New safety video aims to prevent drownings at sea

May 13th 8:06 pm | Alaska Newspapers Staff

Man overboard!

Got your attention?

It could happen, so take a look at "Man Overboard: Prevention and Recovery," a new training video produced by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Alaska Pacific regional office. It's designed to help prevent work-related deaths from drowning in commercial fisheries.

DVD copies of the video area available free from NIOSH. Just visit www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/fishing for more details

Falls overboard are the second leading cause of death among commercial fishermen nationwide. From 2000 to 2009, 155 commercial fishermen died after falling overboard. None of those victims were wearing a personal flotation device.

The new video contains solutions for reducing commercial fishing fatalities due to falls overboard, including demonstrations of man overboard drills and proper man overboard recovery techniques.

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