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Worker Safety: Page 7
Animal Feed Regulations & Safety
Cargill turkey feed mill achieves 30-year safety record
The Cargill Turkey and CookedMeats (CTCM) feed mill in Springdale, Arkansas, which furnishes feed forCargill’s turkey business in the region has operated 30 consecutive years, fivedays a week, 20 hours a day, without any employee lost-time injuries. This30-year achievement will be celebrated with a ceremonial awards luncheon on June20 at the Springdale feed mill location.
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Feed Mill Management
AFIA seeks applicants for 2014 Feed Mill of the Year Award
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is now accepting applications for the 2014 Feed Mill of the Year award. The award program recognizes overall excellence in feed manufacturing operations, emphasizing safety, quality, regulatory compliance, operating efficiency and overall industry awards.
Poultry
OSHA announces interim final rule, invites comments on procedures for handling retaliation complaints under Food Safety Modernization Act
The Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration (OSHA) on February 19 published an interim final ruleestablishing procedures and time frames for handling retaliation complaintsunder the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). OSHA invites the public tosubmit comments on the interim final rule.
Animal Feed Regulations & Safety
Creating a safety state of mind in your feed mill
Feed mills with top safety records — in terms of both employee safety and feed quality — say it starts with a clear commitment from management. In other words, you have to walk the walk and talk the talk. In this article representatives from Southern States Cooperative, Hi-Pro Feeds and Wenger Feeds offer their advice for gaining employee buy-in.
Feed Additives
How to manage feed mill safety when mixing nano-sized powders
Much of the work in the feed industry focuses around the mixture of ingredients - many of which are powders. Each powder has different physical properties, such as particle size, that pose unique challenges. A compromise needs to be found between plant productivity, cost, the homogeneity of the mix with feed, environmental and worker safety.
Feed Mill Management
New York animal feed processor fined in worker death
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined New York animal feed processor Harbor Point Mineral Products $155,200 and cited the company for 21 violations of workplace safety standards following the May 11 death of employee Craig D. Bernier, who was fatally engulfed by cotton seed stored in a silo. Four of the violations were cited as willful — an intentional disregard for the requirements of the law or plan indifference to employee safety and health.
Feed Mill Management
Feed mill managers discuss Food Safety Modernization Act at feed mill forum
Vice President of Feed Regulation and Nutrition for the American Feed Industry Association Richard Sellers addressed feed mill managers at a recent seminar, focusing on the Food Safety Modernization Act and its ramifications on the industry. During the event, sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’s Poultry & Egg Institute, Sellers said that the industry is experiencing some of the most significant changes in the Food and Drug Administration's regulation of feed since 1958.
Worker Safety
Corn Growers Association, Grain and Feed Foundation release grain bin safety video
The National Corn Growers Association and the National Grain and Feed Foundation (the research and education arm of the National Grain and Feed Association) have unveiled a joint video project to promote awareness about grain bin safety on the farm. The two organizations teamed up in November 2010 to develop the video in response to an increase in U.S. fatalities and injuries associated with entry into grain bins.
Equipment
Hapman combination bulk bag unloader
Hapman
Hapman offers a bulk bag unloader specifically designed to ensure plant and worker safety when processing hazardous powders or bulk solids.
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