Poultry industry facilities with outstanding safety programs are invited to apply for recognition under the Joint Poultry Industry Safety Award Program. The program is open to National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation, and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association members with poultry or egg processing plants, further processing facilities, hatcheries, feed mills, and rendering facilities that, through the implementation of innovative and effective programs, have injury and illness rates below the industry average for three consecutive years.
The poultry processing OSHA total recordable illness and injury rate for 2013 was 4.5 cases per 100 full-time workers. Poultry processing’s 2013 rate represents an outstanding 80.2 percent improvement from 1994.
“The poultry industry relies on our workforce of dedicated employees to provide a wholesome and affordable food source for our nation and the rest of the world. That is why we are so heavily invested in processes and procedures to further reduce workplace hazards. The significant and consistent decline in illness and injury rates among our workforce over the past two decades is a direct result of the poultry industry’s strong commitment to worker safety,” said Mike Nations, corporate safety manager for Harrison Poultry and chair of the Joint Industry Safety and Health Council.
Award program application forms are available by clicking on the following link – application. Application forms can also be obtained on the www.uspoultry.org website. The application deadline for the 2015 awards is April 20. The annual awards will be presented during the National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry, August 24-26, at the Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
