The health of commercial fishers in England and Wales: Analysis of the 2011 census

Turner, Rachel; Sainsbury, Nigel C.; Wheeler, Benedict W.

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103548

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“…[5][6][7][8][9][10] Surveillance in England and Wales found fishing amongst the top industries with the poorest general health and the highest incidence of longterm work-limiting illness. 11 However, analyses of US household-based national surveys (National Health Interview Survey [NHIS] and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System [BRFSS]) that document worker health trends have not focused on fishermen. 3,4,12 We used the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health -Worker Health Charts (NIOSH-WHC) interactive online tool to create customized charts to obtain occupation-specific estimates of workplace exposures, safety behaviors, health status, illnesses, and injuries, as well as working and employment conditions.…”

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Health-Related Exposures and Conditions among US Fishermen

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Vaughan

et al. 2021

Journal of Agromedicine

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Commercial fishing is a high-risk occupation, yet there is a lack of surveillance documenting health conditions, health behaviors, and health care coverage among US fishermen. We used publicly available data sources to identify exposures and health outcomes common among fishermen. We utilized the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-Worker Health Charts to estimate the prevalence of general exposures, psychosocial exposures, health behaviors, and health conditions from the national surveys National Health Interview Survey -Occupational Health Supplement (NHIS-OHS, 2015) and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) (2013)(2014)(2015). We compared fishing workers with both agricultural workers and all-workers. Fishermen commonly reported general exposures, psychosocial exposures, non-standard work arrangements, frequent night shifts, and shift work. The prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome (33%) and severe low-back pain (27%) was also high. Smoking (45%) and second-hand smoke exposure (25%) were widespread, and 21% reported no health care coverage. National household surveys such as NHIS-OHS, and BRFSS can be utilized to describe the health status of fishermen. This workforce would benefit from increased access to health care and health promotion programs. More comprehensive evaluations of existing data can help to identify occupation-specific health challenges.

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