All states have an OHS Code, which contains three parts. Part 1 addresses the legal requirements of workplace and marine safety legislation. Part 2 addresses generic OHS requirements across all fisheries. Part 3 outlines the basis for a vessel safety management plan. Workshops outlining the OHS Code...
ORGANISATION:
Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)
The Collaborative partnership for farming and fishing health and safety is funded by RIRDC, the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Grains Research and Development Corporation, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Sugar Research and Development Corporation and Cotton...
FRDC invested in the Primary industries health and safety collaborative partnership - there is no final report, however the following three (3) products were developed:
- Health and Safety in the Australian Fishing Industry - RIRDC Publication No. 11/021
- Adoption of Health and Safety...
This project conducted the first national survey of the health, safety and wellbeing of the Australian professional fishing industry in 2017. The results of the survey provide a baseline for the state of the wild-catch industry members across a range of indicators, including reported physical and...
The Work Health and Safety (WHS) Communication Guidelines aim to help Research and Development Corporations (RDCs) and industry associations within the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector to communicate with flair and impact to improve WHS outcomes. ...
The Western Australian Fishing Industry Council has had a comprehensive health and safety code for use in the wild catch fishing industry in place since 1992. The OSH Code (hereafter referred to as the Code) was developed as a result of an increasing fatality and serious incident rate within the...
ORGANISATION:
Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)
The SeSAFE project represented a unique and successful collaboration between the fishing industry, the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC), and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) to improve safety awareness and performance in the fishing and aquaculture industry. For...
ORGANISATION:
Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)
Hazards such as dioxin (PCDD/F) and PCBs have been identified in manufactured feeds as priorities for further investigation by industry. These issues are now being discussed by the South Australian Marine Finfish Farmers Association Inc (SAMFFA) and Australian feed manufacturers as part of...