Our Responsibilities

The PSIN Committee is actively leading the drive for the realization of PSIN’s vision. Its core responsibility is to engage key stakeholders in the Oil & Gas and Chemical Process Industries, and attract them to subscribe to PSIN membership. The Committee plays a central and ongoing role in advancing process safety practice across Nigeria.

Core Responsibilities

Why These Responsibilities Matter

If there was any doubt about the necessity of PSIN, the spate of recent process safety incidents in Nigeria makes it imperative. These catastrophic events underscore the urgent need for PSIN’s work:

• Kaduna Gas Explosion — Jan. 2020
• Abule-Ado, Lagos Pipeline Fire — Mar. 2020
• Ororo I Offshore Platform Fire — May 2020
• Ajao Estate, Lagos Gas Explosion — Jul. 2020
• Ifako/Ijaiye, Lagos LPG Explosion & Fire — Sept. 2020
• Lokoja Petroleum Tanker Fire — Sept. 2020
• Ipaja, Lagos LPG Explosion & Fire — Oct. 2020

PSIN is fully operational and committed to playing a pivotal role in reducing the destructive impact of such incidents on lives, the environment, and assets in Nigeria through proactive safety initiatives, training, and industry collaboration.