The National Chicken Council (NCC) and the National Turkey Federation (NTF), through their joint Alliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), are making available pre-purchase and pre-startup equipment safety check lists to help the poultry industry minimize injuries due to machine hazards in the workplace. The checklists were developed by the joint NCC and NTF Safety and Health Committee and were designed to help poultry companies address critical safety issues prior to purchasing new equipment and prior to installing and starting up new equipment. The checklists can also be used to perform safety assessments on currently installed equipment. The checklist address safety considerations relating to: equipment guarding; design and engineering; energy control; ergonomics; training; ingress/egress; ventilation; hazard communication; personal protective equipment; confined space plus hazardous locations; fall protection; and process safety management.
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