Canadian fishing industry and workplace safety stakeholders have come together to produce a video that will promote awareness among fish harvesters on vessel safety.
"This project provided a means for our government to support an opportunity to address safety in the fish harvesting sector using a new approach," said the Honourable Tom Hedderson, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture.
The project will produce a video that will promote awareness among fish harvesters on a variety of topics related to safety. It will include information on regulatory requirements for vessel operations and approved safety procedures. It will also be designed so that it can be used for individual viewing and employed as an instructional tool for training activities. The project will reinforce a safety culture within the fish harvesting sector with the ultimate goal of reducing injuries and incidents that result in lives lost at sea.
The project has the potential to reach approximately 12,000 harvesters.
