Workplace Safety and Health: Additional Data Needed to Address Continued Hazards in the Meat and Poultry Industry

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By Cindy Brown Barnes (au); Steve Morris (au)
Year: 2016
Pages: 76
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-6475-9

Product Code: 1457864754

Description

The Department of Labor (DOL) is responsible for gathering data on workplace injuries and illnesses, including those in the meat and poultry industry, where workers may experience injuries and illnesses such as sprains, cuts, burns, amputations, repetitive motion injuries, and skin disorders. This report examined developments since a 2005 report which found that this industry was one of the most hazardous in the U.S. and that DOL data on worker injuries and illnesses may not be accurate. This report (1) describes what is known about injuries, illnesses, and hazards in the meat and poultry industry since the 2005 report; and (2) examines DOLäó»s challenges gathering injury and illness data in this industry. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.

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