Engineers under the aegis of Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers (NIMechE) have decried the use of imported codes and standards, which are alien to the industry.
The National Chairman, Mrs. Funmilade Akingbagbohun, expressed this concern at a virtual national workshop organised in collaboration with regulatory agencies, tagged: ‘Promoting the Adoption of Codes and Standards in Nigeria.’
“The workshop is an avenue for us to contribute to the body of knowledge needed to evolve a new document for Nigeria,” she said. She said the institution is poised towards professional development and capacity building, as it plans to deploy resources in training of both young engineers and up-skilling of the established engineers to ensure competitiveness in the industry.
Faluyi said a new regulation and standards would promote trade and commerce, quality, industrialisation and safety. He said the institution would support regulatory agencies with a skill pool to develop, domesticate or review standards or guidelines for local application. Faluyi said: “Upon completion of the drafting of the NIMechE codes and standards, the committee will forward it to the Nigerian Society of Engineering , as well as partner with the regulatory agency to commence its adoption as a Nigerian standard.”
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