# RFA-OH-20-003

> **NIH ALLCDC T03** · FISHING PARTNERSHIP HEALTH PLAN · 2021 · $731,250

## Abstract

Fishing Partnership Support Services – Safety Training in the Mid-Atlantic – Project Abstract
 Fishing Partnership Support Services (FPSS) will continue to use a community-based model to implement
safety training programs that are practical; meet multiple health and safety needs; and reduce the risk of
injuries and fatalities within the commercial fishing industry. From 2005-2014, the three most dangerous
fisheries in the U.S. were on the East Coast. Despite the dangers of their profession, most fishermen on the
East Coast have not received the safety training needed to reduce their risk of injury, illness, and death due to
lack of training opportunities; lack of access for isolated fishing communities; lack of safety training instructors;
financial constraints; lack of awareness of danger; and cultural reluctance to change. FPSS's program will
exert a sustained, powerful influence on the field of occupational safety training by increasing both the supply
and demand for safety training in the Mid-Atlantic; increasing capacity to deliver training throughout the
commercial fishing industry; and bringing innovation and evaluation to every level of the training.
 FPSS will utilize NIOSH grant funds to fulfill the following objectives: Objective #1: Enhance the quality
and availability of safety training that addresses the needs of fishermen, by offering significantly more training
sessions than in previous years. Safety training courses will include Safety and Survival Training, Drill
Conductor Training, CPR/First Aid Training, and Vessel Stability Training. Newly developed training
components will include Opioid Use Disorder Awareness, Naloxone and Ergonomics. FPSS will offer 62
training sessions over three years, enrolling an estimated 845 trainees from the six coastal Mid-Atlantic states.
Objective #2: Increase training capacity by offering AMSEA's Marine Safety Instructor Training (MSIT) locally
and certifying up to 18 new safety training instructors. Objective #3: Create a demand for training from within
the community by promoting a culture of safety. This will result in more fishing communities recognizing safety
as a top priority. FPSS will partner with apprentice programs that develop to provide safety training to young
fishermen.
 To evaluate the quality, effectiveness, and impact of the proposed safety training, FPSS will engage
internal and external evaluators in a multi-method approach that includes quantitative and qualitative data
collection, and the use of secondary data sources. Outcomes include: 1: Participants engage in safer
behaviors/practices in their work; 2. Participants maintain a positive attitude toward safety; 3. A culture of
health and safety is created; 4. The numbers of accidents, injuries and fatalities are reduced; and 5. USCG's
search and rescues costs decline. For Research to Practice (r2p) FPSS' evaluation team will engage multiple
stakeholders to identify research needs and questions; design evaluation tools and co...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10331457
- **Project number:** 2T03OH011922-02
- **Recipient organization:** FISHING PARTNERSHIP HEALTH PLAN
- **Principal Investigator:** John Bartlett
- **Activity code:** T03 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $731,250
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2021-09-01 → 2024-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10331457

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10331457, RFA-OH-20-003 (2T03OH011922-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10331457. Licensed CC0.

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