The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has advocated the adoption of data-driven solutions for workplace safety and health.
The Managing Director of the NSITF, Mr Oluwaseun Faleye, made the call at an ongoing training on Enhanced Occupational Safety and Health in Ibadan, Oyo State, South-West Nigeria.
Addressing participants, the Managing Director stressed that the evolving workplace environment required proactive measures rather than mere compliance to ensure the safety of workers.
“That is why this programme introduces automated Occupational Safety and Health strategies, tools, and systems that will not only elevate productivity but also save lives,” he said.
Underscoring the significance of the training, the NSITF boss said, “It marks the bold steps we are taking as an institution and indeed as a nation towards safer, smarter, and more sustainable workplaces. This programme underscores our drive to build capacity, foster digital transformation, and integrate world-class safety practices into our national workforce culture.”
He revealed that the Fund had already digitised its operations, adding that the training aimed to ensure stakeholders were not left behind.
Faleye, who was represented by the General Manager, Health, Safety and Environment Department of the Fund, Mr Tony Eke, said the training was “an initiative that speaks to the very heart of our commitment at NSITF — to protect, preserve, and promote the dignity and well-being of every Nigerian worker.”
The four-day training, organised in collaboration with Beam Box Projects and Consulting Services Limited, is part of a trilogy of trainings sponsored by the Fund.
Other sessions include Driving Workplace Safety from a Compliant Perspective to Profit-Driven Perspective and Technology and Safeware Skills: Excel Skills for Data Analytics and Visualisation — handled by Surez Global Resources Nigeria Limited and Sky Quest Concept Limited.
The trainings, running concurrently in Ibadan and other parts of the country, form part of the NSITF’s efforts to fulfil its mandate of promoting workplace health and safety in Nigeria.
PIAK