Speaking on this year’s theme: “The Impact of Climate Change on Occupational Safety and Health” Branch Manager, NSITF Apapa, Omotayo Adebayo, said accident in the work place is inevitable, but can be limited.Recent report from the United Nation’s International Labour Organisation, UN ILO showed that 26.2 million workers are living with chronic kidney disease related to work place heat, 19, 000 workers are killed by excessive heat, 22.8 million suffer injury every year, whereas 2.
He said: “Since our mandate is on Employee Compensation Scheme, ECS our concern is to ensure workers all over Nigeria enjoy a safe and healthy environment in their work place.“The effect of climate change is that it causes death, injury and disease for workers everywhere. Climate change is the cause of excessive heat, extreme weather, air pupation and major cause of alarming disease.
The Senior Manager Claims and Compensation, Mr Lekwa Dike, said claims and compensations is a gap bridger for employees who suffer work injury of eventual death, we have had over 200 death benefits paid to the dependent beneficiaries of death claims that we pay on monthly basis.”