The Effect of Health Safety Management in National Development

The most important resources of any country are its human resources and no nation is stronger than its citizens. Basically, the efficiency, strength and capability of citizens is their freedom from emotional, physical, mental and social illnesses and from accidents or harm. Today, accidents and diseases constitute vital social and personal problems facing our country. Millions of people have lost their lives as a result of accidents (preventable and non-preventable) and millions suffer disabling injuries. It is noteworthy that diseases and accidents cause more death than any other factors. Most of this is due to lack of health and safety education/ management and as such, it is most essential that our youths and adults become familiar with the hazards and diseases of our modern day living and learn how to live safely within their environment. Such quality of health and safety based instruction and training does not result from mere chance, it must be cultivated from a desire to live most and serve best. Direction towards these ends is the purpose of this paper. The goal of health and safety education is to help students and the general public learns about healthy behaviours and safety skills which help to address common health and security issues through education and outreach to support healthy and safe living conditions. It is necessary that safety education be incorporated in health education so that children are taught safety practices early in life in order to enjoy quality health and practice safe. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n7p9