The Lagos State Safety Commission (LSC) has announced that it will host the Lagos State Occupational Safety and Health (LASOSH) Conference 2025, themed “Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) as a Catalyst for Nation Building.”
The landmark event is scheduled for Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, and will bring together global leaders, policymakers, industry stakeholders, and development partners.
In a statement, the Commission said the conference comes at a defining moment in Lagos State’s development journey.
“With rapid urbanization, industrial expansion, and rising population density, the state faces complex safety challenges ranging from managing large events and concerts, building collapses, and transport accidents, to industrial hazards, emergency preparedness, and risks in informal sectors. The summit will position OSH as a developmental imperative, central to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s vision of making Lagos Africa’s Model Megacity and a Global Economic Hub that is Safe, Secure, Functional, and Productive,” the statement read.
The Commission added that LASOSH 2025 will move beyond conversations to concrete policy actions, uniting government, industry, labour, academia, civil society, and development partners in co-creating a sustainable safety framework.
Key policy directions to be advanced include; Mainstreaming OSH into national and state development plans, Institutionalizing Safety Impact Assessments for major projects, Enforcing occupier’s liability insurance across commercial buildings, Strengthening legislative backing for OSH standards in public and private sectors, Integrating safety into urban planning, transport reforms, and tourism regulation and Leveraging technology and innovation for data-driven safety management.
Speaking ahead of the summit, the Director General of the Lagos State Safety Commission and Chief Host, Lanre Mojola, emphasized the broader significance of OSH.
Mojola said “Occupational Safety and Health is not just about compliance; it is about protecting lives, preserving dignity, and driving Lagos’s growth story. At LASOSH 2025, we are going beyond rhetoric to build a Lagos where safety is culture, innovation drives resilience, and every life is valued.”
