He said that the Chamber co-operated with the official bodies to develop legislation and laws that contributed to improving living standards and safety of workers and encouraging the private sector to raise the level of occupational safety and health requirements by selecting the best companies. These were contained in a press statement signed by the President of HESAG, Mr Dzifa Ahadzi and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Cape Coast on Saturday as Ghana joined the rest of the World to celebrate this year's World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The International Social Security Association (ISSA) on Thursday called for full support for the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on April 28 and its Vision Zero global campaign to promote health, safety and well-being in the workplace. Flagging these concerns, Ms. Simrin Singh, Director, ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives, also referred to the case of around 100 workers suffering from a gas leak at a Jaela factory and said that there is no proper mechanism available in the country where occupational safety and health (OSH) is concerned. Achieving these goals for the benefit of the next generation of the global workforce requires a concerted and integrated approach to eliminating child labour and promoting a culture of prevention on occupational safety health (OSH). WCB Alberta says 166 died from workplace injury or illness in this province past year. He insisted on the need of combined efforts among all the people concerned to see improvements in the occupational safety and health of workers. Newburgh Gazette http://newburghgazette.com/2018/04/29/work-safety-among-ministrys-priorities/