The National Roads Safety Commission (NRSC), Western Regional Branch has organized a day’s sensitization workshop for Senior Officers from the various security agencies, likewise safety managers from some selected organizations among news editors in the western region to plan ahead in dealing with some of the emergencies on our roads as Road Traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities have now become public health issue which needs to be addressed and some measures taken to help promote safety in all areas.
The maiden safety workshop centered on Incident and Command Control Programme is to help equip stakeholders in the transport sector specially haulage drivers and the various security agencies on how to minimize crashes on our roads and what is expected of security officers detailed for road traffic duties.
According to the Western Regional Manager of the National Roads Safety Commission, Mr. Thomas Bismark Boakye for the security Officers to know what is expected of them in road traffic management, incident and command control is key to reducing casualties in motor accidents on our road if not eliminated completely.
This time we want every body in the security service to know what they must do when they get to an accident scene so that the conflicts in their line of work will stop.
Adding that, the chain of command in the security agencies must be respected and duties assigned to each officer must also be executed adequately to avoid conflicts.
The Acting District Commander of the Apremdo Fire Station, ADO I Bernard Adjie, mentioned that research has shown that most security personnel who are detailed to accidents scenes always get agitated and in most cases want to show off superiority instead of know who is do what? And even which security agency should be at a particular accident scene.
“Knowing your role at an accidents scene in one sure way we can help save lives, timely.” He added.
Speaking to Beachfmonline, the Western Regional MTTD commander, Superintendent Richard Appiah noted that such training for major stakeholders in the transport sector is long over due since he believes will well inform uniform men on how to handle issues at an accident scene.
many a times when we go to an accident scene, sometime there are pockets of confusion that comes. The role each agency is expected to play; some time our men finds it difficult collaborating.
He noted that the safety course is good and urged the National Roads Safety Commission do it periodically.
Participants at the incident and command control programme were taking through topics like; Handling gas on the road, Securing of goods before transporting them (lashing), incident command, Fitness among others.
Kojo Ennimil Arthur/Beachfmonline.com/Ghana
