By Daniel Tyokua
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has began training of its workers in reducing all hazards associated with their respective workplaces.
During a one – day workshop on Tuesday, the acting director FCT Human Resource Management, Akinnubi Ogunniran said the training was critical to ensure efficiency in the system.
The participants, drawn from Parks and Recreation Department and Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), were engaged on ‘Advocacy on Workplace Hazard’, organised by FCTA through its Reform Coordination and Service Improvement(RCSI).
Ogunniran said as a modern city like Abuja, so much is going on, aside construction, buildings, maintenance of drainages and the city at large cannot be overemphasized.
According to him, apart from physical hazards they are exposed to, there are health hazards too, ” Many of them sweeping the streets, don’t even know why they would not be protected against the dust and all the dirty they clean, and when they retire or during active duty, many of them have physical health challenges or psychological trauma or injuries that could be life threatening or impact their lives for very long time.
“I want to implore the organisers to make sure that they persistently do this awareness/sensitisation to all the relevant SDAs not only in the FCT, but sister agencies in other MDAs, on the need to really emphasis the hazards in our workplaces.”
He therefore urged the participants to take the programme very seriously, as they will be the ambassadors, who would take the cardinal message to their colleagues, neighbours and all those that work in hazardous jobs, to see how much risks they expose themselves to while doing their jobs.
In her remarks, the Acting Director, RCSI, Dr Jumai Ahmadu, said the workshop was put together in fulfillment of the 6th Pillar of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and implementation (FCSSIP25), which is targeted at enhance value proposition for civil servants.
She added the new thinking of the Civil Service under the leadership of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, places high premium on the welfare of civil servants.
