Source: Rita Jane Gabbett, MEATINGPLACE, 4/15/14

 
The American Meat Institute recently recognized poultry and meat processing plants that have excelled in the areas of worker safety and environmental stewardship.

Worker safety
AMI awarded 135 meat and poultry plants for achieving high levels of safety performance, of which 31 were presented the highest award — the Award of Honor; 49 received the Award of Merit; 31 received the Award of Commendation and 24 received a Certificate of Recognition.

Environmental
The Environmental Recognition Award Program is a four-tier, voluntary environmental management system.
The program begins in Tier One with a basic package of environmental policy statements and environmental policy compliance criteria, advances through more comprehensive requirements in Tier Two, incorporates a complete EMS model developed in cooperation with the EPA as Tier Three, and culminates with an ISO 14001 EMS as Tier Four.

This year 40 plants received the highest level Tier Four awards; 61 were recognized for Tier Three; 7 were recognized for Tier Two; and 12 plants were recognized for completing Tier One.

The awards were presented at the AMI 2014 Conference on Worker Safety, Human Resources and the Environment, at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo.

To read the full list of recipients click here.