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I intend to study to become versatile and proficient in the field of occupational health and safety.

My passion for occupational health and Safety was hatched during my industrial attachment at a construction firm in (Enugu) Nigeria. It introduced me to different challenges, gaps in regulations and implementation of Occupational Health and Safety Policies in the sector as I watched the workers work with almost zero orientation and knowledge of workplace hazards and measures for protection.

Thereafter, I have worked in different companies including Beverage Bottling Companies, Mechanical Workshops, Oil and Gas Companies, Law firms, Construction, Mining and Quarrying Industries. In some of these companies, I was charged with the responsibility of direct monitoring and implementation of occupational health and safety and while I always relied mostly on my personal study to turn things around for good and my performance earned most of the companies some significant safety awards and recognition in the industry; I know that I can be more and I can do more and so I strongly desire more knowledge in this field.

It is therefore my utmost wish to do an indebt study into risk assessment in both workplace and environment, acquire knowledge and skills that will equip me to conduct independent research in this field to enable me solve, examine and understand most occupational health and safety challenges in relation with the environment, predict future areas of challenges as well as develop and build educational programs for schools and research institutes to combat these challenges. I also have a strong passion for mentoring and training young professionals who will develop passion for this field and infuse occupational health and safety principles to all human activity.

After a successful completion of my course of study, I hope my experience will help me foster my working relationship with regulatory Authorities in Nigeria to push for a more standard occupational health and Safety rules and regulation in my country.

One of my aims is to get every child in the rural and urban area in my country to make occupational health and safety a lifestyle and ensure their activity does not endanger the environment.

I hope to explore the wealth of experience of my lecturers /professors and other course mates to bring to bear already existing scenarios; environmental issues and future work processes with the view to identify hazards and risk, and proffer remedy or better ways of carrying out the processes .This will be done through documenting Standard Operating Procedure which will consider working with minimum risk and hazard in the most reasonable and practicable way

In my background, I have had some imputes in the educational development of occupational health and safety by mentoring young visiting professionals in most organizations I have worked in as I was charged with the responsibility of giving them tour around the facility. I was a guest speaker at a Health and Safety Week for our Nigerian Air force in Makurdi. I have been a motivation to some university students on excursion, secondary school students and nursery school pupils. I was able to introduce them to Occupational Health and Safety and also mentor the young professionals on the career path to Occupational health and Safety. For this purpose I also undertook a post graduate diploma in education to prepare myself or have a better understanding of preparing educational curriculum and have a better understanding of training needs for diverse fields.

My ambition is to share my knowledge through mentoring, and also introducing the occupational health and safety course to as many tertiary institutions, secondary and primary schools as possible. I intend to make Safety a way of life in my country and not just only a practice for workplace. Only few universities offer occupational health and safety in Nigeria, I hope to work as a Consultant, to assist more universities in Nigeria to meet up with accreditation requirements for the approval of the Study of Occupation and Environmental Health and Safety Courses as a profession In Universities both at Masters Level and PHD Level.

Giving back to the society will not be left out as I have also in the same vein registered a company for my training facility and skill acquisition which is intended to empower youths.

I have taken various Certification courses in occupational health and safety like the NEBOSH, registered as Certified Engineer in my country and other various National and International professional bodies. In addition, I have acquired some Post Graduate qualification in Education in my country, and other Certification to properly get me equipped for the challenges associated with the profession. I feel that studying MSC in Health Safety and Environment will help me acquire the expertise I need to achieve my goal.

After going through the school’s vision and values statement with program outcomes, studying this program at your university handles all the training need I require in this field. The occupational health and safety is a diverse field of study and this requires a strong theoretical and scientific knowledge on health issues, and expertise in practical issues of policy implementation and legal matters.

This course is ideal for advancement in my professional career as an Occupational Health and Safety Professional both for my public and private practice .My previous job and study experiences will help me succeed in studying this course, I also intend to pursue PHD in future and achieve all my career expectation in occupational health and safety. I have held some professional portfolios that have helped me develop my communication skills and proffer solution to areas of impending problem. I have worked as a safety coordinator, a safety engineer and a company Safety Engineer. I currently represent the company I work for in Nigeria and some of my tasks involves training staff ,Emergency evacuation ,conducting HSE audit , keeping company HSE records, drawing up policy and implementation of the later in the company , working with regulatory authorities and government agencies to implement HSE laws . The training aspect of my job requires understanding the various staff and their fields of specialization and preparing further job specific training programs for the work force.

Finally, studying this course in your school will afford me the opportunity to understand the intricacies of occupational health and safety while arming me with formidable knowledge and confidence to forge ahead in this promising career in our dynamic world.