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    How do you keep your plant or facility safe for your production line and your employees? Whether you're looking for information on sanitation safety or employee safety, we've discuss that and more on these pages. Search below for the articles, news, and research on Plant Safety. 

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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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    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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    OSHA Penalizes Hanover Foods for Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, Plant Safety Violations

    Andy Hanacek
    April 25, 2024
    More than 70 violations were observed, and the administration has assessed more than $761,000 in penalties to the vegetable and snacks processor.
    Plant Safety

    National Beef Targets March 25 to Resume Production after Liberal, Kansas, Plant Fire

    Andy Hanacek
    March 22, 2024
    Wednesday night fire damaged six loaded trailers of boxed beef, exterior walls of the facility and loading dock doors.
    Worker Safety

    OSHA Proposes Nearly $400k in Penalties for Case Farms Winesburg, Ohio, Plant

    Andy Hanacek
    Feb. 9, 2024
    Troutman, N.C.-based chicken processor cited for lockout/tagout, machine guarding, fall and electrical hazards at Ohio plant.
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    Solving the People Problem in Sanitation

    Andy Hanacek
    Dec. 14, 2023
    Keeping plants clean keeps the food supply safe, and it’s always been challenging to staff the third shift; however, advancements in staffing, equipment design, technology and...
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    Worker Safety

    Chemical Safety Board Fixes Blame for 2021 Nitrogen Fatalities

    Dave Fusaro
    Dec. 12, 2023
    A bent bubbler tube on a freezer released gas that killed six workers at Foundation Food Group’s Gainesville, Ga., plant.
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    Sen. Hawley Presses Tyson Foods on Missouri Plant Closures, Child Labor Accusations

    Andy Hanacek
    Sept. 21, 2023
    The Missouri senator recently introduced legislation to break up the meatpacking “monopolies,” and continued his attacks on the industry this week.

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    Worker Safety

    OSHA Fines Mars Wrigley for Workers’ Fall into Chocolate Vat in 2022

    Andy Hanacek
    Feb. 13, 2023
    June 2022 worker-safety incident at Elizabethtown, Pa., confectionery plant results in a fine of more than $14,500 from OSHA.
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    Ammonia Leak at Norwood, Mass. Food Processing Plant Leaves 1 Hurt and 1 Dead

    Erin A. Hallstrom
    Dec. 21, 2022
    An ammonia leak at Home Market Foods was responsible for the death of a 68-year-old man on December 19. Another man was taken to the hospital for treatment.
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    Plant Safety

    Putting a Lock on Plant Safety

    May 23, 2022
    Not establishing and following lockout/tagout procedures can have tragic consequences.
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    End Flap: Let’s Worry About the Real Danger

    May 23, 2022
    Don’t let food processing plant fire conspiracy nonsense distract from ongoing worker safety issues.