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eTools Home : Poultry Safety and Health Topic Page | Viewing / Printing Instructions | Credits Standards and Compliance Poultry Processing is regulated under the General Industry OSHA Standards (29 CFR 1910). Though there are no standards unique to this industry, all aspects of each operation must carefully be evaluated for compliance with appropriate standards. OSHA has issued several documents that help in determining compliance with particular General Industry Standards. General Blocked Exits Among Items Cited By OSHA. OSHA News Release (1997, July 22), 2 pages. Contracting Occupationally Related Psittacosis. OSHA Hazard Information Bulletin (1994, August 8), 1 page. Personal Protective Equipment OSHA Standard Interpretations and Compliance Letters   Use of PPE for washing sharp utensils (1991, December 10). The use of steel mesh gloves by meat cutters at both packing plant and retail levels (1978, September 1). Requesting a more specific response to the meat cutters regarding PPE (1974, February 4). 1910.132 requirement to determine need for PPE (1995, July 3). Issuance of and paying for Personal Protective Equipment (1996, December 9), 3 pages. Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment: Proposed Rule (1999, March 31). Text of the Federal Register publication of proposal to require employer payment for personal protective equipment. Machine Guarding Compliance policy on unguarded rotary knives used in poultry processing industries. OSHA Standard Interpretation and Compliance Letter (1992, November 19), 1 page. Ergonomics OSHA proposed penalties totaling $840,000 for alleged ergonomic hazards. OSHA News Release (1997, December 19), 1 page. Lockout/Tagout Failure to Lock Out Machinery Causes Amputations. OSHA News Release (1997, March 25), 1 page. Atlanta Poultry Processor Agrees To Make Safety Improvements. OSHA News Release (1997, April 17), 1 page. Lockout/Tagout Citations Against the USDA. OSHA Standard Interpretations and Compliance Letters (1995, June 13), 3 pages. The FSIS is required to comply with 29 CFR 1910.147 in its entirety and must have a written lockout/tagout program covering each FSIS workplace. Sanitation | Receiving and Killing | Evisceration | Cutting & Deboning | Packout | Warehousing | Follow-Up Plant-Wide Hazards | Standards & Compliance | Other Resources | Glossary | User Guide eTools Home : Poultry Safety and Health Topic Page | Viewing / Printing Instructions | Credits

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