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Proceedings of the National Fishing Industry Safety and Health Workshop, Anchorage, Alaska, October 9-11, 1992.

Authors
NIOSH
Source
Myers ML, Klatt ML, eds. Anchorage, AK: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 94-109, 1994 Jan; :1-263
Link
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/94-109/
NIOSHTIC No.
00220834
Abstract
This proceedings presented the papers generated from a workshop on health and safety in the commercial fishing industry, with emphasis on the industry in Alaska. The specific topics covered at the Workshop included: the commercial fishing record in a national perspective; commercial fishing fatalities in various regions of the United States; nonfatal injuries experienced in the Alaska commercial fishing industry; Alaska trauma registry; surveillance for work related fatalities in the Alaskan commercial fishing industry; harbormaster record keeping; Alaska fatality rates by fishery in 1991 through 1992; changes in the distribution of the Alaska fisheries; fisheries management; safety implications of derby fisheries; OSHA and the Alaskan fishing industry; US Coast Guard requirements for fishing vessels; a fisher's perspective on federal requirements for fishing vessels; safety from management's perspective; capital construction fund program for safety improvements; vessel stability; survival equipment use, protective clothing in cold water survival; community based drowning intervention program; marine safety instructor training; shipboard drills and orientation for new deck hands; education; training; vessel safety program; marine weather forecasting; US Coast Guard voluntary dockside examinations; search and rescue; first aid and emergency medical services; and directions for the year 2000.
Keywords
NIOSH-Author; Fishing-industry; Accident-prevention; Safety-research; Accident-analysis; Mortality-surveys; Accident-statistics; Personal-protective-equipment; Traumatic-injuries; Safety-equipment
Publication Date
19940101
Document Type
Numbered Publication
Editors
Myers-ML; Klatt-ML
Fiscal Year
1994
NTIS Accession No.
PB94-206349
NTIS Price
A13
Identifying No.
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 94-109
NIOSH Division
AFS; DSR
SIC Code
NAICS-1141
Source Name
Proceedings of the National Fishing Industry Safety and Health Workshop, Anchorage, Alaska, October 9-11, 1992.
State
AK; WV
Page last reviewed: April 12, 2019
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division