Australia seafood industry launches safety program

Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) in partnership with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) has launched a four-year safety program for the commercial seafood industry.

"The safety and wellbeing of our industry and its people is paramount, and we need to do everything we can to ensure our people and our operations are the safest they can be." SIA CEO Veronica Papacosta said.

Sea Safe is a four-year program that has been designed to drive culture improvement and change throughout the sector through a focus on peer-to-peer sharing, learning and ultimately, behaviour changes.

Ms Veronica said "Sea Safe is a good example of how the industry can partner with the government to improve workplace safety."

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