Topic: Why is our personal safety not taken seriously - page 2. (Read 298 times)

what's the use of the money when your life isn't secured? Kpor fire is even another sector where people show a high level of negligence to their safety. I know most of them are mostly uneducated persons that are just trying to survive and might not know how important the subject of safety his but general knowledge should tell you that to stay safe is the most important factor to consider while engaging in such risky act.

The thing is that most persons are just after cutting down cost to the lowest level and wouldn't want to spend any money to ensure that at least fire extinguishers or an alternative to it is in place in cases of fire outbreak. Even if accident occured and it doesn't result in loss of life, the damages that is coursed during any fire outbreak or any major disaster is always far more than the cost of ensuring that safety is maintained in such an environment.

Of a truth, you no dy lie, people no dy carry their personal safety serious, to me, most times I dy blame them, most times, I no dy blame them because people are going through a lot, you go see most of our youth, due to say no work for we country, them go dy risk their life go do kpor fire, wey most times dy take their life, though hunger no be good reason to go eat poison, even when you know say na poison, but when hungry dy catch person, him no dy think well that's why some time I no dy blame them, but kpor fire na very risky move wey fit cost Dem their lives, but them go still dy make the move because them no too take their security serious, Dem dy more concern with the money.

Africans in general do not care so much for safety measures. We were thought about it in schools, workshops, place of work and at home but we dont practise it, which is very bad. The example you gave is very good and there are more to be concerned about in various places. Like in the motor parks, hospital, schools and churches. This are places where we see a lot of gatherings and any thing that may cause harm here should be watched, many lives will be lost if it is not put into consideration. Ignorance to safety will not do us any good. This is why we need to take it serious.

That is really true, the level of insecurity in Nigeria is getting out of hand we are always ignorant of our action with the mindset that "nothing dey happen" and yet things happen. The Fire extinguishers you talked about, that it's empty in filling station are not only in filling but almost all cars or vehicle, on Nigeria roads. Even the vehicle running on roads does not have spear tires and eventually if anything should happens to the main tire it becomes a big problem. So let us try our best to be safty conscious.

Personal safety is very important for individuals to practice all the time, so that people will be protected in every area of the country but the government officials who suppose impact all those things to travelers about safety, but they will ignore all those things and start looking for money from drivers are passengers without telling them the reason they are forcing people to use seatbelt, not to spend in the town and to ensure other things I put in place before embark on any journey.

In some developed countries where their government value the life of their citizens, make many things available for their people to enjoy safety in anywhere they go or live.

Well, all of these mentioned are due to ignorance most of us plays as Nigerians. Also I think this may also be as a result of lack of properly awareness and information on how to treat safety. No one would want to do anything that might put their life's in danger. And if they are aware of the consequences of not ensuring their safety maybe they may take it seriously.
As long as I know, Nigerians do somany of these ignorant act because they feel like no one can put a stop to it. Which I feel they might be right that because our government aren't really playing their parts when it comes to the welfare of the country. Everyday, we hear so many bad news of deaths, accident here and there. Some maybe because of the citizens didn't follow simple instructions or the government failed to provide proper safety equipment for them to use. As an individual, you safety should matter to you the most. Let's not forget that life doesn't have a part 2 and you cannot respown like in video games so what ever you do, you do it well

The topic of personal safety na very important one wey we no suppose carry play or neglect because of any reason. Na who dey alive na Dem hold or invest oo. In as much as we dey take our wallet security very serious e go dey very smart for us to also take our personal safety serious too. Talking about the filling station own, that no be go just decide say make the manager change those expired fire extinguishers, we suppose get government safety official wey supposed to dey waka to inspect safety precautions and measures wey company don set before their normal running of business, especially those wey dey highly inflatable.

Then talking about seat belts, oyibo know why Dem make seat belts, the seat belt na to hold person still even when car get accident come somersault so that the person no go sustain more injuries.but this same seat belt fit still kill person, I don hear of case where car get accident go fall for water and the worse part na be say, na bus and one guy wey be dey for the front passenger seat put on em seat belt. So when other come outside from the water, due to the seat belt wey e been use, the thing come hold am no way to remove am as normal, so before them use saw blade take cut the seat belt commot for the water, the guy don already die. After accident most times to take off the seat belt dey dey difficult and if na fire case sef the person fit no make am, so everything get advantage and disadvantage.

Then when talk about river traveling we need life jacket because anything fit happen, this one person no even need to advise you first, because water na very mysteries something, even great swimmers sef fit die for stream, where I from rural area, we don see so many things wey our mouth no fit explain. So respect water and take the best precaution before you travel for water, if possible sef buy your own life jacket.

I know for us here, our account security is at the top of our mind and we don't play when it comes to it at all but when it comes to matters of personal safety, we become negligent at it and wouldn't want to adhere to major safety guidelines and regulations.

You visit major filling stations and find empty and expired fire extinguishers with zero safety personnel on the ground to put out fire in case of  emergency. Most of us don't even use seat belt and only wear it at check point after which we take it out because of the discomfort we associate with wearing it and when accidents occur, it becomes difficult to see someone survive it.

 Maybe you should occasionally look at our rural marine travellers and see the level of carelessness from most of them when it comes to putting on life jacket and whenever they experience boat mishaps, it's always a fertile situation i wouldn't want to imagin.

Although this is a bad habit that has eaten deep into our blood stream, our personal safety is as important as our account security and everyone should never compromise it. Let's always remember that the safer our environment is, the better it is for us and those around us.