Academic Study: How do commercial fishermen “stay safe”?

慶祝51勞動節，來看一篇跟工人沒關係的文章
Understanding non-industrialized workers' approaches to safety:
How do commercial fishermen “stay safe”?

Authors: Mary Anne McDonald , Kristen L. Kucera

Source: Journal of Safety Research 38 (2007) 289–297

看到這篇文章，就想到Discovery Channel 「漁人的奮鬥」系列影集

也很驚訝，有使用質性方法文章刊登在這安全領域的期刊出來

每每覺得這個領域沒有搞頭的時候，總會讀到讓我嘴巴張開&驚豔的文章

或許哪天我也可以寫一篇從環安角度幫企業算命的文章刊登在Harvard Business Review上，說不定可讓那Cambridge回來的老師下巴掉下來…..

Abstract:

Background: Commercial fishing is carried out worldwide, often in non-industrialized forms, and is associated with high rates of fatal and non-fatal occupational injury.

Problem: Fishermen who work independently in non-industrialized settings do not have access to union or industry sponsored safety services and must make their own decisions about safety practices. Learning the meaning of safety for them and the safety measures they employ is important before developing interventions.

Methods: Two fieldworkers conducted in-depth ethnographic interviews with 31 commercial fishermen in North Carolina. Interviews and field notes were analyzed using QSR N5.

Results: Fishermen primarily related staying safe to work practices and attitudes. They identified specific safety measures, appropriate gear and boat maintenance, weather decisions, and working cooperatively when ocean fishing.

Discussion: The ethnographic research process can produce information about a group's norms of preventive behavior and safety concerns. Knowledge of workers' concepts and practices will inform researchers' inquiries.

敝人是質性研究方法的門外漢，所以對這篇文章就不做評論了

作者對於訪談的重點引用，請參見下表

感覺上，漁夫知道自己的工作充滿風險，特別是氣候與海象變化的威脅，所以都很”重視”自己與夥伴的安全，然而卻又不得不認命

相較之下，（台灣）製造業工廠的安全氣氛就剛好相反：所有的人都是來賺錢的，反而安全在工人的認知當中，不是那麼重要與優先的一件事

也期待多一些學者能夠嘗試一些統計以外的研究手法，當然政府的補助是很重要，只不過能夠欣賞、理解質性研究美感的政府官員可能很少…..