The Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria, Act 2014 (Act No.2) published on the Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No.62, Vol. 101 (Government Notice No.72) Lagos- 20th May, 2014, signed into law on the 19th Day of May, 2014, formally established the Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria, as a body corporate with perpetual succession and common seal.
The Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria was inaugurated in August 1980 as Nigeria Society of Safety Professionals (NSSP) during the annual conference of the National Industrial Safety Council of the Nigeria (NISCN) as a professional technical arm of the NISCN, NISCN-is a tripartite body comprising the Governments of the federation (represented by Director of factories, Federal Ministry of labour & productivity), Employers (represented by the Nigerian Employers Consultative Association) and labour Congress), set by the Federal Government to prevent Industrial accidents and hazards and promote occupational health and welfare in industrial establishments.
