NIOSH Plans To Survey Fishermen On Flotation Device Use

NIOSH seeks comments on whether to administer a survey to fishermen operating in Alaska fisheries, with questions that measure fishermen's risk perceptions, safety attitudes, and beliefs about personal flotation devices, as well as recognition and influence of NIOSH risk communication activities. The agency notes that commercial fishing is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States, with drowning as the leading cause of death.