Safety Management in Norwegian Fish Farming: Current Status, Challenges, and Further Improvements
Background: Safety management is required to ensure health and safety of personnel in Norwegian fish farming. However, few studies have addressed the status and practical relevance of this risk-reducing measure. Methods: This article provides new knowledge through interviews with 35 employees at dif...
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| author | Trine Thorvaldsen Kristine Størkersen Trond Kongsvik Ingunn Marie Holmen |
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| description | Background: Safety management is required to ensure health and safety of personnel in Norwegian fish farming. However, few studies have addressed the status and practical relevance of this risk-reducing measure. Methods: This article provides new knowledge through interviews with 35 employees at different company levels, addressing perceptions of various safety management activities according to managers and operational personnel. Results: The interviews show that managers and operational personnel at fish farms agree that the quantity of measures aimed to improve safety has increased in recent years. However, some activities are perceived to have higher practical relevance than others. In general, measures that fit well with the practical reality are well received by the employees at the fish farms. Conclusion: Suggested improvements include involving operational personnel in the design of procedures, considering all risk dimensions that may affect occupational health and safety, and challenging the value of specific safety activities based on a detailed knowledge of the distinctive characteristics of work practice in fish farming. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0e84f267c7546c6bd0ad80d0a4181022023-09-03T06:17:12ZengElsevierSafety and Health at Work2093-79112021-03-011212834Safety Management in Norwegian Fish Farming: Current Status, Challenges, and Further ImprovementsTrine Thorvaldsen0Kristine Størkersen1Trond Kongsvik2Ingunn Marie Holmen3SINTEF Ocean, PO Box 4762 Torgarden, 7465, Trondheim, Norway; Corresponding author. SINTEF Ocean, PO Box 4760 Torgarden, 7465, Trondheim, Norway.NTNU Social Research, 7491, Trondheim, NorwayNorwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, 7491, Trondheim, NorwaySINTEF Ocean, PO Box 4762 Torgarden, 7465, Trondheim, NorwayBackground: Safety management is required to ensure health and safety of personnel in Norwegian fish farming. However, few studies have addressed the status and practical relevance of this risk-reducing measure. Methods: This article provides new knowledge through interviews with 35 employees at different company levels, addressing perceptions of various safety management activities according to managers and operational personnel. Results: The interviews show that managers and operational personnel at fish farms agree that the quantity of measures aimed to improve safety has increased in recent years. However, some activities are perceived to have higher practical relevance than others. In general, measures that fit well with the practical reality are well received by the employees at the fish farms. Conclusion: Suggested improvements include involving operational personnel in the design of procedures, considering all risk dimensions that may affect occupational health and safety, and challenging the value of specific safety activities based on a detailed knowledge of the distinctive characteristics of work practice in fish farming.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791120303176AquacultureFish farmingOccupational health and safetySafety management |
| spellingShingle | Trine Thorvaldsen Kristine Størkersen Trond Kongsvik Ingunn Marie Holmen Safety Management in Norwegian Fish Farming: Current Status, Challenges, and Further Improvements Safety and Health at Work Aquaculture Fish farming Occupational health and safety Safety management |
| title | Safety Management in Norwegian Fish Farming: Current Status, Challenges, and Further Improvements |
| title_full | Safety Management in Norwegian Fish Farming: Current Status, Challenges, and Further Improvements |
| title_fullStr | Safety Management in Norwegian Fish Farming: Current Status, Challenges, and Further Improvements |
| title_full_unstemmed | Safety Management in Norwegian Fish Farming: Current Status, Challenges, and Further Improvements |
| title_short | Safety Management in Norwegian Fish Farming: Current Status, Challenges, and Further Improvements |
| title_sort | safety management in norwegian fish farming current status challenges and further improvements |
| topic | Aquaculture Fish farming Occupational health and safety Safety management |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791120303176 |
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