'Manual on occupation health, safety and environment launched', 19 Feb 2015: Mr Andrews Addoquaye Tagoe…of the General Agricultural Workers Union, has stressed the need for employers to reduce…fatal accidents at workplaces. He…was speaking at the launch of [the] Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (OHS&E) Manual and Child Labour Strategic Document in Accra. The manual was…produced by the International Labour Organisation…in collaboration with the General Agricultural Workers Union…Mr Tagoe said agriculture was the third [most] hazardous occupation…yet little attention was paid to…[this] sector…”…this creates room for…fatal accidents and injuries at workplaces,” he said…Mr Tagoe said they hoped to…reduce…injuries and accidents from…[the] current rate of 49 per cent to 20 per cent and also train trainers in 100 cocoa communities…Mr Edward Kareweh, Acting General Secretary of GAWU, said…“Children and adolescents are [especially]…vulnerable to the effects of hazardous work because they are still developing physically and mentally. Exposure of children to dangerous chemicals or physical stress can also harm their proper and healthy development...” …