Citation

Van Noy M. J. Saf. Res. 1995; 26(1): 19-29.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, U.S. National Safety Council, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

The National Research Council, responding to a Congressionally mandated study of the commercial fishing industry, recommended that the U.S. Coast Guard undertake an integrated safety program with the goal of lowering the perceived high injury rates within the industry. This research contributes to that effort by placing commercial fishing safety within the broader framework of injury causation and injury control research. The findings support the continued use of Coast Guard casualty data while indicating areas needing additional definition. A major problem identified was the method used in assigning injury cause. This research introduced a peer review process and found that it showed promise, not only in determining cause, but also in involving fishermen in the ongoing process of establishing and evaluating professional standards of safety in their occupation/profession.