Dangote Cement Plc has launched a Safety FairPlay Initiative at its Ibese Plant in Ogun State as part of efforts to drive behavioural change and entrench a strong, sustainable safety culture across its operations.
The initiative, which will be rolled out to all Dangote Cement plants nationwide, was piloted at the Ibese facility with strong participation from both management and employees, signalling broad commitment to improved workplace safety.
Safety FairPlay is designed to promote lasting behavioural and cultural change through a transparent and equitable framework that encourages safe conduct. The programme is anchored on three pillars—recognition, correction through coaching, and discipline—aimed at rewarding positive safety behaviour, addressing risky actions consistently, and promoting open reporting of incidents, near-misses and errors.
Speaking at the launch, Dangote Cement Technical Director, Anandam Duraisamy, described the initiative as a strategic step toward making safety a shared mindset rather than a compliance requirement.
He said the programme is intended to build trust, accountability and consistency in safety management, stressing that recognising safe behaviour and fairly addressing unsafe practices would strengthen collective responsibility across the workforce.
Duraisamy added that achieving safety excellence goes beyond equipment and procedures, noting that attitudes, choices and mutual responsibility among employees are critical to preventing incidents and managing risks.
Also speaking, the Ibese Plant Head of Health, Safety and Environment, Elvis Akalusi, commended the company’s management for driving the initiative and praised employees for their positive response.
Akalusi said Safety FairPlay would be fully integrated into the plant’s daily operations with the support of all department heads, adding that the programme’s success depends on shared commitment and consistent adherence to safe practices.
