Risks, dangers, and rewards in the Nova Scotia offshore fishery /

"According to Labour Canada, workers in the offshore fishery are more likely to be injured than workers in mining, construction, or forestry. Yet until recently these casualties at sea have been largely ignored by government and labour organizations. In this comprehensive evaluation of the Nova...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Binkley, Marian Elizabeth, 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, [1995]
Series:CEL - Canadian Publishers Collection.
Subjects:
Fishers > Health and hygiene > Nova Scotia.
Fishers > Wounds and injuries > Nova Scotia.
Fishers > Job stress > Nova Scotia.
Fisheries > Accidents > Nova Scotia.
Pêcheurs > Santé et hygiène > Nouvelle-Écosse.
Pêcheurs > Lésions et blessures > Nouvelle-Écosse.
Pêcheurs > Stress dû au travail > Nouvelle-Écosse.
Pêches > Accidents > Nouvelle-Écosse.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Industrial Health & Safety.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Fisheries & Aquaculture.
Fisheries > Accidents
Fishers > Health and hygiene
Gesundheit
Arbeitsunfall
Fischer
Nova Scotia
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Theoretical considerations
  • 3. Working conditions
  • 4. The social context : wives and families
  • 5. Job satisfaction
  • 6. Trading off wages and nonmonetary benefits
  • 7. Counting the dangers
  • 8. The stress and strain of fishing
  • 9. Safety awareness
  • 10. Toward a safer fishery.

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