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    Plant Safety

    Fire at Smithfield Cudahy Plant Sends One Person to Hospital, Causes Minor Damage

    Andy Hanacek
    Jan. 6, 2025
    One person was treated at the hospital for smoke inhalation, as sprinkler system contained the event to one piece of machinery on the plant’s fourth floor.
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    Worker Safety

    Poultry Processing Injury-Illness Rate Falls Below General Industry, Manufacturing Sectors for First Time

    Andy Hanacek
    Nov. 13, 2024
    U.S. Dept. of Labor has tracked total recordable incidents since 1994, and poultry industry has cut its injury-illness rate by 89% since then, becoming a standard-setting sector...
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    Integrate Electrical Safety, Food Safety to Further Mitigate Risk in Food Plant Design

    Nov. 12, 2024
    A holistic approach to electrical and food safety standards while designing food processing plants and systems can help companies advance safety and reliability and stay ahead...
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    Plant Operations and Engineering

    Worker Safety: Processors Still Need to Ramp Up Effort

    Andy Hanacek
    Nov. 8, 2024
    Although food & beverage processors have made significant efforts to keep their employees safe, worker safety requires even more ingenuity to protect all workers every day.
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    Plant Safety

    Stay safe from combustible dust and worst-case scenarios

    Oct. 7, 2024
    Let’s deep dive into how to comply with combustibles and requirements, de-bunk some of the myths, and keep it all on a need-to-know basis. Download the free guide with safety ...
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    Plant Safety

    Processors Can Minimize Impact When Disaster Strikes — with Proper Planning

    Andy Hanacek
    July 17, 2024
    Developing and practicing an emergency response plan can help mitigate risk, minimize business interruption and save lives in the event of a catastrophic event at a processing...
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    Cleaning, Sanitation, Hygiene

    Sources and Harborages of Pathogens in the Plant

    June 3, 2024
    Effective pathogen control requires identifying and managing the sources and harborages in the processing environment.

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    Worker Safety

    Injury and Illness Reporting Requirements to Increase Under New Dept. of Labor Rule

    Andy Hanacek
    July 18, 2023
    Establishments with 100 or more employees will need to submit two additional sets of information annually to OSHA starting in 2024.
    Plant Safety

    JBS Louisville Pork Plant Reports Ammonia Leak; No Injuries Reported

    Andy Hanacek
    June 28, 2023
    Company investigating the cause of the incident that forced evacuation of the facility.
    Cleaning, Sanitation, Hygiene

    JBS USA Creates Company to Provide Plant Sanitation, Food Safety Services

    Andy Hanacek
    May 3, 2023
    JBS Sanitation will perform sanitation services for JBS USA and Pilgrim’s Pride processing plants after company cut ties with embattled Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI)...
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    Fruits and Vegetables

    Fire Damages Basic American Foods’ Potato, Pinto Bean Plant

    Andy Hanacek
    March 29, 2023
    No injuries were reported, but damage to facility that predominantly dehydrates potato flakes and pinto beans was reported as “extensive.”