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PROJECT NUMBER • 2002-231
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Occupational health and safety national extension strategy

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)
TAGS
Training
Environment
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-228
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

A pilot project conducted in the western rock lobster industry, to create a software audit tool for assessing occupational health and safety compliance with industry best practice on board a commercial fishing vessel

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)
TAGS
Wild Catch
SPECIES
Western Rock Lobster
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2002-401
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Pilot project to determine the effectiveness of FoodSafe Plus as a tool in meeting FSANZ Food Safety Standards

The project demonstrated that businesses that comply with FoodSafe Plus have work practices that will conform to the Australian Seafood Standard and thus comply with their responsibilities under the mandatory Food Safety Standards. Although the project was to introduce a food safety program to...
ORGANISATION:
Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)
TAGS
Training
Industry
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-194
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

SeSAFE - delivering industry safety through electronic learning

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)
TAGS
Health And Safety

Accident statistic tool

Project number: 2003-236
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $73,700.00
Principal Investigator: Tanya L. Adams
Organisation: Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)
Project start/end date: 29 Jun 2003 - 19 May 2008
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TAGS
Training
Software
Health And Safety
SPECIES
Western Rock Lobster

Need

In order for the industry to evaluate its performance in workplace accidents an industry driven system is required. The only available data at the moment is gained from fatalities and hearsay and it is extremely difficult to address areas of concern using this data. The industry must have its own reliable data to ensure appropriate insurance premium rates are established and the performance monitored by insurers is accurate.

In order for industry to establish priority areas, the collection of information is essential and presently none of the methods available meet industry requirements. This makes it impossible to monitor the performance of the industry due to the lack of useful data and doesn’t allow the industry to target areas with application to training courses and safety awareness sessions.

Objectives

1. Design and test a standard accident reporting system
2. Design and test a software system for data inputs and reports
3. Develop a mechanism for ensuring industry is trained in the use of the reporting process

Development of severe weather and tropical cyclone education video

Project number: 1998-361
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $5,000.00
Principal Investigator: Tanya L. Adams
Organisation: Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)
Project start/end date: 7 Oct 1998 - 26 Mar 2000
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TAGS
Education

Need

WAFIC had identified the need for the development of a series of packages for its members including guidelines on a cyclone contingency plan and liaison with DOT in the development of the short course on Severe Weather and Tropical Cyclone Education. While the Master Class 5 syllabus now contains the short couse module and the short couse module is offered as a stand alone course, a number of fishing vessel operators may not be able to take up the opition of attending the short course.

The area of making informed decisions regarding action when a cyclone is approaching is now only being given the attention it deserves and therefore, there has been some confusion over a number of areas concerning actions in the case of a cyclone. This video provides the latest information and can be beneficial both the new skippers and crew as well as long serving members of industry.

The production of the video to provide an outline of the short course will provide training resources that are currently not available in this format and therefore allows operators to use the video at times convenient to them. The video may also prompt operators to attend the short couses in the future.

Objectives

1. To educate the commercial fishing industry in matters relating to tropical cyclones and severe weather.
2. To target those groups where there has been or there is the potential for loss of life and property resulting from lack of preparation and knowledge on the dangers of severe weather including the trawl sector of the fishing industry and the pearling industry.
3. To provide pertinent advice to mariners and companies regarding their specific legal obligations under the Duty of Care to provide a Cyclone Contingency Plan.
4. To assist as far as is practicable to prevent a recurrence of the loss of life resulting from contribution factors from accidents concerning cyclones.

Final report

ISBN: 0730757412
Author: Tanya Adams
Final Report • 2000-02-14 • 307.70 KB
1998-361-DLD.pdf

Summary

Given the tragic history of the results of cyclones off the WA coast with specific regard to the commercial fishing industry, there is now as part of the Master Class 5 syllabus, a tropical cyclone short course for Uniform Shipping Laws Certificates of Competency  and a stand alone optional pre-cyclone refresher for vessels operating north of Geraldton.

In addition to this, all commercial vessel operators north of Geraldton are required to have a cyclone contingency plan for every vessel. 

The course also addresses severe weather which applies along the WA coastline and has application further than just in cyclone areas.

It is also recognised that the commercial fishing industry does not always have access to shore based training services due to long periods at sea and therefore on board training resources were required. This enables vessel owners and operators to meet their duty of care requirements under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984.

This training video not only services the commercial fishing industry but also the other major areas of commercial vessel operation such as charter vessels and trading.

Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2002-304
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood Directions 2003 - 3rd biennial national seafood industry conference

Perth, Western Australia was the Host State for the third Seafood Directions Conference. The conference is held bi annually and is the premier conference for members and associated parties of the seafood industry. The conference was previously held in Brisbane (2001) and Adelaide (1999), Sydney will...
ORGANISATION:
Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)
TAGS
Training
SPECIES
Western Rock Lobster
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