Safety and health in meatpacking. (Developments in Industrial Relations)

From: Monthly Labor Review | Date: March 1, 1990| Author: Cimini, Michael H. | Copyright information

Safety and health in meatpacking

The Excel Corp., the third largest meat processing company in the Nation, and the United Food and Commercial Workers signed an agreement, covering 8,600 meatpacking employees in 10 of the company's 14 plants, that establishes a comprehensive program to reduce injuries caused by repetitive motion, commonly referred to as cumulative trauma disorders.

The program will use ergonomics to modify working conditions to fit workers. The co...

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