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...
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)
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 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)