OSHA puts meat and poultry industries under its wing to protect all employees

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New Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidance goes beyond poultry barns to cover all animal slaughtering and processing facilities.

Previous OSHA guidance only applied to poultry establishments. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is in poultry plants but isn’t charged with the safety of poultry employees. That’s where OSHA comes in.

The new “Inspection Guidance for Animal Slaughtering and Processing Establishments” is intended by OSHA to reduce injuries and illnesses resulting from occupational hazards in all meat and poultry processing facilities through outreach, compliance assistance, and enforcement.