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Health and Safety in the Australian Fishing Industry Partners: Department of Health & Ageing Cotton Research & Development Corporation Grains Research & Development Corporation Collaborative Partnership for Sugar Research & Development Corporation FARMING AND FISHING Fisheries Research & Development Corporation HEALTH AND SAFETY Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation Health and Safety in the Australian Fishing Industry RIRDC Publication No. 11/021 RIRDCInnovation for rural Australia Health and Safety in the Australian Fishing Industry by Dr Kate Brooks March 2011 RIRDC Publication No. 11/021 RIRDC Project No. PRJ-005591 © 2011 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. All rights reserved. ISBN 978-1-74254-208-9 ISSN 1440-6845 Health and Safety in the Australian Fishing Industry Publication No. 11/021 Project No. PRJ-005591 The information contained in this publication is intended for general use to assist public knowledge and discussion and to help improve the development of sustainable regions. You must not rely on any information contained in this publication without taking specialist advice relevant to your particular circumstances. While reasonable care has been taken in preparing this publication to ensure that information is true and correct, the Commonwealth of Australia gives no assurance as to the accuracy of any information in this publication. The Commonwealth of Australia, the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC), the authors or contributors expressly disclaim, to the maximum extent permitted by law, all responsibility and liability to any person, arising directly or indirectly from any act or omission, or for any consequences of any such act or omission, made in reliance on the contents of this publication, whether or not caused by any negligence on the part of the Commonwealth of Australia, RIRDC, the authors or contributors. The Commonwealth of Australia does not necessarily endorse the views in this publication. This publication is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, all other rights are reserved. However, wide dissemination is encouraged. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the RIRDC Publications Manager on phone 02 6271 4165. Researcher Contact Details Dr Kate Brooks PO Box 3287 Prahran East VIC 3181 Phone: +61 3 9917 2665 Fax: +61 3 9917 2665 Email: [email protected] In submitting this report, the researcher has agreed to RIRDC publishing this material in its edited form. RIRDC Contact Details Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Level 2, 15 National Circuit BARTON ACT 2600 PO Box 4776 KINGSTON ACT 2604 Phone: 02 6271 4100 Fax: 02 6271 4199 Email: [email protected]. Web: http://www.rirdc.gov.au Electronically published by RIRDC in March 2011 Print-on-demand by Union Offset Printing, Canberra at www.rirdc.gov.au or phone 1300 634 313 ii Foreword This project emanates from the identification of gaps in occupation health and safety (OHS) data for the fishing industry by the Collaborative Partnership for Farming and Fishing Health and Safety Program across all three of its objectives. The research is important as it provides a basis upon which to understand the OHS issues and challenges of the fishing industry and where further efforts and investment could most effectively be targeted. The primary beneficiaries of this research are the commercial fishing industry, research and funding providers. The information contained in this report provides a clear guidance to the industry of its OHS circumstance relative to other primary industries (forestry and agriculture). It identifies the most ‘at risk’ groups in the industry, and the existing and emerging high risk elements of the industry. It also identifies those areas and issues that are in most need of further investment, and those which would produce the most effective outcomes in terms of reducing the incidences of OHS claims in commercial fishing. The key finding is that a lack of awareness of occupational health and safety, and a culture of safety, still fails to be effectively dealt with across all States of Australia. The OHS data identifies that the commercial fishing industry has rates of claims that are average for the overall Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry sector, but that claims for fatal injuries in aquaculture and non fatal in marine (or wild capture) fisheries are both increasing relative to employment. The most ‘at risk’ group in the industry are those between the age of 20 to 24 years, with those aged 45 – 54 years being the next most at risk group, and will receive injuries from non powered hand tools, to their upper bodies. The importance of this report is that on the basis of the best available statistical data (which represents in the vicinity of only 18% of the industry’s participants), it provides some fifteen suggestions and recommendations for the industry and funding agencies to consider in regard to research, communication and training in the commercial fishing industry. It is the most useful basis that has been provided in recent years for framing a coherent approach to redressing the OHS issues in the commercial fishing industry and to arrest increasing rates of OHS claims. This project was funded by the Collaborative Partnership for Farming and Fishing Health and Safety. This report, an addition to RIRDC’s diverse range of over 2000 research publications, forms part of our Collaborative Partnership for Farming and Fishing Health and Safety Research and Development Program, which aims to improve the physical and mental health of farming and fishing workers and their families, and the safety environment and work practices in farming and fishing industries. Most of RIRDC’s publications are available for viewing, free downloading or purchasing online at www.rirdc.gov.au. Purchases can also be made by phoning 1300 634 313. Craig Burns Managing Director Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation iii Acknowledgments The Author would like to acknowledge the funding provided by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation that enabled this project to be undertaken. The data analysis phase of the research would also not have been able to be undertaken without the NOSI database and the assistance provided by the staff (most particularly Jenny Job, Keith Mallett and Sue Barker) of Safe Work Australia. This assistance provided both in the preliminary scoping stages of the project and in the data collation and analysis, was invaluable. Sincere thanks go to them for their enthusiasm and support. The project has also be strongly supported with guidance and industry feedback, by Jo-Anne Ruscoe from the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, and Mr Brett McCallum, in his role as co- ordinator of the National Seafood Industry Alliance - Safety, Education and Training forum. Thanks also go to the tireless industry advocates and representatives who so often agree to assist in projects such as these, in ‘ground truthing’ the data, and providing guidance and feedback on industry supported ways to take research forward into positive outcomes for commercial fishing, Australian rural industries, and the Australian public. iv Abbreviations ABS - Australian Bureau of Statistics ASCC - Australian Safety and Compensation Council DAFF - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry EMS - Environmental Management System FISAG - Fishing Industry Advisory Group FRDC - Fisheries Research and Development Corporation IFQ - Individual Fishing Quotas ITQ - Individual Transferable Quotas MSQ - Maritime Safety Queensland MSV - Marine Safety Victoria n.e.c. - Not Elsewhere Classified NMSC - National Maritime Safety Committee NOHSC- National Occupational Health and Safety Commission n.p. - Data not available due to confidentiality restrictions OH(&)S- Occupational Health and Safety p - Preliminary data PFD(s) - Personal Floatation Device(s) QSIA - Queensland Seafood Industry Association RIRDC - Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation SIV - Seafood Industry Victoria WAFIC - Western Australia Fishing Industry Council v Contents Foreword ............................................................................................................................................... iii Acknowledgments ................................................................................................................................. iv Abbreviations ......................................................................................................................................... v Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................... x Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 1 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................... 2 Methodology ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Literature Review and Intervention Identification ............................................................................3 Data Analysis ....................................................................................................................................5 Data Limitations ...............................................................................................................................5
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