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A District Chief Executive has appealed to mining companies operating in the country to ensure that the health and safety of their workers was not compromised. Mr Stephen Wilks Kofi Mensah, District Chief Executive for Sefwi-Wiawso, said there should be strict adherence to the use of protective gear and universally accepted safety practices to prevent accidents. He was speaking at a drill on �Safety and First Aid� held at Akoti-Etwebo for miners drawn from Chirano Gold Mine Limited, Newmont Ghana Limited, Bibiani Central African Gold Limited and the Awaso Bauxite Company. It was organized under the auspices of the Ghana Chamber of Mines and the Inspectorate Division of the Minerals Commission. �Slam the risks, the right way, the safe way, every time�, was the theme. Mr Mensah recognized the important contribution of the extractive industry to the national economy and said to help sustain this everything should be done to avoid disasters. He reminded them to also maintain safety environmental standards in order not to pollute the areas where they have been working. Mr Mensah said as corporate citizens the companies should live up to their social responsibility to the local communities and called for reasonable compensation payment to people who lose their crops and farms to mining.