Sustaining and Expanding Capacity for Fishermen First Aid and Safety Training

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• Personal Author:
  Bovbjerg V ; Kincl, Laurel
• Description:
  Commercial fishing is a dangerous occupation. The United States Coast Guard requires that all fishing vessels have a least one crew member that is trained in first aid and CPR. However, commonly available first aid and CPR trainings are not applicable to the work environment of commercial fishermen who are often at sea many hours away from professional care. The Fishermen First Aid and Safety Training (FFAST) was developed to address these gaps in training and provide a training curriculum that is tailored to their specific work environment and the challenges faced at sea. This training project identified and implemented best practices, increased training capacity, demonstrated the scalability of our approach and delivered the FFAST to commercial fishermen in three regions (West Coast, Alaska, and New England). Additionally, in response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, which impacted our ability to conduct our training as originally designed, we successfully adapted the FFAST training to a hybrid delivery model. Our responsiveness to changing conditions ensured that the fishing community still received this much needed instruction and laid the groundwork for a more flexible range of delivery models moving forward. During the course of this project we: Successfully conducted 67 trainings across 3 distinct geographical regions; Trained 12 instructors; Distributed over 200 first aid kits and supplies; Provided a clearinghouse of materials both internally via a Box folder and externally on our FFAST specific website. By providing commercial fishermen with relevant first aid training that includes injury prevention strategies, this project improved the emergency preparedness and prevention efforts on vessels. By collaborating with training experts in the different regions in the US, we are improving the delivery of first aid training that is effective and relevant for commercial fishermen. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Disaster Planning Emergencies First Aid Hunting Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Emergency Preparedness First Aid Fishing Industry Injury Prevention Marine Workers Safety Education Training
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067272
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, T03-OH-011925, 2022 Oct; :1-9
• Email:
  Laurel.Kincl@oregonstate.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  Oregon State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20190901
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20250831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8258264aabb5217a358ddab174ffa8c34c61ca403a9df6311f7a3e0d38b9c383bb49017e132496eafde9ea0ffdad4ac8c7ed9f7f54f51957fdf09ff2bfbae684
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/219191/cdc_219191_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 257.28 KB ]