Towards Zero Harm, attracted speakers across all sectors.

Ambode expressed hope that through sustained public and institutional enlightenment strategies, occupational injuries and illnesses would be reduced at workplaces.

His words: “The issue of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) at the workplace is paramount to industrial and economic growth and development of any…



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