Work-related maritime fatalities

O’Connor, Peter J.; O’Connor, Nina

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2006.01.004

Cited by 25 publications

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“…In Australia, deaths of commercial fishers are the most common cause of work-related maritime fatality. Death rates have decreased from 143 fatalities in 1982-1984 to 74 in 1992-1998, mainly through drowning while not wearing a PFD [98]. Additionally, in Great Britain, the fatal accident rate for fishers was higher than for all other workers between 1976 and 1995 [99].…”

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Occupational health issues in marine and freshwater research

Courtenay¹,

Smith²,

Gladstone

2012

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

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Marine and freshwater scientists are potentially exposed to a wide variety of occupational hazards. Depending on the focus of their research, risks may include animal attacks, physiological stresses, exposure to toxins and carcinogens, and dangerous environmental conditions. Many of these hazards have been investigated amongst the general population in their recreational use of the environment; however, very few studies have specifically related potential hazards to occupational exposure. For example, while the incidence of shark and crocodile attacks may invoke strong emotions and the occupational risk of working with these animals is certainly real, many more people are stung by jellyfish or bitten by snakes or dogs each year. Furthermore, a large proportion of SCUBA-related injuries and deaths are incurred by novice or uncertified divers, rather than professional divers using aquatic environments. Nonetheless, marine and freshwater research remains a potentially risky occupation, and the likelihood of death, injury and long-term health impacts still needs to be seriously considered.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Occupational health issues in marine and freshwater research

Courtenay¹,

Smith²,

Gladstone

2012

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

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“…This compares with an overall fatality rate in other industries of less than 4 per 100,000 workers per year. There are reports from around the world indicating that fishing fatalities are associated with alcohol abuse, including reports from both coasts of the United States (Day et al, 2010;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008), Alaska (Lucas and Lincoln, 2007), Denmark (Laursen et al, 2008), andAustralia (O'Connor andO'Connor, 2006). The international scope of this problem suggests that it is a cultural issue in the fishing community, rather than a localized issue.…”

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confidence: 92%

Patterns of underlying causes of work-related traumatic fatalities – Comparison between small and larger companies in British Columbia

2015

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“…Starfstengd banaslys hjá 5220 sjómönnum eru 14 á sama tímabili og tilkynnt eru 12 dauðsföll vegna vinnuslysa meðal allra starfsgreina í landi. 15, 16 Í samanburði við niðurstöður erlendra rannsókna virðast starfstengd banaslys á sjó vera álíka tíð hér á landi og þau eru í Ástralíu (56/100.000) 6 og Noregi (68/100.000). 9 Tíðni annarra slysa en banaslysa er einnig há eins og sést á því að tilkynningar til TR vegna slysa á sjómönnum ná 7% af heildarfjölda starfandi sjómanna árlega og um 45 sjómenn eru metnir til örorku á ári eftir slys.…”

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“…[2][3][4] Tíðni banaslysa á kaupskipum er mun laegri eða 37-45 af hverjum 100.000 starfandi sjómönnum á ári. 5,6 Samkvaemt íslenskri rannsókn tímabilið 1966-1986 létust 89 af hverjum 100.000 sjómönnum árlega við störf sín og sjómönnum er einnig haettara en öðrum starfsstéttum við að bíða bana í slysum eftir að í land er komið. 7 Slysavarnir hafa þó borið árangur þar sem banaslysum faekkaði á tímabilinu 1980-2005 úr 15 í 2,4 á ári.…”

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