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Source: PRESS RELEASE, 8/21/13
The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council today recognized 92 chicken and turkey facilities for outstanding safety performance through the implementation of innovative and effective employee safety and health programs. The annual safety awards were presented during the 2013 National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry held in Amelia Island, FL.
The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council consist 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 350,000 workers.
"We would like to congratulate these facilities and their management teams. These awards recognize outstanding safety performance achievement as a result of their effective and innovative programs. The noteworthy and consistent decrease in illness and injury rates among poultry’s workforce over the last two decades is a direct result of their compelling dedication to worker safety,” said the Council.
Award consideration was based on injury statistics over three years and an evaluation of written applications by three judges: Gary Pohlmann of Marsh Risk Consulting, Doug Britton, program manager for Agricultural Technology Research at Georgia Tech Research Institute, and George Nassif of Aon Global Risk Consulting. Twenty-four facilities received the highest level of recognition, "Award of Distinction." The other categories included "Award of Honor" and "Award of Merit."
Award of Distinction
Butterball LLC
Turkey, NC – Feed Mill
Perdue Farms Inc.
Concord, NC – Further Processing
Rockingham, NC – Processing
Award of Honor
Butterball LLC. Mt. Olive, NC – Processing
Case Farms Goldsboro, NC – Further Processing
Keystone Foods
Reidsville, NC – Processing
Mountaire Farms
Lumber Bridge, NC – Processing
Statesville, NC – Breeder Operation
Perdue Farms Inc.
Murfreesboro, NC – Hatchery
Wayne Farms LLC
Dobson, NC – Feed Mill
Elkin, NC – Hatchery
Award of Merit
Mountaire Farms
Siler City, NC - Hatchery
Perdue Farms Inc.
Lewiston, NC – Processing
Pilgrim’s Corp
Marshville, NC – Processing
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