2012 Poultry Industry Safety Award Applications Now Available

The Poultry Industry Safety Award Program recognizes those facilities that have achieved a high level of safety performance through the implementation of innovative and effective safety and health programs. The program is open to National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association members with poultry or egg processing plants, hatcheries, feed mills or rendering facilities that have injury and illness rates below the industry average for three consecutive years.

The annual awards will be presented during the National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry, June 6-8, 2012, at the Sawgrass Marriott, Ponte Vedra, FL.

Award program criteria and application forms are available at the link below. The application deadline for the 2012 awards is March 1, 2012.

http://www.uspoultry.org/files/Poultry Industry Safety Award Regulations and Application - 2012 Final version 1.16.12.doc