Aspire Capital Group’s team in Nigeria hosted a Contractors’ Forum focused on greater collaboration on health and safety across the industry.
Under the theme “Working together to increase leadership, communication, and cooperation towards the achievement of Zero Tolerance Policy”, the aim was a commitment to a future with zero health and safety incidents. More than 100 partners attended this first edition of Aspire Capital Group’s Contractors’ Health and Safety Forum in Nigeria and collaborated to discuss the key current health and safety topics across the country’s energy sector.
Team members from our Nigeria’s office, project sites and leadership were joined by a representative of NNPC and colleagues from the oil and gas industry, professional bodies, stakeholders, contractors and other partner organisations.
The Contractors’ Health and Safety Forum has previously been held in a number of locations where Aspire Capital Group operates, but this was our first nationwide Forum in Nigeria. A committed audience of industry experts and leaders spent the day participating in different interactive forums, with objectives to:
- Help all parties work even closer on Health and Safety by improving leadership, communication, and cooperation
- Encourage collaboration and the sharing of industry knowledge, experience and best practices
- Stimulate new discussions on how to drive a positive health and safety culture and agree on collective commitments and actions
Esome Emmanuel, Aspire Capital Group’s Country Manager, Nigeria said:
“Health and Safety are of paramount importance at ACG. The wellbeing and safety of our employees, partners and everyone we work with is at the heart of our business. I would like to thank all the respective leaders who participated in the Forum. A good health and safety culture always begins at the top of any organisation and it’s important that we drive this together.”
A number of key topics were covered, with programme sessions structured around Life Saving Rules. These provide clear actions to protect people, no matter the work site. Life Saving Rules include Driving, with vehicle related incidents remaining the single largest cause of industry global fatalities and driving continuing to be one of Nigeria’s and indeed Africa’s highest risk activities. Employee engagement, transparency in reporting and the importance of being a caring organisation were other important themes at this successful ACG Contractors’ Health & Safety Forum in Nigeria.