The Lagos State Authorities has launched drones and real-time monitoring applied sciences to strengthen security oversight and stop office accidents throughout all sectors.
The initiative, unveiled on the third Lagos State Occupational Security and Well being Convention (LASOSH), marked a significant step towards eliminating occupational hazards by know-how, information, and structured supervision.
In keeping with a press release issued on Tuesday by Gboyega Akosile, Particular Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the announcement adopted the governor’s remarks on the convention held on the Lagos Oriental Lodge, Victoria Island.
The summit was organised by the Lagos State Security Fee (LSSC) and targeted on bettering office safety and selling a proactive security tradition throughout industries.
The governor famous that the adoption of drones, security apps, and physique cameras with thermal sensors would allow real-time hazard detection and sooner response in high-risk zones resembling development, manufacturing, and hospitality.
“The way forward for security lies in know-how and information. Lagos has taken the lead with the deployment of a security software that empowers residents to report hazards in actual time, drones for aerial surveillance of high-risk zones, and physique cameras outfitted with thermal functionalities to assist compliance monitoring, enforcement, and emergency response.
“These instruments are deliberate investments in predictive governance. They permit us to establish questions of safety as they emerge, examine developments and patterns, and act proactively somewhat than reactively. That is how Lagos is setting the tempo, utilizing innovation not solely to safe at present but in addition to anticipate tomorrow,” the governor stated.
Sanwo-Olu stated the brand new measures have been geared toward safeguarding employees and making certain that each Lagos resident returns house safely after a day’s work.
He additionally inaugurated the Security First Marketing campaign and unveiled the Occupational Security Cadre, described as the primary of its variety in Sub-Saharan Africa. In keeping with him, the cadre would institutionalize security administration as an expert profession path throughout the Lagos public service, making certain that office safety is managed in a structured and expert-driven method.
The governor defined that these initiatives shaped a part of the state’s “predictive governance” technique, which leverages know-how to establish and resolve questions of safety earlier than they escalate. He added that the federal government’s strategy, guided by the first-ever Lagos State Security Coverage, had strengthened accountability and considerably decreased office incidents throughout key sectors.
By way of the Lagos State Security Fee (LSSC), Sanwo-Olu famous that the state had carried out result-oriented interventions supported by common and impromptu inspections to implement security requirements. He stated the institution of zonal places of work throughout Lagos had additionally introduced security governance nearer to residents, enabling faster response instances and wider sensitisation.
Mojola added that the Fee is implementing the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents and Harmful Occurrences Rules (RIIDOR) to strengthen accountability and reporting throughout workplaces.
He stated these measures, mixed with the usage of drones and digital monitoring techniques, would enhance early detection of dangers and assist Lagos obtain its objective of injury-free workplaces.
