THE Lagos State Safety Commissions on Wednesday sealed a company belonging to Mingy Trading Company Limited for violating the State’s safety rules.
According to the commission, the Chinese company was sealed following a publication in the Punch Newspaper of a teenage factory worker killed in an industrial accident on resumption day.
Speaking during the sealing of the company, the Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola Mojola affirmed the commitment of the State Government is to ensure the safety of lives and property of Lagosians.
Narrating the event that led to the death of the seventeen-year-old Babatunde AbdulRahmon, the Director-General disclosed that the fatality occurred due to violation of safety precautionary measures.
He said the teenage worker was employed and immediately exposed to mechanical and electrical manufacturing equipment without training and personal protective equipment. In the process of operating the equipment, he lost his life.
He reiterated the importance of having a tested electrical wiring system, appropriate safety notices, good housekeeping and a clean environment devoid of infractions and hazards to the lives of workers.
Mojola declared zero tolerance for safety violations and warned that punitive measures will be taken against organisations found culpable with an assurance that extant safety laws will be applied.
He urged members of the public to report incidents and infractions regularly to the Lagos State Safety Commission in the bid to have a safer Lagos for the citizenry.
