Analysis of occupational injuries in the sea fishing industry according to the type of fishery and the fishing activity

Chauvin, Christine; Bouar, Gilbert Le; Lardjane, Salim

doi:10.5603/imh.2017.0006

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“…Commercial fishing is often regarded as a very hard occupation and it is consistently found to be one of the most dangerous occupations with a high rate of severe or fatal occupational accidents and hospitalisation due to different diseases in Denmark [1][2][3] and worldwide [4][5][6][7][8]. However, many safety measures and ergonomic improvements have been developed and applied in Danish occupational fishing in recent years, resulting in a positive development of the physical work environment and a significant reduction of occupational accidents [9].…”

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Fatigue and workload among Danish fishermen

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International Maritime Health

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Background: Fishery is a hazardous occupation and fatigue may contribute to the observed risks. This study aims to investigate the association between workload and fatigue among Danish fishermen. Materials and methods: The cross-sectional survey of demographic characteristics and self-reported exposure and health data was performed on a random sample of 270 active fishermen. We applied the validated Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20) to assess the degrees of the different dimensions of perceived fatigue. We estimated physical workload using questions regarding the frequency of seven physical work activities and analysed the association between fatigue and workload using multiple linear regressions. Results: The mean fatigue scores were 9.18 (SD 3.58) for general fatigue, 9.05 (SD 3.36) for physical fatigue, 7.57 (SD 3.03) for reduced activity and 7.16 (SD 3.07) for mental fatigue. Highest levels of fatigue were observed among fishermen at Danish seiners (mean 10.21), and fatigue scores decreased with more days at sea. However, none of these results were significant. Adjusted analyses showed that physical workload was significantly related to general fatigue (b = 0.20, 95% CI: 0.12-0.28), physical fatigue (b = 0.10, 95% CI: 0.04-0.16) and mental fatigue (b = 0.09, 95% CI: 0.01-0.16). Reduced activity was unrelated to work exposures. Conclusions: General fatigue was the dominant fatigue dimension among Danish fishermen and it is mostly associated with physical workload. Physical workload was additionally significantly associated to the levels of physical and mental fatigue. Fishermen had a lower average score for all fatigue dimensions compared to those seen in general Danish working population. Prospective studies are required to assess whether the identified associations are causal.

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Fatigue and workload among Danish fishermen

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“…Work in fishing is not easy, and this is not unique to the Jamaican case nor to the global South: work on the oceans has always been dangerous, with high injury rates and risk of mortality (Jensen et al, ; Marto, ). For example, one study found that fishing was the most dangerous livelihood a Canadian worker could do (Grant, ), echoing what other research has found in the European context (Chauvin, Le Bouar, & Lardjane, ). Media and advocacy groups have exposed stories of serious worker abuse at sea globally (Environmental Justice Foundation, ) including in Indonesia (Mason et al, ), Taiwan (Greenpeace, ), Hawaii (Mendoza & Mason, ) and Ireland (Stringer et al, ), often involving migrant workers.…”

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Precarious livelihoods: Examining the intersection of fish work and ecological change in coastal Jamaica

2019

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Precarity has not been applied in the context of fisheries‐based work, even as working conditions in fisheries are emerging to be a real issue. There has been limited analysis of fish work outside the media spotlight or how changing ecological and biophysical conditions (e.g. climate change and its effects) intersect with poor working conditions. We use insights from fieldwork along the southwest coast of Jamaica, to ask the following questions: (a) what does precarity mean for mixed‐gear fishers working in the nearshore context, particularly with reference to working conditions and (b) how do changing ecological and biophysical conditions intersect with working conditions to further influence fisher precarity? Our results highlight how fishing livelihoods in Jamaica are generally precarious because of limited options for fish workers in this sector. Even so, certain fishing activities are far riskier than others – particularly for compressor dive fishers – and that levels of precarity are differentiated by age and fishing gear ownership. A more integrative (or social and ecological) approach to precarity analysis helps characterize and give nuance to fish work operating across time and space, and shows how such work intersects with ecological decline and further drives precarity. A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article.

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“…Generally the fishermen are faced many diseases due to most of the time they stay in hazy and aquatic environment (Chauvin et al, 2017).We mainly conducted this study among the fisherman community who are live in the coastal area to identify occupational health hazards and their health seeking behavior. Fishing is a particularly dangerous profession with high risk of occupational and endemic diseases globally (Frantzeskou et al, 2012).…”

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Occupational hazards and health care seeking behavior of fishermen

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Sharmin

Shoshi

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Asian J. Med. Biol. Res

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About millions of households depend on fishing for livelihood though it is associated with different types of hazards. Working time does not allow fishermen to get health care for hazards from facilities. Data on occupational hazards and health care seeking is inconclusive in Bangladesh. This study was undertaken to assess the occupational hazards, associated factors and health seeking of fisherman. A cross sectional study involving 300 fishermen conducted from some selected communities of Patuakhali and Vhola districts from January to June, 2018. A pretested questionnaire used to collect information on socio-demography, occupational detail, types of hazards and health seeking behavior of fishermen. The results revealed that 69 faced different occupational problems during last 6 months. Participants suffered mainly from skin disease (31.7%), musculoskeletal pain (29.7%) and fever (24.3%). Age and duration of profession identified were associated (P= <.001) with occupational hazards. Only 7.3% respondents went to facilities to get health care. Nearly one-third of fishermen (31%) took medicine by their own idea. Fishermen who seek care from facilities are low than affected with health hazards. Establishing facilities near major fish landings may improve health care seeking in this study area. Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. March 2020, 6(1): 38-43

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Analysis of occupational injuries in the sea fishing industry according to the type of fishery and the fishing activity

Cited by 14 publications

References 13 publications

Fatigue and workload among Danish fishermen

Fatigue and workload among Danish fishermen

Precarious livelihoods: Examining the intersection of fish work and ecological change in coastal Jamaica

Occupational hazards and health care seeking behavior of fishermen

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