Anchorage, AK: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2013-109, 2012 Nov; :1-2
Falling overboard is the second leading cause of death among
commercial fishermen nationwide. Of the 182 fishermen who died
from falls overboard between 2000 and 2011 NONE of them were
wearing a personal flotation device (PFD). Researchers from the
NIOSH Alaska Pacific Office conducted an evaluation with
commercial fishermen from 4 gear groups to rate the comfort and
acceptability of six modern personal flotation devices (PFDs).
About 200 fishermen were asked to evaluate a PFD for one month
while working on deck so that wearable PFDs could be identified.
This document shows which PFDs were preferred by trawlers. Fall-
protection; Fishing-industry; Humans; Men; Personal-protection;
Personal-protective-equipment; Marine-workers; Life-jackets
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Nati