Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Seminar

1) What Can We Learn from a Near-Miss Survey of Fishermen?
2) ERC Outreach Activities

Presenter: Ann Backus, MS
Instructor in Occupational Health
Director of Outreach, Harvard Chan Education and Research Center

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

1. Explain the pros and cons of a near-miss survey;
2. discuss the situations responsible for near-misses in the Maine fishing industry;
3. explain three actions the Maine Commercial Fishing Safety Council have taken to enable fishermen to respond to potentially hazardous situations; and to
4. list three ERC Outreach activities that are available for HSPH students.

Funded by NIOSH Grant T42 OH008416