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President of the Association of Industrial Hygienist of Nigeria (AIHN), Mrs. Ifeanyinwa Anya, has called for a regulatory framework on hygiene practices for the benefit of workers in Nigeria.
She made the call while interacting with newsman during the 3rd AIHN annual Conference held at Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt, noting that workplace-related illness and injuries continue to affect thousands of Nigeria workers annually, with many cases unreported, which has led the association to seek a change in the narrative.
She said the conference was not limited to knowledge exchange, capacity building, collaboration and policy advocacy, even as she expressed sactisfaction on emerging challenges including the impact of new technologies on workplace, climate change effect on occupational exposure, mental health considerations in the workplace as well as unique challenges faced by the informal sector workers.
Speaking on Occupational Exposures of Female workers to Chemical repro toxin: Effects and Management, Mrs. Cynthia Ozobu explained that women represent over 40% of global workforce she added that studies indicates that exposure to chemical repro toxin are yet to be understood and defined as implementing effective management strategies can minimize exposure and mitigate adverse effect.
The 3rd AIHN annual Conference with the “theme Addressing Occupational Health Risk in Nigeria: Strengthening the role of Industrial Hygiene had in attendance stakeholders from all walks of lives.
