In recognition of its Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) initiatives and innovative approach in educating Nigerians through the use of its proprietary Power Play game, Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) has won the Corporate Pacesetter (Power Sector) and HSE Campaign of the Year awards.
The prestigious awards were presented to the company at the 2018 Nigeria Safety Award for Excellence (9jaSAFE Award), a body set up to recognise outstanding performances, initiatives of companies and institutions towards promoting safety consciousness.
While speaking on the awards, the Head of Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE), Ikeja Electric, Engineer Jamiu Badmos, disclosed that the recognition further testifies to the firm’s consistency and commitment to high safety standards.
He said: “We are proud to be honored with these awards which not only establish us as a pacesetter in the energy sector, but also confirms that we are on the right track through all our various initiatives over the years”.
“Our track record speaks volume about our commitment to the highest standard of safety. In 2017, Ikeja Electric won the Corporate Pacesetter and Best use of Social Media among over 600 nominations received across the country. We were also rated as an organisation committed to Safety Excellence in 2016; while at the maiden edition in 2015, we won the Best Health and Safety Practicing organization in the Power Industry,” he explained.
Also, a staff in the Technical Department, Mr Olabode Jegede emerged as one of the 9jaSAFE Torchbearers, for his passionate implementation and enforcement of safety standards in operations and maintenance operations.
Engineer Badmos stressed further that, “The successive awards and others accolades were earned as a result of the unrivalled commitment of the board and management, coupled with outstanding passion of our staff for safety excellence. Through our impactful HSE policies, fatality among our staff has dropped to zero, while the third party fatality has declined significantly.”
The POWERPLAY©, which is a major component for winning this award, is Ikeja Electric’s proprietary board game designed to educate people on safety measures. The Board game, which can accommodate up to six players, is an “edutainment” tool, providing critical information relating to electrical hazards and safety measures that can prevent loss of life and property. It is available for download on Android phones at the Google Play Store.
The 9jaSAFE Award is endorsed by Lagos State Safety Commission, Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria (ISPON), World Safety Organisation (WSO), American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), Society for Occupational and Environmental Health Physicians of Nigeria (SOEHPON), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Fire Protection Association of Nigeria (FPAN).
