The Sea Safe program was revised and relaunched by Seafood Industry Australia in 2023 as a four-year national safety project with a focus on better engagement of safety initiatives at a grassroots level.
The program is managed by Seafood Industry Australia and is funded by Australian Maritime Safety Authority and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation.
Along with WAFIC and other associations this collaboration is creating a “program for industry by industry working towards a world class Culture of Safety”.
The program aims to drive culture improvement and change within the commercial fishing sector, through a focus on peer-to-peer sharing and learning that will ultimately underpin behaviour changes.
More than 50 seafood communities nationally are involved in the program, with up to 100 Safety Advocates teaming up to collect and share stories, learnings and tools to help keep each other coming home safely from work.
The program is engaging a growing number of safety advocates who are sharing their safety culture through website content and social media. There is a growing swell of social media content showcasing how crews and businesses are adopting and managing their safety programs. These often take the form of social media videos promoting simple tools and tactics to keep the team safe.
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