Relatives of lost fishers say lives at risk without mandatory vessel stability checks - OHS Canada Magazine

Relatives of lost fishers say lives at risk without mandatory vessel stability checks - OHS Canada Magazine

By Michael Tutton Relatives of Nova Scotia fishers who died in a 2020 sinking say it’s disheartening that little progress has been made on a key safety recommendation requiring assessments of vessel stability. Lori Cogswell-Phillips, the mother of fisher Aaron Cogswell, said in an interview Friday the federal government and the fishing industry are putting crews at risk by not acting more quickly on the recommendation by the Transportation Safet…