E-Stop rebate program
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Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial and Integrity Machining, Inc. Partner on Emergency Stop Rebate Program Seattle Fishermen's Memorial and Integrity Machining, INC are happy to announce a Safety Rebate Program to assist some qualifying fishing vessels in the installation of a Capstan Winch Emergency Stop (E-Stop). Commercial fishing is one of the nation’s deadliest occupations and deck injuries are the leading cause of hospitalized traumatic injury among commercial fishermen. 32% of those injuries are due to being entangled in machinery or struck by an object. In 2002, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) identified the hydraulic capstan winch on purse seine vessels as the most dangerous piece of deck gear used by fishermen. This program will rebate the cost of an E-Stop retrofit kit from Kolstrand for qualified Seattle-based purse seine vessels. The first rebate will be awarded to a vessel participating in the Fishermen's Safety Fair at Fishermen's Terminal on Friday, May 20th. Subsequent awards will be granted throughout 2016 to vessels that have completed the application process and submitted their application to the Seattle Fishermen's Memorial Board. Currently the plan is to draw vessel names from the rebate applications at the Fall Fishermen's Festival on September 24th, 2016 and at Pacific Marine Expo on November 19th 2016. The Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial Board hopes to provide at least half a dozen rebates through 2016. Winch entanglements involving capstan winches often result in career-ending injuries including multiple fractures to extremities, amputations of fingers and limbs, spinal injuries, head trauma, and death from crushing or blood loss. In interviews with winch accident survivors, they describe the winch as “the most powerful thing” on the vessel and report long-lasting effects from injuries including paraplegia, nerve pain, and limited mobility. This technology has the potential to prevent injuries and fatalities in our commercial fishing fleet and Seattle Fishermen's Memorial is hoping that by offering this rebate more vessel owners will install E-Stops on their winches and the value of these devices will become better known in the industry. Applications will be available at the Fishermen's Safety Fair on May 20th and will be posted on the Seattle Fishermen's Memorial website as soon as possible. For more information please contact the Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial at 206-782-6577 or online at www.seattlefishermensmemorial.org .
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Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial and Integrity Machining, Inc. Partner on Emergency Stop Rebate Program
Seattle Fishermen's Memorial and Integrity Machining, INC are happy to announce a Safety Rebate Program to assist some qualifying fishing vessels in the installation of a Capstan Winch Emergency Stop (E-Stop). Commercial fishing is one of the nation’s deadliest occupations and deck injuries are the leading cause of hospitalized traumatic injury among commercial fishermen. 32% of those injuries are due to being entangled in machinery or struck by an object. In 2002, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) identified the hydraulic capstan winch on purse seine vessels as the most dangerous piece of deck gear used by fishermen. This program will rebate the cost of an E-Stop retrofit kit from Kolstrand for qualified Seattle-based purse seine vessels.
The first rebate will be awarded to a vessel participating in the Fishermen's Safety Fair at Fishermen's Terminal on Friday, May 20th. Subsequent awards will be granted throughout 2016 to vessels that have completed the application process and submitted their application to the Seattle Fishermen's Memorial Board. Currently the plan is to draw vessel names from the rebate applications at the Fall Fishermen's Festival on September 24th, 2016 and at Pacific Marine Expo on November 19th 2016. The Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial Board hopes to provide at least half a dozen rebates through 2016.
Winch entanglements involving capstan winches often result in career-ending injuries including multiple fractures to extremities, amputations of fingers and limbs, spinal injuries, head trauma, and death from crushing or blood loss. In interviews with winch accident survivors, they describe the winch as “the most powerful thing” on the vessel and report long-lasting effects from injuries including paraplegia, nerve pain, and limited mobility. This technology has the potential to prevent injuries and fatalities in our commercial fishing fleet and Seattle Fishermen's Memorial is hoping that by offering this rebate more vessel owners will install E-Stops on their winches and the value of these devices will become better known in the industry.
Applications will be available at the Fishermen's Safety Fair on May 20th and will be posted on the Seattle Fishermen's Memorial website as soon as possible. For more information please contact the Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial at 206-782-6577 or online at www.seattlefishermensmemorial.org.
The Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial is a charitable organization devoted to promoting safety in the fishing fleets and easing the emotional and financial burden of surviving family members of fishermen lost at sea.
Integrity Machining, Inc. is a worldwide supplier of high quality InMac-Kolstrand marine parts and products. Founded and operated in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood since 1929, Integrity Machining, Inc. is committed to serving the commercial fishing industries by manufacturing marine equipment that works in the field for many years.
Additional History on the E-Stop Alaska Radio Article:http://www.alaskafishradio.com/e-stop-could-save-your-life/ Example of a fatality in 1995:
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/face/stateface/ak/95ak023.html
NIOSH Safety Video on Capstan Winch Safety, The Most Powerful Thing:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqBWqx9ExRE#t=404
More Information on NIOSH Research into Deck Safetyhttp://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/fishing/decksafety.html
