SafeCatch 6: Comparative Analysis of Regulatory Regimes (CARR)
Projects: SC1-FVSLA | SC2-POR | SC3-SFVS | SC4-IF | SC5-CHFP | SC6-CARR
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Barbara Neis , Co-director, SafetyNet; Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Dr. Stephen Bornstein , Director, Center of Applied Health Research; Co-Director, SafetyNet
Co-investigator:
Dr. Marian Binkley, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Dalhousie University
Research Collaborators:
Pablo Navarro, Research Assistant (2002-2004)
Matt Windle, Research Assistant (2004-2006)
Community Collaborators: |
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Organization or Institution |
Representative |
Department of Fisheries and Oceans |
Anne Marie Russell |
Maritime Search and Rescue, Newfoundland |
Merv Wiseman |
Fish Food and Allied Workers |
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Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board |
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Component Description:
The goal of the CARR component is to describe and compare the range of policies in various countries with significant commercial fishing activities that may have an impact on fishing safety and, where possible, to place these policies within a context that compares the recent history of accidents, fatalities and search and rescue incidents in these countries. This research includes both regulatory instruments that directly address occupational health and safety in the fishing industry (e.g., policies requiring safety training or safety equipment on board fishing vessels) and regulatory instruments that may indirectly affect OHS (e.g., fisheries management measures such as vessel length restrictions or quota systems).
Research to Date:
The literature related to fishing health and safety was extensively reviewed in order to identify sources of risk to fishing OHS, and to provide international contextual information and insights as a frame for a multi-leveled case study of Newfoundland and Labrador fishing safety (the remainder of SafeCatch). Based on this review, a comprehensive framework was developed that identifies potential sources of direct and indirect risks to fishing OHS in order to identify potential pathways from regulation to fishing safety. Categories of risk identified through the framework were used as a template to generate summaries of the relevant regulatory regime components within Canada and five other countries (the U.S., the U.K., New Zealand, Iceland and South Africa) that may have direct or indirect impacts within each risk category (e.g. safety training, fishing vessel design). We then explored similarities and differences in these regulatory regime components across countries. In addition, the literature was reviewed to document and compare trends in the recent history of accidents, fatalities and search and rescue incidents related to fishing within each CARR country. The results of the CARR study are summarized in a synthesis report (submitted to NIF in March 2006) that compares the regulatory regimes and OHS experience across these countries. Manuscripts are currently in preparation for submission for peer-reviewed publication.
Findings:
Key research findings of the study are summarized in the CARR Final Report , submitted to the National Search and Rescue Secretariat New Initiatives Fund (NIF) in March 2006.
Regulatory Regime Summaries:
Summaries of regulatory regime policies that have the potential to impact fishing OHS are available for Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Iceland, New Zealand and South Africa. A comparative matrix of key policy types across all CARR countries is available here. (**Please note that these summaries do not include any changes/updates to policies that occurred after December 2005. For information on current legislation please consult official government websites. )
Funding:
Cash: Canadian Institutes of Health Research,
Canadian Coast Guard New Initiatives Fund
In-kind: Fish Food and Allied Workers,
Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board
Knowledge Transfer:
Report:
Windle, M., Neis, B., & Bornstein, S. (2005). A comparative analysis of commercial fisheries regulatory regimes from an occupational health and safety perspective.
Presentations:
Windle, M., Neis, B., Bornstein, S., Navarro, P. 2006. "Fishing occupational health and safety: an international comparative study of regulatory regimes using a risk based conceptual framework". SafetyNet-CARWH Conference, St. John’s, June 7-10, 2006.
Navarro, P., Neis, B., Binkley, M., & Bornstein, S. 2003. "SafeCatch: Fish Harvester Occupational Health and Fishing Vessel Safety". Regional meeting of the Canadian Marine Advisory Council. St. John's, April 10, 2003.
