CONTAINMENT SPECIAL
MARINE HARVEST
FF: Are there any precedents for such guidelines? Yes. The Norwegians have drawn up the NYTEK standard. Two of the ICWG members have been out to meet Norwegian government representatives to see what can be learned. However, while we can obviously learn from the Norwegian experience, we are determined to draw up a bespoke standard that is specifically fit for purpose in Scotland, rather than shoe- horning in a model from abroad.
FF: Are there any potential pitfalls caused by producing such standards? As the Norwegians have given producers six years’ leeway before the standards become compulsory their exact effect is still uncertain but, while the standards must be set at a high level, we clearly don’t want to put any produc- ers out of business by making the regulations too onerous. Therefore it is vital that we give Scotland’s fish farmers a chance to adapt. It is also crucial to involve industry in the process from the start – which we are doing.
FF: What progress has been made to date? Our main areas of progress have related to
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training issues and the formation of the Scottish technical standards. In relation to this we have helped to organise eight best practice work- shops for farm managers and workers in Argyll, Lochaber, the Western Isles, Orkney and Shet- land. These were inspired by the conclusions of the SARF report on escapes, as was drawn up by Mark Taylor, and were co-ordinated by the SSPO. Meanwhile equipment suppliers helped to facilitate some of the events by pointing out potentially poor ways of handling materials, in order to help prevent accidents in the future. The workshops aim to highlight to farm staff at all levels the main issues surrounding escapes and why it is so important to prevent them.
FF: Has this helped to inspire further initiatives? Yes. As well as these workshops LANTRA has updated the National Occupational Standards which now address containment across the standards. There have also been some impres- sive in-house training schemes organised by producers such as the Scottish Salmon Com- pany and Marine Harvest, while Scottish Sea Farms have an initiative on the way. These are essential for anyone who is involved in fish
IT IS VITAL WE GIVE
FARMERS A CHANCE TO ADAPT TO THE NEW
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