SAFETY SIGNS: SEE THEM AND OBEY THEM.

I recently saw a drain with it's cover open, and alarmingly, just beside it, I saw a sign that clearly read "Cover The Drainage After Use." I was immediately sad and then I started to imagine the implications of not closing that drain and leaving it like that till night-fall. A pedestrian path clearly crosses this drain, so imagine an individual walking past this path at night and expecting that the drain is closed or covered and then twists his leg in the drain. Similarly, I also considered that several other people must have passed this unsafe condition without addressing it, either failing to recognize the effects, or neglecting to fix it. 

More so, there are many signs around us that warn us about the dangers of touching a wire, a fence, or passing through a taped-off or barricaded area. There are warning signs on the electrical appliances we use at home that instruct us not to open an appliance's cover, and store it in certain temperature conditions. Many of us consistently ignore these signs and endanger our lives and the lives of the people around us in the process. This is not the right attitude towards safety and health. Also, there are safety signs on some consumer products that ask us not to dispose of these items in certain ways, or burn the containers even when the containers appear to be empty. However, most of us ignore these warnings. I implore us to always look out for warning labels and signs around us and obey them unconditionally. If a sign says "No U-Turn In This Area," do not turn there, if a sign says maintain "10Km/Hrs," please do not exceed this speed limit. Also, whenever we see others not complying to instructions on safety signs, we should confront them and give them feedback or coach them so they can learn the importance of complying and the consequences of violating. Safety is everyones responsibility, let us all do it together.

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Picture shown above was taken showing an open drain somewhere in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

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