Fifty-six facilities operated by chicken and turkey companies were honored today by the Joint Industry Safety and Health Council for outstanding safety performance by implementing innovative and effective safety and health programs at the 2011 National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry in Savannah, Georgia.
“Over the last 30 years, the rate of improvement in workplace safety throughout the poultry industry has outpaced manufacturing as a whole,” Paul Pressley, executive vice president of industry programs for the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association. said. “Poultry companies have devoted more people, time, and other resources to actively identify and correct workplace hazards. These awards acknowledge excellent safety performance achievement through effective and innovative programs.”
Award consideration was based on injury statistics over three years and an evaluation of written applications by three judges: Craig Wyvill, retired director of the Agricultural Technology Research Program at Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI); Gary Pohlmann of Marsh Risk Consulting; and Doug Britton, program manager for Agricultural Technology Research at GTRI. Awards were presented to 56 facilities with 10 in the highest category–“Award of Distinction.” The other categories included “Award of Honor” and “Award of Merit.”
The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council is made up of members from U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, National Chicken Council, and National Turkey Federation. Collectively, the three organizations represent companies that produce 95 percent of the nation’s poultry products and employ over 300,000 workers.
| 2011 Award of Distinction | |
|---|---|
| Perdue Farms Inc. | Dillon, South Carolina, Processing |
| Perdue Farms Inc. | Perry, Georgia, Fresh Processing |
| Perdue Farms Inc. | Salisbury, Maryland, Processing |
| Wayne Farms LLC | Pendergrass, Georgia, Processing |
| Perdue Farms Inc. | Concord, North Carolina, Further Processing |
| Pilgrim’s Corp | Russellville, Arkansas, Premium Protein Products |
| Wayne Farms LLC | Troy, Alabama, Hatchery |
| Wayne Farms LLC | Union Springs, Alabama, Processing |
| Pilgrim’s Corp | Harrisonburg, Virginia, Feed Mill |
| Perdue Farms Inc. | Accomac, Virginia, Processing |
| 2011 Award of Honor | |
|---|---|
| Wayne Farms LLC | Laurel, Mississippi, Hatchery |
| Cobb-Vantress, Inc. | Siloam Springs, Arkansas, Feed Mill |
| Perdue Farms Inc. | Rockingham, North Carolina, Processing |
| Longenecker’s Hatchery | Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania |
| Pilgrim’s Corp | Broadway, Virginia, Processing |
| Wayne Farms LLC | Decatur, Alabama, West Further Processing |
| Perdue Farms Inc. | Perry, Georgia, Cook Plant |
| Perdue Farms Inc. | Dothan, Alabama, Processing |
| Perdue Farms Inc. | Forsyth, Georgia, Hatchery |
| Pilgrim’s Corp | Mayfield, Kentucky, Hatchery |
| Pilgrim’s Corp | Staley, North Carolina, Hatchery |
| Perdue Farms Inc. | Cromwell, Kentucky, Processing |
| Perdue Farms Inc. | Hurlock, Maryland, Feed Mill |
| Wayne Farms LLC | Decatur, Alabama, Fresh Plant |
| Perdue Farms Inc. | Salisbury, Maryland, Hatchery 2 |
| Perdue Farms Inc. | Georgetown, Delaware, Roaster Complex |
| Perdue Farms Inc. | Cromwell, Kentucky, Hatchery |
| Pilgrim’s Corp | Staley, North Carolina, Feed Mill |
| Perdue Farms Inc. | Washington, Indiana, Turkey Processing |
| Pilgrim’s Corp | Mayfield, Kentucky, Feed Mill |
| Wayne Farms LLC | Decatur, Alabama, East Further Processing |
| Perdue Farms Inc. | Candor, North Carolina, Feed Mill |
| Sanderson Farms, Inc. | McComb, Mississippi, Processing |
| Gold’n Plump Poultry | Arcadia, Wisconsin, Feed Mill |
| Pilgrim’s Corp | Natchitoches, Louisiana, A Further Processing |
| Pilgrim’s Corp | Live Oak, Florida, Feed Mill |
| Pilgrim’s Corp | Moorefield, West Virginia, Hatchery |
| 2011 Award of Merit | |
|---|---|
| Coleman Natural Foods | Gainesville, Georgia, Processing |
| Sanderson Farms, Inc. | Laurel, Mississippi, Processing |
| Wayne Farms LLC | Union Springs, Alabama, Processing |
| Equity Group Eufaula Division | Bakerhill, Alabama |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | Rogers, Arkansas, Further Processing |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | Dexter, Missouri, Hatchery |
| Koch Foods | Gainesville, Georgia, Further Processing |
| Moroni Feed Company | Moroni, Utah, Feed Mill |
| Cagle’s Inc. | Collinsville, Alabama, Processing |
| Wayne Farms LLC | Albertville, Alabama, Hatchery |
| Koch Foods | Cumming, Georgia, Further Processing |
| Perdue Farms Inc. | Murfreesboro, North Carolina, Hatchery |
| Equity Group Alabama Division | Rainbow City, Alabama, Processing |
| Tyson Foods | River Valley Animal Foods, Robards, Kentucky |
| Wayne Farms LLC | Laurel, Mississippi, Feed Mill |
| Cobb-Vantress, Inc. | Wadesboro, North Carolina, Hatchery |
| Pilgrim’s Corp | Moorefield, West Virginia, Prepared Foods |
