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Other Resources
DISCLAIMER: The
materials listed in this section are offered as examples of
materials that are available relating to occupational safety and
health in the poultry processing industry. With the exception of the
items listed under the OSHA section below, the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration does not control nor is it responsible for
the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of the listed
materials. The inclusion of any item is not intended to reflect its
importance nor to endorse any views expressed or products or
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Compliance responsibilities are set forth in
OSHA
standards
and the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Moreover, because interpretations and enforcement
policy may change over time, for additional guidance on OSHA compliance
requirements, consult current administrative
interpretations
and decisions by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
and the courts.
Some of
these
materials are also available in Spanish.
OSHA
NIOSH
- Health
Hazard Evaluation Report (HETA 86-505-1885). Longmont Turkey processors,
Inc.
- Health
Hazard Evaluation Report (HETA 89-251-1997). Cargill Poultry Division.
- Health
Hazard Evaluation Report (HETA 89-307-2009). Perdue Farms, Inc.
- McCauley, Jim
(Perdue, Inc.). Transcript of Presentation at Ergonomics Conference, (1997, January).
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington Department of Labor and Industries
- Upper Extremity Cumulative Trauma
Disorders in a Poultry Processing Plant. A Preliminary Report. Silverstein,
B., J. Burt, J. Fernald, J. Kalat, C. Karr, J. Kaufman, M. Miller, D.
Moore, D. Sebesta, and N. Villacres. Safety
and Health Assessment and Research program, Washington Department of
Labor and Industries. Olympia, WA. 1991.
Division of Workplace Health and Safety, Queensland, Australia
Georgia Tech Research Institute
- Process
Safety Management for the Poultry Industry - A Compliance Guide.
The Safety, Health and Ergonomics Branch, Georgia Tech Research Institute.
Atlanta, Georgia.
- A Safety and Health Assessment of Two
Chicken Processing Plants. Ortiz,
Daniel J., and David E. Jacobs. Georgia Tech Research Institute. Atlanta,
Georgia (1990, May).
- ConAgra Shares Lessons Learned from Implementing Its Process Safety Management Program.
Poultry Tech 10(3).
Georgia Tech Research Institute. Atlanta, Georgia (Fall 1998).
- Other PSM Resources.
Poultry Tech
8(3). Georgia Tech Research Institute. Atlanta, Georgia (Winter 1997).
- Poultry Industry Survey Reveals a Few Surprises.
Poultry
Tech 10(3). Georgia Tech Research Institute. Atlanta, Georgia (Fall
1998).
- PoultryNet Streamlines Access to Poultry-Related Materials on the Web
. Poultry
Tech 11(1). Georgia Tech Research Institute. Atlanta, Georgia (Spring
1999).
- Poultry Process Safety Management Compliance Guide Now Available
. Poultry
Tech 8(3). Georgia Tech Research Institute. Atlanta, Georgia (Winter
1997).
University of Missouri-Columbia
- Poultry Farm and Processing Plant Lighting. Zulovich,
Joseph M. University Extension,
University of Missouri-Columbia (1998).
National Chicken Council
Booklet
- The
MET (Medical, Ergonomics, Training) Program for Supervisors. National
Broiler (Chicken) Council. Washington, DC.
Videotapes
- ErgoFit:
Fitting Your Job to You. An introduction to ergonomics-intended for
line supervisors, complements the booklet, The MET Program for
Supervisors.
National Broiler (Chicken) Council. Washington, DC.
- Doing
It Right. An introduction to ergonomics intended for line employees.
National Broiler (Chicken) Council. Washington, DC.
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Factsheets
- Cumulative
Trauma Disorders for Meat and Poultry Workers
- Cumulative
Trauma Disorders: "Fotonovel for Meat and Poultry Workers (low literacy)
- Ergonomic
Programs for Meat and Poultry Workers
- Poultry
Journal Articles and Books
- Investigation of Cumulative Trauma Disorders in a
Poultry Processing Plant. Armstrong, T.J., J.A. Foulke, B.S. Joseph, and S.A.
Goldstein. AIHA Journal 43: 103-116 (1982).
- Thoracic Back Pain in Workers at a Poultry Processing Plant. Goode,
S. Journal
of Occupational Health and Safety, Aust. NZ 8(2): 135-141 (1992).
- Ergonomic Assessment of Work Methods and Knife Design in the Poultry
Industry. Habes,
D. [No publication data]. [No date].
- Exposure to
Carbon Dioxide in the Poultry Processing Industry. Jacobs, D.E., and M.S. Smith.
AIHA Journal
49(12): 624-629 (1988).
- Corporate Ergonomics Program of a Large Poultry
Processor. Jones, R.J. AIHA Journal 58(2): 132-137 (1997).
- Median
Nerve Latencies in Poulty Processing Workers: An Approach to Resolving
the Role of Industrial "Cumulative Trauma" in the Development of Carpal
Tunnel Syndrome. Schottland, J.R., G.J. Kirschberg, R. Fillingim, U.P. Davis, and F.
Hogg. Journal of Occupational Medicine 33(5): 627-631 (1991).
- A Discomfort Survey in a Poultry-Processing Plant. Stuart-Buttle,
C. Applied
Ergonomics 25(1): 47-52 (1994).
- Analysis of Injuries and Illnesses in Poultry
Processing Industries in Louisiana. Vellalal,
C., and F. Aghazadeh. Advances in Industrial Ergonomics
and Safety VI. F Aghazadeh (ed.). pp. 105-110. Taylor and Francis (1994).
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