The Lagos State Safety Commission has called on spa and beauty business operators to strengthen hygiene standards, workplace safety and risk management practices to protect customers and employees from preventable injuries and health complications.
The commission stressed that safety should be an integral part of professional service delivery rather than an optional business requirement.
The Director of Administration and Human Resources, Awolesi Ademola, who represented the Director-General, Lanre Mojola, gave the warning during a one-day training programme organised for beauty industry operators.
The programme was themed “Safe Hands, Safe Spaces: Building a Zero-Harm Culture in the Spa and Beauty Industry.”
Ademola explained that the training was designed to equip practitioners with the knowledge to recognise workplace hazards, evaluate operational risks and implement preventive measures against accidents.
He emphasised that maintaining a safe business environment involved more than complying with regulatory standards, noting that business owners and employees must make risk prevention part of their everyday activities.
Mojola urged participants to put the knowledge gained from the programme into practice by improving workplace standards, safeguarding customers and providing safer working conditions for their employees.
He reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to expanding safety awareness across different sectors of the Lagos economy to protect workers, business owners, residents and visitors.
The training focused on two major areas of occupational safety in the industry: identifying hazards in spa operations and addressing health challenges associated with physical strain among beauty professionals.
The Lagos State Chairman of the Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria, Olusola Ogunleye, delivered a presentation titled “Beyond Beauty: Advanced Risk Assessment and Hazard Control in Spa Operations”, where he highlighted the importance of identifying workplace dangers and implementing appropriate safety measures.
Similarly, the Chief Medical Director of Skintetics Clinics, Chuka Imo, discussed occupational health and ergonomic safety, outlining ways beauty professionals could protect themselves against work-related health complications.
In her remarks, the Head of the Commission’s Spa, Gym, Cinema, Parks and Gardens Unit, Abiola Mary Abiola, encouraged participants to incorporate the lessons from the training into their daily business operations.
