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PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-313
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Collaborative partnership for farming and fishing health and safety

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...
ORGANISATION:
AgriFutures Australia
People
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)
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-409
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

People development program: Primary industries health and safety collaborative partnership 2012-2015

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...
ORGANISATION:
AgriFutures Australia

Rural Safety & Health Alliance - A joint RDC initiative

Project number: 2018-214
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $60,000.00
Principal Investigator: Jenny Medway
Organisation: AgriFutures Australia
Project start/end date: 31 May 2019 - 29 Jun 2021
Contact:
FRDC

Need

Australia’s Rural Industries, represented by nine Rural Research and Development Corporations, are leading the way on health and safety improvement through effective research, development & extension (RD&E).

The Rural Safety and Health Alliance will facilitate cross-sectoral RD&E to minimise the negative impacts associated with death, injury and illness, and maximise the benefits of a productive, healthy and safe rural workforce.

For more information refer to: https://www.rsha.com.au/

Objectives

1. Key features of the alliance include setting clear priorities to better target research, development and extension, strengthening industry leadership and developing a ‘shark tank’ funding model, where applicants work together to pitch projects for funding.

Report

Report • 2020-05-12 • 1.80 MB
2018-214-WHS Industry Communications Guidelines (RSHA)-DLD.pdf

Summary

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.   
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-400
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Sustainable Fishing Families: Developing industry human capital through health, wellbeing, safety and resilience

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...
ORGANISATION:
Deakin University Geelong Waterfront Campus
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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)
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