NPA Inaugurates Emergency Response Team
The Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA) has inaugurated an 11-member Emergency Response Team to ensure strategic and immediate rapid response in case of emergencies at the Authority’s Headquarters and port locations.
Speaking during the occasion, the Managing Director, NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman, represented by the Executive Director, Marine and Operations, NPA, Hon. Onari Brown appealed to members to put themselves at the frontline of emergency response at the Marina Headquarters, at all times.
The MD said every Head of Department should be seen as part of this emergency response team with specific roles to play during the emergency.
In a statement by Eng. Adams Jatto,the General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Usman asked that respective officers must have sense of responsibility to duty and ensure effective collaborations at such delicate periods.
Similarly, she said two teams shall be constituted at the Port levels vis- a- vis Port Emergency Management Team (PEMT) and Port Emergency Response Team (PERT), adding that details of their membership and modus shall be duly communicated to all the Port locations.
These committees are expected to amongst others respond proactively during work place emergencies covering fire, explosion incidents, medical emergencies (like Ebola, Lassa fever, Covid-19 etc.), public safety threat, armed robbery and terrorism threat, marine vessel collision in the Port, accidental release of hazardous substances and natural disasters like flood or storm.
Speaking during the occasion, the Managing Director, NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman, represented by the Executive Director, Marine and Operations, NPA, Hon. Onari Brown appealed to members to put themselves at the frontline of emergency response at the Marina Headquarters, at all times.
The MD said every Head of Department should be seen as part of this emergency response team with specific roles to play during the emergency.
In a statement by Eng. Adams Jatto,the General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Usman asked that respective officers must have sense of responsibility to duty and ensure effective collaborations at such delicate periods.
Similarly, she said two teams shall be constituted at the Port levels vis- a- vis Port Emergency Management Team (PEMT) and Port Emergency Response Team (PERT), adding that details of their membership and modus shall be duly communicated to all the Port locations.
These committees are expected to amongst others respond proactively during work place emergencies covering fire, explosion incidents, medical emergencies (like Ebola, Lassa fever, Covid-19 etc.), public safety threat, armed robbery and terrorism threat, marine vessel collision in the Port, accidental release of hazardous substances and natural disasters like flood or storm.
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