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Industry
Resources:
American
Meat Institute
AMI is the
nation's oldest and largest meat and poultry
trade association. AMI is dedicated to
increasing the efficiency, profitability and
safety of meat and poultry trade
worldwide.
American Meat
Institute Foundation
The AMI
Foundation is a non-profit research, education
and information foundation established by AMI
to study ways the meat and poultry industry can
produce better, safer products. The AMI
Foundation also sponsors the annual Worker
Safety, Health and Human Resources
Conference.
Worker
Safety:
AMI Worker
Safety & Health Committee
The
AMI Worker Safety & Health Committee aims
to foster continuous improvement in worker and
work place safety in the meat and
poultryindustry. The committee addresses work
place occupational safety and health issues and
plans the annual Worker Safety, Health and
Human Resources Conference.
Bureau of
Labor Statistics
The BLS is the
principal fact-finding agency for the federal
government in the broad field of labor
economics and statistics.
National
Safety Council
The NSC is a
non-profit, non-governmental, international
service organization dedicated to protecting
life and promoting health. The NSC provides
administrative support for the AMI Foundation
Worker Safety Recognition Award Program.
National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health
NIOSH is the federal
agency responsible for conducting research and
making recommendations for the prevention of
work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part
of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Department of Health and
Human Services.
Occupational
Safety and Health
Administration
OSHA assures the
safety and health of America's workers by
setting and enforcing standards; providing
training, outreach and education; establishing
partnerships; and encouraging continual
improvement in work place safety and
health.
OSHA Meat
Packing Plant Information
OSHA's
Meat Packing Plant Information page focuses on
issues specific to the meat and poultry
industry. The page provides explanations of
standards, safety solutions and additional
resources.
OSHA
Voluntary Protection
Program
OSHA's Voluntary
Protection Program (VPP) promotes effective
work-site based safety and health with the
assistance of management, labor and OSHA's
experience and expertise.
Ergonomics:
Center for
Ergonomics at the University of
Michigan
The University of
Michigan Center for Ergonomics is dedicated to
furthering knowledge about human abilities as
they relate to how humans interact with
equipment in all settings, including work,
transportation, defense, daily living,
education and leisure.
Center for
Industrial Ergonomics, Department of Industrial
Engineering, University of
Louisville
The Center for
Industrial Ergonomics is an integral unit of
the Department of Industrial Engineering at the
University of Louisville. The Center's research
and educational activities focus on integrating
people, organization, information and
technology at work, and improving quality and
productivity through ergonomics and safety
management.
Cornell
University Ergonomics Web
CUErgo
presents information from research studies and
class work by students and faculty in the
Cornell Human Factors and Ergonomics Research
Group (CHFERG).
NIOSH
Ergonomics Research and
Information
Provides a listing of
NIOSH publications and other resources,
including a searchable bibliographic database
of occupational safety and health publications,
documents, grant reports and journal articles
supported in whole or in part by NIOSH.
OSHA
Effective Ergonomics: Strategy for
Success
OSHA’s page
specific to ergonomics. It outlines OSHA's
four-pronged approach to ergonomics and
provides additional resources.
UCLA
Ergonomics
The UCLA Ergonomics
Program provides employees with ergo-friendly
solutions to a variety of work-related
problems.
Washington
State Department of Labor and Industry:
Ergonomics Ideas Bank
The
Ergonomics Ideas Bank includes a searchable
collection of ideas to reduce exposure to
awkward postures, high hand force, repetitive
motions, lifting, vibration and other risk
factors for work-related musculoskeletal
disorders (WMSDs) in the work place.
Washington
State Department of Labor and Industry:
Ergonomics Evaluation Tools
The
Ergonomic Evaluation Tools page provides three
evaluation tools, including Lifting Calculator,
Hazard Zone Checklist and Caution Zone
Checklist.
Human
Resources:
AMI Career
Center
The AMI Career Center
connects AMI members with new employment
opportunities in the meat and poultry
industry.
AMI Human
Resources Committee
The AMI Human
Resources Committee outlines and develops
educational resources to address the challenges
of human resources professionals in the meat
and poultry industry. The Committee assists in
the planning of the annual Worker Safety,
Health and Human Resources Conference.
Bureau of
Labor Statistics
The BLS is the
principal fact-finding agency for the federal
government in the broad field of labor
economics and statistics.
Constangy,
Brooks and Smith, LLC
"The
Employer's Law Firm, Since 1946, Constangy"
handles litigation prevention and defense,
labor relations, benefits, immigration,
workers' compensation, wage and hour,
occupational safety and health and affirmative
action.
Mass
Marketing Insurance
Consultants
MMIC offers AMI
member companies major medical insurance, life
insurance, optional disability and dental
coverage programs.
Society for
Human Resource Management
SHRM is
the world's largest association devoted to
human resource management, the Society services
the needs of HR professionals by providing the
most essential and comprehensive resources
available.
U.S. Citizen
and Immigration Services
Formerly
the Immigration and Naturalization Service
(INS), USCIS is responsible for the
administration of immigration and
naturalization adjudication functions and
establishing immigration services, policies and
priorities.
U.S.
Department of Labor
The DOL
fosters and promotes the welfare of the job
seekers, wage earners and retirees of the
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