Workplace Safety Interventions for Commercial Fishermen of the Gulf

Journal of Agromedicine
Jeffrey L LevinAnn Carruth

Abstract

Commercial fishing continues to have one of the highest rates of occupational fatalities compared with other work sectors in the United States. Attitudes/beliefs among Vietnamese shrimp fishermen of the Gulf of Mexico may influence behaviors that are risk factors for fatal and nonfatal injuries. The study employs a community trial with quasi-experimental pretest/posttest intervention design. An advisory group made up of key stakeholders including representatives from the US Coast Guard was assembled. A survey was designed using the Theory of Planned Behavior as the theoretical framework. Three community groups at port sites along the Texas/Louisiana Gulf Coasts were identified. Focus groups were convened at each site to select priority areas for risk intervention using training and awareness measures. Initial and follow-up surveys were administered pre-/post-interventions for each of the three community groups (2008, n = 217 completed surveys; 2012, n = 206 completed surveys). The follow-up survey was condensed and "intent to act" questions were added for the priority concerns identified (noise-induced hearing loss, machinery/winches, and fatigue). Statistically significant changes (P ranging from .000 to .042) were observed in...Continue Reading

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May 6, 2008·Journal of Safety Research·Jennifer M LincolnJohn E Bevan
Oct 19, 2010·Journal of Agromedicine·Jeffrey L LevinMatthew W Nonnenmann
Oct 19, 2010·Journal of Agromedicine·Ann K CarruthLorinda Sealey
Dec 24, 2011·Journal of Agromedicine·Jeffrey L LevinMatthew Nonnenmann
Feb 13, 2013·Journal of Safety Research·Jennifer M LincolnGeorge A Conway
Apr 23, 2013·American Journal of Industrial Medicine·Amy K LiebmanThomas A Arcury

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