Source:  PRESS RELEASE, 6/6/11

The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council awarded 56 chicken and turkey companies for outstanding safety performance through the implementation of innovative and effective safety and health programs. The annual safety awards were presented during the 2011 National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry held in Savannah, GA.

Paul Pressley, Executive Vice President of Industry Programs for U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, commented, "Over the last 30 years, the rate of improvement in workplace safety throughout the poultry industry has outpaced manufacturing as a whole. Poultry companies have devoted more people, time and other resources to actively identify and correct workplace hazards. These awards acknowledge excellent safety performance achievement through effective and innovative programs."

Award consideration was based on injury statistics over three years and an evaluation of written applications by three judges: Craig Wyvill, retired director of the Agricultural Technology Research Program at Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), Gary Pohlmann of Marsh Risk Consulting and Doug Britton, program manager for Agricultural Technology Research at GTRI. Awards were presented to 56 facilities with 10 in the highest category, "Award of Distinction." The other categories included "Award of Honor" and "Award of Merit."

The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council is made up of members from U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, National Chicken Council and National Turkey Federation. Collectively, the three organizations represent companies that produce 95 percent of the nation's poultry products and employ over 300,000 workers.

Award of Distinction
Perdue Farms Inc.
Accomac, VA - Processing
Concord, NC - Further Processing
Dillon, SC - Processing
Perry, GA - Fresh Processing
Salisbury, MD - Processing

Pilgrim's Corp.
Harrisonburg, VA - Feed Mill
Russellville, AR - Premium Protein Products

Wayne Farms LLC
Pendergrass, GA - Processing
Troy, AL - Hatchery
Union Springs, AL - Processing

Award of Honor
Cobb-Vantress, Inc.
Siloam Springs, AR - Feed Mill

GNP Company
Arcadia, WI – Feed Mill

Keystone Foods
Camilla, GA - Processing
Albany, KY – Processing
Longenecker's Hatchery
Elizabethtown, PA

Perdue Farms Inc.
Candor, NC - Feed Mill
Cromwell, KY - Hatchery
Cromwell, KY - Processing
Dothan, AL - Processing
Forsyth, GA - Hatchery
Georgetown, DE - Roaster Complex
Hurlock, MD - Feed Mill
Perry, GA – Cook Plant
Rockingham, NC - Processing
Salisbury, MD – Hatchery 2
Washington, IN – Turkey Processing

Pilgrim's Corp.
Broadway, VA - Processing
Live Oak, FL – Feed Mill
Mayfield, KY – Feed Mill
Mayfield, KY - Hatchery
Moorefield, WV - Hatchery
Natchitoches, LA – Further Processing
Staley, NC – Feed Mill
Staley, NC - Hatchery

Sanderson Farms, Inc.
McComb, MS - Processing
Wayne Farms LLC
Decatur, AL East - Further Processing
Decatur, AL – Fresh Plant
Decatur, AL West – Further Processing
Laurel, MS – Hatchery

Award of Merit
Cagle's Inc.
Collinsville, AL - Processing
Cobb-Vantress, Inc.
Wadesboro, NC - Hatchery

Coleman Natural Foods
Gainesville, GA - Processing

Keystone Foods
Gadsden, AL - Processing
Eufaula, AL - Processing

Koch Foods
Cumming, GA – Further Processing
Gainesville, GA – Further Processing

Moroni Feed Company
Moroni, UT – Feed Mill

Perdue Farms Inc.
Murfreesboro, NC – Hatchery

Pilgrim's Corp
Moorefield, WV – Prepared Foods

Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Laurel, MS - Processing

Tyson Foods, Inc.
Robards, KY – River Valley Animal Foods
Dexter, MO - Hatchery
Rogers, AR – Further Processing

Wayne Farms LLC
Albertville, AL - Hatchery
Laurel, MS – Feed Mill
Enterprise, AL – Hatchery