The aquaculture industry has since the 70’s grown to become one of the most important industries in Norway. A safety challenge for the Norwegian fish farming companies is escape of salmon. During the last decade, the main cause to escapes has changed from structural failures to "human errors". The...
Denne rapporten oppsummerer resultater fra prosjektet HMS i havbruk. Prosjektet har funnet at fall, støt og klemskader er de hyppigst rapporterte ulykkestypene på oppdrettsanlegg og havbruksfartøy, at belastning og ulykker er hovedårsak til arbeidsrelatert fravær og bekymring hos ansatte i...
The oceans will become the major contributor to the needed increase in global food production towards 2050. The fish farming industry is characterised by operations that are susceptible to changing weather, wind and currents, and face challenges when it comes to safety for fish and personnel...
Rapporten presenterer resultater fra en studie av årsaker til rømming i fiskeoppdrett. Målet for studien var å identifisere årsaker til kjente rømmingsulykker med fokus på menneskets rolle i hendelsesforløpet. Intervjuer med et utvalg aktører lakseoppdrettsnæringen har blitt gjennomført. En...
This article presents an overview of reported fatalities in the Norwegian aquaculture industry focusing on the production of Atlantic salmon and trout, which dominate the fish farming industry in Norway. The data on fatalities from 1982 to 2015 are registered by SINTEF Ocean, which is the only data...
Denne rapporten presenterer analyser av registrerte arbeidsulykker i havbruksnæringa i Norge basert på tre ulike kilder: Sjøfartsdirektoratet (2012-2022), Arbeidstilsynet (2011- 2022) og SINTEF Ocean (yrkesdød 1982-2022). I tillegg er det presentert sykefraværsdata fra SSB...
ABSTRACT Fishing is one of the most dangerous occupations, and as many as 24,000 fishermen around the world suffer fatal injuries or drowning at sea every year. Although fishermen in the European fishing fleet work in harsh and dangerous environments, many fishermen do not use personal...
The aquaculture industry is economically important in Norway, and the production is expected to increase in the future. Employees at the fish farms face a high risk of accidents compared to employees in other industries and the focus on safety from both industry and researchers has increased during...
The Norwegian aquaculture industry is accident prone compared to other industries and employees report a high number of near-accidents. Furthermore, escape of fish is a challenge for the industry. There is a potential for increased safety for both humans and fish if operators can practice operations...
Background: All over the world, commercial fishing is known to be a hazardous occupation. Although several causal analyses of occupational accidents have been published in recent years, knowledge of the prevalence of sick leave, diagnosis and hospitalization among workers on board Norwegian...
Rapporten presenterer resultater fra en analyse av de utløsende årsakene til dødsulykker og alvorlige personskader i fiskeflåten. Målet med analysen er å bidra til økt kunnskap om årsaksforhold som rederi, skippere og mannskap kan benytte som grunnlag for å implementere forebyggende sikkerhetstiltak...
Norwegian fish farming has traditionally taken place in open net pens at the coast and in the fjords. With the aim of utilising new areas, innovative farm designs for open ocean locations have emerged in recent years. The government is developing a regulatory framework for operating in these areas...
In this report, challenges and solutions for exposed aquaculture operations have been presented. Exposed aquaculture is culturing of aquatic animals or plants at exposed locations. Exposed sites have potentially high waves, strong currents, and strong winds. Challenges for operations on exposed...
Rapporten presenterer analyser av personulykker i den norske fiskeflåten basert på to kilder: SINTEF Oceans database (yrkesdød 2000-2022) og personulykker meldt til og registrert av Sjøfartsdirektoratet (2000-2022). I tillegg er granskingsrapporter av fiskeriulykker fra Statens havarikommisjon...
This article presents an overview of reported injuries in the Norwegian aquaculture industry focusing on the production of Atlantic salmon and trout, which dominates the fish farming industry in Norway. Two different data sets form the basis for the analysis: (i) occupational injuries reported to...
Commercial fishing has a high accident rate compared to other industries. In the Nordic countries, analyses show a decline or stagnation in personal accidents in fisheries during the past few years. However, our knowledge of "what works" in preventing accidents in this branch is limited. This...
The Norwegian aquaculture industry has the potential to become the country’s leading ocean industry in the future. More than 99% of the produced biomass is Atlantic salmon and trout. Norwegian fish farming is characterised by operations that are susceptible to changing weather, wind and currents...
Rapporten presenterer funn fra Fiskerhelseundersøkelsen 2014. Fokus rettes mot sammenhenger mellom arbeid, arbeidsmiljø og helse hos norske yrkesfiskere. Basert på en spørreundersøkelse blant 1000 fiskere utdypes fiskernes selvrapporterte helseplager, eksponeringer i arbeidsmiljøet samt hvorvidt...
Denne rapporten er utarbeidet på oppdrag for Norges forskningsråd og Innovasjon Norge med mål om å belyse potensialet for tverrgående teknologier og teknologisk utstyr til bruk i de tradisjonelle blå næringene (marin, maritim og offshore, inkludert fornybar energi – havvind; heretter hovedsakelig...
Objectives: In Norwegian aquaculture, safer technology and better safety management systems have been developed during the last decade. Safety commitment and safe behavior are still vital to ensure a safe working environment. The objective of this paper is to explore what factors might influence the...