By Laju Iren

Statistic show that about 100 people die every day as a result of falls from elevated positions. About one-third of work hazards in Lagos are related to ladder accidents, many of which are connected to the telecommunications sector.

*Telecom mast

It is as a result of this startling statistics that Business Development Manager, West Africa Height Safety Ltd , Mr Andre Van Dyk, has hammered on telecommunications giants on the need to enforce safety in the work place.

He also called on organisations to train their workers consistently on how to avoid such hazards. His words: “Too often, body recoveries are being done at various sites because of falls that could have been avoided if such organisations had paid attention to training and retraining of staff in the skill of mounting elevated positions.”

Van Dyk further stated that the although the concept of  Heightsafety is relatively new, the company has trained over 20,000 people in the last five years in line with global standards.

The company is a member of Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria, Services Education Training Authority, SETA, Institute of Working for Heights , IWHS, among others.