Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety Research Cooperative Agreement (U01)

The Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety Research Cooperative Agreement (U01) aims to support research on improving the occupational safety of workers in the commercial fishing industry. This includes improving vessel design, developing emergency and survival equipment, enhancing vessel monitoring systems, and improving communication devices. The funding will be used to support research on improving the occupational safety of workers in the commercial fishing industry. Key areas of research include: • Identification and investigation of the relationships between hazardous working conditions and associated occupational injuries and fatalities • Development of more sensitive means of evaluating hazards at work sites • Development of methods for measuring early markers of injuries and fatalities • Development of new protective equipment and engineering control technology to reduce work-related injuries and fatalities • Development of work practices that reduce the risks of occupational hazards The project will be funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and will require a 25% non-Federal cost match for a grant application to be funded.