AquaSafe: Aquaculture occupational safety and health in the palm of your hand

Flavielle Blanco  Marques; Giovani Nicolas  Bettoni; Bruno Gomes Tavares  Santos; Ayodeji A.  Adeoye; Benito Guimaraes   Brito; Kelly Cristina Tagliari   Brito; Kirill Buketov; Silvio Cazella; Maria Helena Fermino; Luceni  Hellebrandt; Mohamed  Jeebhay; Rebecca  Mitchell; Dorothy  Ngajilo; Andrew  Watterson; Lissandra Souto Cavalli

doi:10.36812/pag.202026146-54

Flavielle Blanco Marques Secretaria de Agricultura, Pecuária e Desenvolvimento Rural do RS https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1612-2363
Giovani Nicolas Bettoni Secretaria de Agricultura, Pecuária e Desenvolvimento Rural do RS https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1394-5153
Bruno Gomes Tavares Santos Secretaria de Agricultura, Pecuária e Desenvolvimento Rural do RS https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8906-1843
Ayodeji A. Adeoye Federal University of Agriculture, Nigeria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8732-1741
Benito Guimaraes Brito Secretaria de Agricultura, Pecuária e Desenvolvimento Rural do RS https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7815-5166
Kelly Cristina Tagliari Brito Secretaria de Agricultura, Pecuária e Desenvolvimento Rural do RS https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0429-8276
Kirill Buketov International Union of Workers, Switzerland
Silvio Cazella Federal University of Health of Porto Alegre https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2343-893X
Maria Helena Fermino Secretary of Agriculture of Rio Grande do Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8763-9231
Luceni Hellebrandt Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7868-9587
Mohamed Jeebhay University of Cape Town, South Africa https://orcid.org/
Rebecca Mitchell Macquarie University, Australia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1939-1761
Dorothy Ngajilo University of Cape Town, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5267-8081
Andrew Watterson University of Stirling, Scotland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8278-9863
Lissandra Souto Cavalli Secretary of Agriculture of Rio Grande do Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8531-7362

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36812/pag.202026146-54

Keywords: Worker education, Mobile-health (m-health), Aquaculture risk prevention., Occupational hazards

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to develop a freely available mobile software application and education platform in health and safety for aquaculture workers and managers. The application, called AquaSafe, was created in Portuguese and English for the Android system using the Java 8 programming language and the Android Studio development environment. AquaSafe content focusses on the identification of hazards and health risks, hazardous sources and preventive measures for occupational health and safety in the aquaculture sector. It has three predominantly interactive user interfaces to reinforce the main messages, which include games in the form of compliance checklists, quizzes and question-answer tools. The software is designed to act as a platform for assessment and management of occupational hazards, guide decision making on simple techniques or measures to prevent injuries, diseases and fatalities during aquaculture activities. It is envisaged that the AquaSafe mobile software will contribute to the prevention of occupational injuries and diseases in aquaculture.

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