APM terminals, NPA begin drug, alcohol tests for truck drivers

APM Terminals Apapa and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) person introduced a cause and intoxicant screening programme for outer motortruck drivers operating astatine the Apapa port, arsenic portion of efforts to amended operational safety.

The checks, carried retired astatine the larboard gross with assistance from Port Police and Port Health Services, impact breathalyser investigating to corroborate that drivers are sober earlier entering the terminal.

Lagos Port Manager, Adebowale Lawal Ibrahim, said the determination is aimed astatine ensuring that drivers of heavy-duty vehicles are afloat alert portion connected duty.

According to him, verifying the information of drivers is indispensable to maintaining information wrong the port, adding that regular investigating would discourage substance maltreatment and heighten compliance among operators.

During the astir caller exercise, 30 drivers were screened, with 3 returning affirmative results for intoxicant use. Authorities noted that this marks a simplification compared to earlier screenings.

Managing Director of APM Terminals Apapa, Kamal Alhraishat said the company...