IRCOSH 2025: Raising awareness to eliminate workplace hazards, build strategies for safer future

In Africa, many women and children in the informal sector are exposed to work hazards that are not covered by legislation, and lack access to Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) services.

Also, the Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) have often displayed a lack of capacity and incentive to manage OSH risks while there are inadequacies in the organization of OSH services, including a lack of competent OSH practitioners and a disregard for workers’ rights.

According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), Africa lacks an up to date data on work hazards and the need to strengthen the field of occupational hazard prevention and control in Africa is urgent, as the current neglect carries a heavy burden of disease and disability.

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To tackle this, the Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute (OSHRI), United Kingdom is partnering with other relevant stakeholders in Nigeria to host the International Research Conference on Occupational Safety and Health (IRCOSH) 2025.

The conference will bring together Government Agencies , NGOs, Civil Societies, Safety Professionals, Academics, Student Researchers and the Private Sectors to discuss awareness strategies to deploy cutting-edge research methodologies to unearthen the seriousness of workplace hazards and sustainable strategies to build a safer future for all.

With the conference dubbed Building a Safer Future for All: Importance of Localized QHSE Research to the Development of Sustainable Workplace Safety Culture in Africa, this will be held on the 27th March, 2025 at the Faculty of Education Hall, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria at 11:00 AM (WAT).

As a continent, building a safer and healthier working conditions can make an important contribution to poverty alleviation and sustainable development in Africa.

This conference will bring to bare the efficient application of available knowledge to practical solutions to overcome the knowledge application gap confronting us as a Continent.