September 13
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:
- Explain the pros and cons of a near-miss survey;
- discuss the situations responsible for near-misses in the Maine fishing industry;
- explain three actions the Maine Commercial Fishing Safety Council have taken to enable fishermen to respond to potentially hazardous situations; and to
- list three ERC Outreach activities that are available for HSPH students.
Funded by NIOSH Grant T42 OH008416