Become Part of the Culture of Safety

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• Personal Author:
  Backus A
• Description:
  As I write this article, I am headed out on the Sunbeam from Northeast Harbor on Mount Desert Island in Maine for three days to talk with fishermen on Matinicus, Swan's Island, Frenchboro, and Isle au Haut. The talks will focus on safety issues and cover topics including: entanglement of lobstermen in trap rope; stability; conserving energy in cold water; dockside exams; indoor winter-time exposures to dust and volatile organic compounds; and upcoming training sessions. There will also be an opportunity to practice getting into survival suits and to make re-boarding ladders. These sessions are only one of several safety training opportunities now being offered to commercial. fishermen around New England. All together, they represent a solid step toward building a seriously needed culture of safety within the Northeast commercial fishing community. On April 16, members of the Mayor's Seafood Industry Task Force hosted a daylong safety workshop in New Bedford and are planning more (see story page 1A). The Northeast Maritime Institute also hosted a series of training sessions in April. John McMillan of McMillan Offshore Survival Training in Belfast, ME is gearing up for another training session when he returns from the International Association of Safety and Survival Trainers. This training will include: abandoning the vessel; fighting fires; man-overboard recovery; launching survival craft; donning survival suits; making a radio distress call; using flares and other distress signals; and activating alarm systems. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution, Indoor Dust Environmental Exposure Fires Hunting Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development Volatile Organic Compounds Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Dust Exposure Dusts Exposure Levels Fire Prevention Fishing Fishing Industry IAQ Indoor Air Quality Indoor Environments Personal Protective Equipment PPE Risk Factors Safety Culture Safety Education Safety Measures Seasonal Activity Seasonal Factors Training VOCs Volatile Organic Compounds Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0273-6713
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061937
• Citation:
  Commercial Fish News 2005 May; :18A
• Contact Point Address:
  Ann Backus, MS, Director of Outreach, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston MA
• Email:
  abackus@hohp.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20030701
• Source Full Name:
  Commercial Fisheries News
• End Date:
  20050630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5403af887ddc9d806d467b41d3f0875d899fb65d7f529875c17d9502056dddb607bc44057cb4e7180d860c5e10d19083aba894e0b3db06d237e3ab5ad9266135
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225274/cdc_225274_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 248.48 KB ]