The House of Representatives is seeking stiff penalties for owners of vehicles, schools, hotels and public buildings without adequate first aid kits.
A bill to make it a law successfully scaled second reading on the floor of the House on Thursday following the presentation of the sponsor, Kehinde Agboola (Ogun), who noted that it has become necessary to make compulsory for owners of commercial vehicles and public buildings to provide first aid kits in their vehicles and buildings.
For failing to provide first aid materials expected to be provided in vehicles and public buildings materials that include bandages, adhesive, bandages, iodine, gauze and dressings, if passed into law, the owner of the building would be liable to four months imprisonment or a fine of N10,000
He said countless number of people met their untimely death by bleeding to death due to lack of first aid treatment as a result of sudden sickness or accidents.
He said: “The major objective of this bill is to ensure a substantial reduction in the deaths that occur when there are accidents or sudden sickness.
“Individuals have slumped in their offices and died while being conveyed to the hospital for treatment because no first aid treatment was given to resuscitate them.
“Provisions have been made for the punishment of owners of vehicles and public buildings who refuse or fail to provide first aid kits in their vehicles and buildings.
“In section 9, this offense is punishable with a six months imprisonment or a fine of N10,000. In section 10, the owner of a building is liable to four months imprisonment or a fine of N10,000 if he fails to provide first aid kits in his building.
“This bill is being proposed to correct the situation by ensuring that first aid kits are provided compulsorily in commercial vehicles and public buildings”.
The bill was unanimously passed after a vote.
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