The "Lifejackets for Lobstermen" campaign hits the road. Packed with an array of commercial lifejackets tested and selected by lobstermen, the projects' two new vans set off on a maiden voyage along the Maine and Massachusetts' coast in hopes of making lifejacket use the norm in the lobster fishing community. See Press Release.
One rogue wave or false step, an ankle caught in a line, is all it takes to cast a fisherman overboard. But those risks have never been enough to convince Rick Beal that it's worth wearing a life preserver.
A regional safety organization is looking for recruits to test customized personal flotation devices to prevent drownings.
A regional safety organization plans to recruit lobstermen in Maine to help design a personal flotation device, or PFD. The aim is to prevent drownings.
The Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety is asking New England lobstermen to help design a life jacket they would actually wear every day.