The Lagos State Authorities has launched drones and real-time monitoring applied sciences to strengthen security oversight and forestall 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 expertise, knowledge, and structured supervision.
In response to an announcement 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 Resort, Victoria Island.
The summit was organised by the Lagos State Security Fee (LSSC) and centered on enhancing 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 comparable to development, manufacturing, and hospitality.
“The way forward for security lies in expertise and knowledge. 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 help compliance monitoring, enforcement, and emergency response.
“These instruments are deliberate investments in predictive governance. They permit us to determine issues of safety as they emerge, research tendencies and patterns, and act proactively fairly than reactively. That is how Lagos is setting the tempo, utilizing innovation not solely to safe immediately but in addition to anticipate tomorrow,” the governor mentioned.
Sanwo-Olu mentioned the brand new measures had been geared toward safeguarding employees and making certain that each Lagos resident returns dwelling 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 form in Sub-Saharan Africa. In response to him, the cadre would institutionalize security administration as an expert profession path inside 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 expertise to determine and resolve issues of safety earlier than they escalate. He added that the federal government’s method, guided by the first-ever Lagos State Security Coverage, had strengthened accountability and considerably decreased office incidents throughout key sectors.
Via 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 mentioned the institution of zonal places of work throughout Lagos had additionally introduced security governance nearer to residents, enabling faster response occasions and wider sensitisation.
Mojola added that the Fee is implementing the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents and Harmful Occurrences Laws (RIIDOR) to strengthen accountability and reporting throughout workplaces.
He mentioned these measures, mixed with the usage of drones and digital monitoring methods, would enhance early detection of dangers and assist Lagos obtain its purpose of injury-free workplaces.
