Making Safety an Easy Catch: PFD Use Among Commercial Fishermen in New England

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• Personal Author:
  Milkovich PJ ; Orchard D ; Roome AB ; Sorensen JA
• Description:
  This brief highlights the development and administration of Lifejackets for Lobstermen and its successor, Lifejackets for Fishermen. These programs provide education about, physical access to, and monetary incentives for personal floatation devices (PFDs). Preliminary data shows that commercial fishermen in New England have increased their PFD wear rates significantly since the launch of these programs in 2019. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Education Hunting Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Lifejackets Behavior Change Falls Falls Overboard Fishing Industry Life Jackets Personal Flotation Device PFD
• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Boston Region [OSHA] ; Massachusetts ; New York ; New York City Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  210-213
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070355
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2025 Apr; 30(2):210-213
• Contact Point Address:
  Pamela J. Milkovich, The Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, 1 Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326
• Email:
  pam.milkovich@bassett.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Performing Organization:
  Fishing Partnership Health Plan, Burlington, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20190901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:00fe83c313f9d9d947783290108cce39cd152299f1fa7dcf05b2f5f03155c96a40fea67d6e9ce4a319536ec444bf65ba6d68960cd791814393382087de0e4ded
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208587/cdc_208587_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 789.22 KB ]