CHRISTMAS THE REVOLUTION OF SEASONS
As years, roll by,
Seasons come and go,
The countdown continues.
Soon it will be the tide and all will be glad. Many will be drowned in the euphoria of enjoyment, Christmas is just hovering around the corner, and many say it is the tide of time. A time for the price, betrayal of trust. Though we know, it is a time Christ our savior was born, in that old rusty manger that held the savior of the world. So humble he was that he fed with animals. The destiny of humanity.
It was foretold that a humble virgin would bear a son the savior of the world. In our time, one would wonder if virgin could be found in this lustful generation. The king at that time tried to deny the destiny of this child, but this aphorism ‘destiny can be delayed and not denied’ prevailed.
As the tide counts down, many think of cash to spree, cars to ride, champagne to pop and lots more. Whatever way to make the money it does not matter, the cash must flow.
We forget that the season is time for reflection, a time for retreat, for they say he that fight and run away lives to fight another day. You can take a man out of military but cannot take military out of a man.
A time destinies will be told. We ought to live our life for we must account for them for it is not ours. It is God’s own. So delicate is the life we live that one mistake leads to another, we live our life well because in the end it is not the years in our life that count but the life in our years.
To all stingy and fake politicians this country is ours and not yours. Remember you can fool all the people some of the time, you might also fool some of the people all the time, but you can never fool all the people all the time.
Teach me I may forget, show me I might remember, but involve me and I will always remember and never forget.
If it is just me, I will live my life as if I do not care because nobody will be there to challenge me. However, it is not possible it is not my life, God is there to direct me, God will be there to challenge me, and so I will live my life as if I care.
We are all actors in this world; God in heaven is our director. We are just acting. God is in heaven directing
Just keep blogging to all my friends I say hello, keep popping your champagne, just like never before. Hi Kelechi, Fortune, Uwaoma, Ama, Green, Shrinke, Lil Chi, Robert. In addition, all the rest. Dede Ngwa you are too much keep living in Christ our savior this is your season enjoy with all the opportunity that costs it matters. Oluwa will not let us down. I am always with you. Thanks..
Saturday, 27 November 2010
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Occupational Health with emphasis on Nigeria.
Occupational Health with emphasis on Nigeria.
Definition
Occupational health is the sum total of all activities and programmes that are engaged upon, aiming to attain and maintain the highest level of health and safety of all genre of workers in all occupations. Through the approach of disease prevention, general safety assurance including the manipulations of the work environment to make it conducive to the average man’s physiological make up.
Occupational health is also defined as the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations by preventing departures from health, controlling risks and the adaptation of work to people, and people to their jobs. (ILO/WHO 1950).
THE RATIONALES OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
1. In 1950, ILO/WHO laid down the following rationale for occupational health: The promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupation.
2. The knowledge of occupational health involves that people in certain jobs are exposed to varied factors and elements inherent in their job and job environment, which may precipitate hazard, accidents, diseases, disability and death.
3. It will expose workers to hazard related to some works and their prevention/control measures in order to be safe and healthy while at work and after work.
4. The protection of workers in their employment from risks resulting from factors adverse to health.
5. The planning and maintenance of the workers in an occupational environment.
6. The adaptation of each man to his job/work.
7. Early rehabilitation and maintenance of the working capacity of the workers.
8. The knowledge will expose public health workers, employers, trade unions and the general public to the importance and relationship of work top health, that of work environment to health, that of attitude/practices/behaviour at work to health, that of machine/equipments/tools to health.
9. The knowledge will promote and maintain the mental, physical and social well being of workers on every occupation.
10. Advising on planning and organization of work and working practices including the design of workplace, and on the evaluation, choice and maintenance of equipment and on substances used at work. In so doing, the adaptation of work to workers is promoted.
Historical background of occupational health with emphasis on Nigeria.
Historically, very little attention and concern were shown for the promotion, protection and maintenance of the safety and health of the workers prior to 1900. However, on a global level, history revealed that health safety, welfare of employees was not existent during the early and dark ages. Society’s attention toward manual labour was disdainful so much that no efforts were made to control the working environment and to provide a healthful comfortable place in which to work. This was so because only slaves did various jobs. The 18th century era brought Industrial Revolution. This time brought with it, mass production of tools, machines/equipments. As a result, from time to time, accidents and injuries started occurring.
This escalation of industrial growth brought about many work problems. People accepted work related illness and injuries as part of the job and lived shorter lives, frequently dying in their 40s and 50s. No connection was made between their work condition and their health.
Their employers attributed their poor health and death to the workers poor conditions at home or their personal habits towards work.
The physicians then were uneducated on the relationship between work and health, so they blamed industrial related diseases to other causes. The first scientific study on occupational hazard was done in early 1900s by the public health service. This necessitated the importance of occupational health service in factories, industries and other work places.
The Examining Board of Liverpool Infirmary introduced the first occupational health service in 1900. The main purpose of the service was to look after the slave dealers carrying black slaves from Africa to Britain Exploration of Africa continued even after the rehabilitation of slave trade. The Royal Niger Company increased trading activities along the coast and waterways of Nigeria leading to granting the company The Royal Charter (Grant) in 1855 empowering the company to administer the territories under the treaty and Act of Parliament. The company organized its own health service, which looked after the workers but the managements in particular. The United Africa Company (U.A.C) invented the service. When the charter was revoked in 1899. U.A.C and John Holt (both British) companies grew into large multinational companies. The occupational health service by then was mainly curative and limited to expatriate employees. In the same 1899 the Royal Naval Patrol and later the Royal West Africa Frontier Force was commissioned to enforce the abolition Act of 1844 and to protect the British commercial interest in Nigeria. All the territories in Nigeria were confiscated and administered by the colonial office.
Lieutenant Colonel Lugard (Late Lord Lugard) being the Commander-in-Chief of the force in Nigeria then asked for the formation of health Service to cater for the health and welfare of soldiers dying because of malaria. Such service embraced both curative and preventive medicine. The medical corps was separated during the 2nd World War to cater for the members of the armed forces alone. This led to the creation of a Public Health Service that became the nucleus of National Health Service at present supervised and administered by the Federal Ministry of Health.
By 1930, some government owned establishments like the Railways and Coal mines started giving some occupational health services. There was also awareness concerning occupational health legislation.
In Nigeria, the endless quest for industrialization was the need to boost the economy. In doing so produced wastes and hazards that are injurious to health and life of the people who are to enjoy the economy. Industries threatened the existence of man e.g. petroleum mining, cement, textile, timber, soap making, mills, breweries, black smiting etc.
Hazard from these industries produced diseases, fire accident, air/water pollution, noise and other forms of environmental degradation like
a. Lead poisoning
b. Phosphorus poisoning
c. Manganese poisoning
d. Anthrax
e. Silicosis
f. Toxic jaundice
g. Benzene poisoning
h. Hypertension in sedentary workers
i. Aniline poisoning
j. Emphysema in mining industry.
Key Occupational Health developments in Nigeria include-
1941: Workman’s Compensation Ordinance was introduced. This was
replaced by Workman Compensation Service of 1987.
1942: Department of labour was created
1945: The labour Code of Ordinance was enacted and replaced by Labour
Decree (later Act of 1974)
1951: Ministry of Labour was created etc.
To be contd.............................................................
Definition
Occupational health is the sum total of all activities and programmes that are engaged upon, aiming to attain and maintain the highest level of health and safety of all genre of workers in all occupations. Through the approach of disease prevention, general safety assurance including the manipulations of the work environment to make it conducive to the average man’s physiological make up.
Occupational health is also defined as the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations by preventing departures from health, controlling risks and the adaptation of work to people, and people to their jobs. (ILO/WHO 1950).
THE RATIONALES OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
1. In 1950, ILO/WHO laid down the following rationale for occupational health: The promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupation.
2. The knowledge of occupational health involves that people in certain jobs are exposed to varied factors and elements inherent in their job and job environment, which may precipitate hazard, accidents, diseases, disability and death.
3. It will expose workers to hazard related to some works and their prevention/control measures in order to be safe and healthy while at work and after work.
4. The protection of workers in their employment from risks resulting from factors adverse to health.
5. The planning and maintenance of the workers in an occupational environment.
6. The adaptation of each man to his job/work.
7. Early rehabilitation and maintenance of the working capacity of the workers.
8. The knowledge will expose public health workers, employers, trade unions and the general public to the importance and relationship of work top health, that of work environment to health, that of attitude/practices/behaviour at work to health, that of machine/equipments/tools to health.
9. The knowledge will promote and maintain the mental, physical and social well being of workers on every occupation.
10. Advising on planning and organization of work and working practices including the design of workplace, and on the evaluation, choice and maintenance of equipment and on substances used at work. In so doing, the adaptation of work to workers is promoted.
Historical background of occupational health with emphasis on Nigeria.
Historically, very little attention and concern were shown for the promotion, protection and maintenance of the safety and health of the workers prior to 1900. However, on a global level, history revealed that health safety, welfare of employees was not existent during the early and dark ages. Society’s attention toward manual labour was disdainful so much that no efforts were made to control the working environment and to provide a healthful comfortable place in which to work. This was so because only slaves did various jobs. The 18th century era brought Industrial Revolution. This time brought with it, mass production of tools, machines/equipments. As a result, from time to time, accidents and injuries started occurring.
This escalation of industrial growth brought about many work problems. People accepted work related illness and injuries as part of the job and lived shorter lives, frequently dying in their 40s and 50s. No connection was made between their work condition and their health.
Their employers attributed their poor health and death to the workers poor conditions at home or their personal habits towards work.
The physicians then were uneducated on the relationship between work and health, so they blamed industrial related diseases to other causes. The first scientific study on occupational hazard was done in early 1900s by the public health service. This necessitated the importance of occupational health service in factories, industries and other work places.
The Examining Board of Liverpool Infirmary introduced the first occupational health service in 1900. The main purpose of the service was to look after the slave dealers carrying black slaves from Africa to Britain Exploration of Africa continued even after the rehabilitation of slave trade. The Royal Niger Company increased trading activities along the coast and waterways of Nigeria leading to granting the company The Royal Charter (Grant) in 1855 empowering the company to administer the territories under the treaty and Act of Parliament. The company organized its own health service, which looked after the workers but the managements in particular. The United Africa Company (U.A.C) invented the service. When the charter was revoked in 1899. U.A.C and John Holt (both British) companies grew into large multinational companies. The occupational health service by then was mainly curative and limited to expatriate employees. In the same 1899 the Royal Naval Patrol and later the Royal West Africa Frontier Force was commissioned to enforce the abolition Act of 1844 and to protect the British commercial interest in Nigeria. All the territories in Nigeria were confiscated and administered by the colonial office.
Lieutenant Colonel Lugard (Late Lord Lugard) being the Commander-in-Chief of the force in Nigeria then asked for the formation of health Service to cater for the health and welfare of soldiers dying because of malaria. Such service embraced both curative and preventive medicine. The medical corps was separated during the 2nd World War to cater for the members of the armed forces alone. This led to the creation of a Public Health Service that became the nucleus of National Health Service at present supervised and administered by the Federal Ministry of Health.
By 1930, some government owned establishments like the Railways and Coal mines started giving some occupational health services. There was also awareness concerning occupational health legislation.
In Nigeria, the endless quest for industrialization was the need to boost the economy. In doing so produced wastes and hazards that are injurious to health and life of the people who are to enjoy the economy. Industries threatened the existence of man e.g. petroleum mining, cement, textile, timber, soap making, mills, breweries, black smiting etc.
Hazard from these industries produced diseases, fire accident, air/water pollution, noise and other forms of environmental degradation like
a. Lead poisoning
b. Phosphorus poisoning
c. Manganese poisoning
d. Anthrax
e. Silicosis
f. Toxic jaundice
g. Benzene poisoning
h. Hypertension in sedentary workers
i. Aniline poisoning
j. Emphysema in mining industry.
Key Occupational Health developments in Nigeria include-
1941: Workman’s Compensation Ordinance was introduced. This was
replaced by Workman Compensation Service of 1987.
1942: Department of labour was created
1945: The labour Code of Ordinance was enacted and replaced by Labour
Decree (later Act of 1974)
1951: Ministry of Labour was created etc.
To be contd.............................................................
Sunday, 4 July 2010
joke of the day
There was a feud between the pastor and the choir director of the Hickville Southern church. The first hint of trouble came when the pastor preached on 'dedicating yourselves to the se rvice of God' and the choir director choose to lead 'i shall not be moved'. Trying to believe it was an accident the pastor kept the incident behind. The next sunday, thd pastor preached the topic 'given'. Afterwards the choir squirmed as the director led them in the hymn 'Jesus paid it all'. By this time the pastor was loosing his time and patience. SUNDAY morning came again and the attendance swelled as the tension between the 2 built. his sermon was on the 'sin of gossip'. would you believe the choir director selected the song 'love to tell the story'. There was no turning back the following sunday. THE PASTOR told the congregation that unless something changes he was going to resign.the entire church gasped when the choir director led the song 'why not now'. No wonder the pastor resigned the next week.
Thursday, 20 May 2010
IMMUNITY CLAUSE
It is perharps expedient for metobegin this article aknowledging the fact that i am also contributing to a more dicussed fact. The debate about expunging, removing the immunity clause in the 1999 constitution of Nigeria.
To recap section 3o8 of the constitution offers a carte blanche on the executives to get away with virtually every thing including murder while they are in office. it say they are free from any prosecution and arrest whilst in office.
There are several way tolook at it . the American constitution that we adopted to suit our environment hasnothing like that. ...........................................to be contd.
To recap section 3o8 of the constitution offers a carte blanche on the executives to get away with virtually every thing including murder while they are in office. it say they are free from any prosecution and arrest whilst in office.
There are several way tolook at it . the American constitution that we adopted to suit our environment hasnothing like that. ...........................................to be contd.
IMMUNITY CLAUSE
With my identity in the community and the gravity of my dignity i use the ability of my integrity to inform you that i drive utility in welcoming you to my site.
You are highly welcomed and your presence regarded. You are logged on to a site that potrays and enlightens you on what you ought to know.
Hi to my friends who in one way or the other helped me to the apex.
I Hon Afuewelu Augustus popularly known as BILLS. in a special way i want to thank the almighty God who made me what i am today, My parents Mr&Mrs Afuewelu. My siblings (August&Srptember. My relatives and all family friends. Iwill not forget my friends at Govt. Coll. Umuahia. Hons Tabansi Victor, Oti Elechi, Oguibe Godsalvation, Amajuoyi Chukwudi, Amah Kalu, Ukagwu Kelechi, Green, Robert, Wokoma, Numan, Doctility, lil chi, Tomy junior friends, Hons Chidi Fortune, Uwaoma Emmanuel, Ndukwe Kelechi, Ohaeri, Attah Samuel, Ejims, Elvis AND Chukwuka. how are you all.
To my pals 2shotz, Jammoto, Ajila, Ab Mixture, China B, Ipod, Peacemaker, Lushe. hi to you all welcome.
You are highly welcomed and your presence regarded. You are logged on to a site that potrays and enlightens you on what you ought to know.
Hi to my friends who in one way or the other helped me to the apex.
I Hon Afuewelu Augustus popularly known as BILLS. in a special way i want to thank the almighty God who made me what i am today, My parents Mr&Mrs Afuewelu. My siblings (August&Srptember. My relatives and all family friends. Iwill not forget my friends at Govt. Coll. Umuahia. Hons Tabansi Victor, Oti Elechi, Oguibe Godsalvation, Amajuoyi Chukwudi, Amah Kalu, Ukagwu Kelechi, Green, Robert, Wokoma, Numan, Doctility, lil chi, Tomy junior friends, Hons Chidi Fortune, Uwaoma Emmanuel, Ndukwe Kelechi, Ohaeri, Attah Samuel, Ejims, Elvis AND Chukwuka. how are you all.
To my pals 2shotz, Jammoto, Ajila, Ab Mixture, China B, Ipod, Peacemaker, Lushe. hi to you all welcome.
Monday, 17 May 2010
The Origin Of The Black Race.
THE PLIGHT OF THE BLACK RACE. AUTHOR:Hon AFUEWELU AUGUSTUS C.
CHAPTER 1BLACK RACE: ORIGIN OF ALL HUMANITY.
It was so unusual the day he was born. The sun seized to shine, the cloud was thick as if there was going to be a downpour, the stars seized its sparkles. Just like the full eclipse of the sun. A new but strange birth it was. The birth of the Black Race.The birth of this prince has been interpreted or rather misinterpreted by many scholars may be because of the circumstances that culminated with its birth.Thus, to this end, let us begin where thy say is the genesis and creation of the first human beings {Homo sapiens} fossil remains have been found and accurately dated to 3.5 million years, through the use of the Radio Potassium Argon method.Drs Richard and Mary Leakey, world-renowned anthropologists were the first Europeans to make such finds of Black African fossil remains around the Great Lakes of East Africa(Times magazine, March 14, 1994, p.45, USA)African human was a female, walking upright like modern humans, today.Humankind born around the Great Lakes, almost on the equator, is necessarily pigmented and black; the ‘Glodger law’ calls for warm-blooded animals to be pigmented in a hot and humid climate.Diop, Civilization or Barbarism. P.11 some years ago a released report in the journal Nature describes the discovery of three humanoid skulls, two adults and one child in the Herto Middle Awash area of Ethiopia, dating back between 5.2 million years ago university of California, Berkley, march 20 2002.
BLACK RACE – EARLY PRESENCE AROUND THE EARTH:
Around 50,000 years before present,during the upper Paleolithic period, black africoid people arrived from and the southern hemisphere into Europe via Straits of Gibraltar and the Isthmus of Suez. Today, palaeo, physical and forensic anthropology, as well as prehistory –archaeology have definitely proven that the black Africoids’ presence and culture was supreme and spread throughout the entire earth, long before the arrival of …………. To be cont
CHAPTER 1BLACK RACE: ORIGIN OF ALL HUMANITY.
It was so unusual the day he was born. The sun seized to shine, the cloud was thick as if there was going to be a downpour, the stars seized its sparkles. Just like the full eclipse of the sun. A new but strange birth it was. The birth of the Black Race.The birth of this prince has been interpreted or rather misinterpreted by many scholars may be because of the circumstances that culminated with its birth.Thus, to this end, let us begin where thy say is the genesis and creation of the first human beings {Homo sapiens} fossil remains have been found and accurately dated to 3.5 million years, through the use of the Radio Potassium Argon method.Drs Richard and Mary Leakey, world-renowned anthropologists were the first Europeans to make such finds of Black African fossil remains around the Great Lakes of East Africa(Times magazine, March 14, 1994, p.45, USA)African human was a female, walking upright like modern humans, today.Humankind born around the Great Lakes, almost on the equator, is necessarily pigmented and black; the ‘Glodger law’ calls for warm-blooded animals to be pigmented in a hot and humid climate.Diop, Civilization or Barbarism. P.11 some years ago a released report in the journal Nature describes the discovery of three humanoid skulls, two adults and one child in the Herto Middle Awash area of Ethiopia, dating back between 5.2 million years ago university of California, Berkley, march 20 2002.
BLACK RACE – EARLY PRESENCE AROUND THE EARTH:
Around 50,000 years before present,during the upper Paleolithic period, black africoid people arrived from and the southern hemisphere into Europe via Straits of Gibraltar and the Isthmus of Suez. Today, palaeo, physical and forensic anthropology, as well as prehistory –archaeology have definitely proven that the black Africoids’ presence and culture was supreme and spread throughout the entire earth, long before the arrival of …………. To be cont
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