Background: The seafood processing industry is critical to Alaska’s economy and hazardous to workers; however, limited research has addressed workers’ safety and health. Safety and health program management is a decisive factor in preventing fatalities, injuries, and illnesses. We interviewed managers to gain their views on their safety and health programs.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 upper-level managers who oversaw programs for Alaskan worksites. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Qualitative content analysis techniques, including inductive coding, were utilized to explore participants’ experiences and views regarding: management and workers’ roles; hazard control systems; safety and health training; regulatory and economic factors; and programs’ challenges and successes.

Results: The 14 participants represented 13 companies that operated 32 onshore plants and 30 vessels with processing capabilities. Participants reported managing programs for an estimated 68% of the Alaskan seafood processing industry’s workforce. Based on participants’ responses, we identified five factors that could be modified to improve safety and health industry-wide: manager training and knowledge sharing; worker training; organizational aspects related to safety culture; application of ergonomic principles; and work hours. Participants reported that fully engaging workers in programs was beneficial.

Conclusions: Industry members should more widely share their best practices for protecting workers’ safety and health. Occupational safety and health practitioners and researchers should support the development and evaluation of (a) training for non/limited-English-speaking-workers, (b) ergonomic interventions, and (c) fatigue risk management systems. Future research should engage worksite managers and workers to characterize their safety and health experiences and needs.

背景：海产品加工业对阿拉斯加的经济至关重要，对工人有害；但是，研究很少涉及工人的安全和健康。安全和健康计划管理是预防死亡，受伤和疾病的决定性因素。我们采访了经理，以获取他们对安全和健康计划的看法。

方法：与14位高层管理人员进行了半结构化访谈，他们监督了阿拉斯加工地的计划。采访被录音和转录。定性的内容分析技术，包括归纳编码，被用于探索参与者关于以下方面的经验和看法：管理和工人的角色；危害控制系统；安全和健康培训；监管和经济因素；和计划的挑战与成功。

结果：14名参与者代表13家公司，这些公司经营着32家岸上工厂和30艘具有加工能力的船只。参与者报告说，管理计划的人员约占阿拉斯加海产品加工业的68％。根据参与者的回答，我们确定了五个可以修改以改善整个行业安全与卫生的因素：经理培训和知识共享；工人培训；与安全文化有关的组织方面；应用人体工程学原理；和工作时间。参与者报告说，使工人充分参与计划是有益的。

结论：行业成员应更广泛地分享其保护工人安全和健康的最佳实践。职业安全与卫生从业人员和研究人员应支持（a）非英语母语人士的培训，（b）人体工程学干预和（c）疲劳风险管理系统的开发和评估。未来的研究应让现场经理和工人参与，以表征他们的安全和健康经验及需求。