Improving commercial fishing vessel safety through collaboration.

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• Personal Author:
  Lincoln, Jennifer M. ; Medlicott CJ ; Woodley CJ
• Description:
  Purpose: Commercial fishing in Alaska's Bering Sea / Aleutian Island (BSAI) crab fleet has been one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States and figured prominently in the development the Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Act (CFIVSA). Despite implementation of the CFIVSA in 1991, the BSAI crab fleet continued experiencing staggering losses. From \990-1999, an average of eight lives were lost annually as a result of vessels capsizing or sinking, falls overboard, and industrial accidents. Methodology: After conducting extensive casualty analysis of fatalities and vessel losses in the BSAI Crab fleet and sharing the results with key crab industry stakeholders, the Dockside Stability and Safety Compliance Check Examination program was developed by the USCG, partner agencies and the BSAI crab industry. This is an innovative regional safety program that focuses on the prevention of vessel losses and addresses the specific hazards of this dangerous fishery. Results: Following implementation of the exam program, fatality rates declined from an average of 8 lives lost annually to an average of I life lost annually. There were also zero vessels lost after implementation of the program in October of 1999 through January 2005. In addition, this paper discusses the effect of the 2005 BSAI Crab Rationalization program on fleet safety. Conclusions and Recommendations: The Dockside Stability and Safety Compliance Check Examination program resulted in a 75% reduction in fatalities after implementation. This program has had a significant impact on improving safety by reducing vessel loss and subsequent fatalities in the BSAI crab industry. The high level of coordination and communication between all stakeholders, particularly between the USCG and the crab industry, should be used as a model for other fishing vessel safety intervention programs.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Dust Environmental Monitoring Lung Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Epidemiology Fishing-industry Injuries Injury-prevention Mortality-rates Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards Occupational-safety-programs Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-research Statistical-analysis Work-environment Work-operations Work-practices Workplace-studies

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  APRO - Alaska Pacific Regional Office
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036177
• Citation:
  IFISH4: Proceedings of the Fourth International Fisheries Industry Safety and Health Conference, May 10-14, 2009, Reykjavik, Iceland. Cincinnati, OH: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2009 May; :15
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1141 - Fishing - (NAICS)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b1ae1ce14a3f370c88785fc31f4a4a8e02ba763cdb5f5fefd2240aa20447283c6895db46ebdf901d13c9dc53c2b32c10c447b3e572c1df058a82231d80108f9f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181552/cdc_181552_DS1.pdf
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