The Ogun State Government has reiterated its commitment to industrial safety, warning that it will no longer tolerate a situation where workplace safety “exists in manuals rather than in behavior.”
The Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, gave the warning on Tuesday, during a training workshop for Health Safety and Environment, HSE, personnel in Ogun State.
The workshop themed, ‘Industrial Resilience and Safety Governance: Institutionalizing Compliance, Risk Control and Emergency Preparedness in Ogun State’, was held in Abeokuta, the state capital.
Oresanya, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Kafayat Lawal, revealed that during thorough inspections, facility evaluations, and initial safety audits, a significant disparity between the established policies and the actual practices in numerous industries throughout the state was identified.
He warned that industrial safety can no longer depend on periodic government inspections alone, but must be built on continuous risk assessment, proactive leadership, competent personnel and a deeply rooted culture of prevention.
Oresanya said, “Over the past several months, officials of the Ministry have undertaken extensive inspections, facility assessments and preliminary safety audits across numerous industries operating within Ogun State. These engagements have yielded invaluable insights.
“While many organizations have developed commendable safety policies and documented management systems, our findings consistently reveal a significant gap between written procedures and actual operational practices. Too often, safety exists in manuals rather than in behaviour.
“Too often, compliance is driven by inspections instead of conviction. Too often, risks are managed after incidents instead of before they occur. This reality demands a
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