WHAT IS NEW
Dr. Gabriela Sabau
I-5 Co-investigator
School of Science and the Environment, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell campus
Dr. Ratana Chuenpagdee
Module I Co-lead
Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's campus
Dr. Norm Catto
Co-investigator
Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's campus
Dr. Robert Briggs
Co-investigator
C-CORE, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's campus
Dr. Thomas Puestow
Co-investigator
C-CORE, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's campus
Dr. Roger White
Co-investigator
Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's campus
Dr. William Cheung
Canadian collaborator
NF-UBC Nereus Program, University of British Columbia
Dr. Prateep Nayak
Canadian collaborator
School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, University of Waterloo
Jack Daly
Master's student
Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's campus
Maria Yulmetova
Master's student
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's campus
Siva Prasad
Post-doctoral fellow
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's campus
MARINE SAFETY POP-UP
Marine Safety Research and Developments
Enhancing Marine Occupational Health and Safety in Canada
By: Dr. Desai Shan, OFI, Dalhousie University & Memorial University
“Maritime occupations, including seafaring and fishing, provide jobs with a high risk of injuries and fatalities. A transnational study shows that 8.5 percent of seafarers suffered an injury during their most recent tour of duty, and a Danish study found that the fatal accident rate in merchant shipping is ten times that in shore-based industries.”
In this article Dr. Desai Shan explores some of the risks and hazards involved with the marine industry, and some of the policies and standards put in place to keep these workers safe.
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The FISHER Project
By: Eric Holliday, FISH Safety Foundation
The Fishing Industry Safety and Health Event Reporting (FISHER) Project is an accident reporting, recording and analysis program for fisheries globally. Their focus is on small-scale fishers and gathering fishing accident information, and managing this data for the global fishing industry. The system was developed in response to the lack of any accident reporting system for small-scale fisheries cases. The project hopes to assist countries in identifying the damages associated with these accidents, how to effectively commit resources, and finding ways to prevent further accidents.