April 02, 2019 | Is BSE categorized as a fourth hazard within your HACCP system?
June 23, 2017 | Evaluating and improving your OSHA programs
June 09, 2017 | OSHA’s on-site consultation for small businesses
May 26, 2017 | Who is responsible for the safety and health of temporary workers?
May 12, 2017 | We could all take a page out of this industry icon's book
May 02, 2017 | Meet Red Baroness
April 28, 2017 | Meet Red Baroness
March 31, 2017 | Sometimes its not just the pathogens that trip you up
March 03, 2017 | Locking and tagging it out with the feds and states
February 17, 2017 | Those amazing wizards of quality assurance
February 03, 2017 | Disturbing tale on OSHA’s website
January 20, 2017 | Meet the undisputed heavyweight champion of quality control
January 06, 2017 | The Emperor's new clothes
December 23, 2016 | Chicken lips
December 09, 2016 | Meet Judas the goat
November 25, 2016 | Denmark’s chicken fight with salmonella
November 11, 2016 | GFSI’s safety and quality management programs – Part 4
November 08, 2016 | GFSI and its enlightening robust GAP analysis – Part 3
October 28, 2016 | GFSI and the significance of senior management commitment – part 2
October 14, 2016 | GFSI – Is it worth the time, money and efforts? Part 1
September 30, 2016 | Uncle Sam – the timeless (meatpacking) unifier
September 16, 2016 | OSHA’s spin on chicken
September 02, 2016 | Diamonds in the rough
August 05, 2016 | Can robots humanely herd and care for livestock?
July 22, 2016 | Is industry expecting (way) too much of the consumer?
July 08, 2016 | The spin of pink chicken
June 24, 2016 | Outsourcing cleanup and sanitation
June 10, 2016 | Plant sanitation – then and now
May 27, 2016 | Written humane handling programs – robust or bust?
May 13, 2016 | Handling livestock humanely — the school lunch way
April 29, 2016 | Obama and Boehner’s valedictory gift
April 15, 2016 | OSHA and the November elections of 2016
April 01, 2016 | The fox and the hen house
March 18, 2016 | The top ten OSHA standards infractions
March 04, 2016 | Small businesses and OSHA compliance
February 19, 2016 | What would you do differently?
February 05, 2016 | Give me 10 …
January 22, 2016 | Lessons of the Mad Hatter
January 08, 2016 | I should have known better…
December 25, 2015 | Setting industrial safety goals for 2016
December 11, 2015 | Substance abuse at work – everyone loses
November 27, 2015 | AMS continues to hone beef requirements for school lunch
November 06, 2015 | OSHA zeroing in on poultry establishments – and then some …
October 23, 2015 | Nothing, nothing can be as devastating as …
October 09, 2015 | More than $1.4 million in proposed OSHA fines – and then some…
September 25, 2015 | Raw meat HACCP – USDA’s quixotic regulation
September 11, 2015 | Snake oil and food fraud – the 21st century way
August 28, 2015 | Don’t overlook those overheads
August 14, 2015 | Saw dusting and spelunking the past
July 31, 2015 | Where have you gone I2P2?
July 03, 2015 | Animal rights before religion?
June 19, 2015 | Smart phones aren’t always smart
June 05, 2015 | Protecting your company’s most valuable commodities
May 22, 2015 | Does saving money and decreasing employee turnover interest you?
May 08, 2015 | Layering with OSHA
July 03, 2014 | Steam (pasteurization) vacuums in beef slaughter
June 26, 2014 | AMS is spot on concerning humane handling of livestock
June 19, 2014 | Making a difference to one of many
June 12, 2014 | Hide removal practices are critical to producing safe beef
June 05, 2014 | End user abusers
May 22, 2014 | Head, cheek and weasand meat in ground beef
May 09, 2014 | Major paradigm shift involving the 6 NON-O157:H7 STECS
May 08, 2014 | Zero tolerances
May 01, 2014 | Winning the battle against zoonotic airborne pathogens
April 24, 2014 | Airborne killers
April 10, 2014 | Knives, blood and prevention
April 03, 2014 | 21st century slaughter – back to the future
March 27, 2014 | The 9 rules of specific risk materials
March 13, 2014 | It’s BSE and downers in the chute time
March 06, 2014 | Compliance guide for humane handling
February 20, 2014 | Feedlots, assembling stations, auction markets and abattoirs
February 13, 2014 | Are you buying trouble? Part 1
February 06, 2014 | Hallmark Westland Meat Company book update
January 30, 2014 | Don’t overlook transport vehicles and wooden pallets
January 16, 2014 | Humane handling radioactivity
January 08, 2014 | Character counts
January 01, 2014 | V-Day – USDA’s latest paradigm shift on validation
December 18, 2013 | Is your company in compliance with OSHA’s revised Hazard Communication Standard?
May 15, 2013 | Whistleblowing with OSHA
May 01, 2013 | Major paradigm shift of humane handling requirements for school lunch suppliers
April 24, 2013 | The lessons and caveats of Boston
April 10, 2013 | Westland/Hallmark- an untold story
April 03, 2013 | Zero tolerance: It would take a miracle to comply
March 20, 2013 | Reduce your workers compensation costs while saving money
March 13, 2013 | Humane handling and video recording: Should you share the recordings?
February 27, 2013 | The grant of inspection and humane animal handling
February 20, 2013 | No matter the issue, there is a common denominator
February 13, 2013 | Subjectivity and humane animal handling
February 06, 2013 | Got allergens?
January 30, 2013 | Notable is spelled Jodi Phillips
January 23, 2013 | The human factor – revisited
January 16, 2013 | GFSI and HACCP decision-making
January 09, 2013 | Hyperlinking your HACCP flowchart towards GFSI requirements
January 02, 2013 | GFSI - Plant defense programs
December 26, 2012 | GFSI - A look at maintenance practices
December 19, 2012 | GFSI - It's a bug’s world
December 12, 2012 | A change of plans
December 05, 2012 | Hallmark/Westland - an inside look- part 3
November 28, 2012 | Hallmark/Westland - an inside look - part 2
November 21, 2012 | Hallmark/Westland - an inside look - part 1
November 14, 2012 | GFSI and the occupational safety and health connection
November 07, 2012 | Working safely in corrals, alleyways and slaughterhouses - part 7
October 31, 2012 | Occupational safety in corrals, alleyways and slaughterhouses - part 6
October 25, 2012 | Occupational safety in corrals, alleyways and slaughterhouses – part 5
October 17, 2012 | Occupational safety in corrals, alleyways and slaughterhouses – part 4
October 10, 2012 | Occupational safety in them corrals, alleyways and slaughterhouses – part 3
September 19, 2012 | Occupational safety in corrals, alleyways, slaughterhouses – part 2
September 05, 2012 | Occupational safety in them corrals, alleyways and slaughterhouses – part 1
August 15, 2012 | Choices have their consequences
August 01, 2012 | Reflections on worker safety
July 04, 2012 | The hazardous enticement of the incredible hulk
June 27, 2012 | Battle of the bulge
June 06, 2012 | The heat is coming on
May 30, 2012 | New study shows OSHA inspections reduce injuries while helping businesses
May 23, 2012 | Preventing and managing those slips, trips and falls
May 16, 2012 | Going global: changes to OSHA’s hazard communication on the horizon
December 21, 2011 | Lost time injury and illness cases are on the rise for FSIS inspectors – part 5
December 07, 2011 | Lost time injury and illness cases are on the rise for FSIS inspectors – part 4
November 30, 2011 | Lost time injury and illness cases are on the rise for FSIS inspectors – part 3
November 23, 2011 | E PLURIBUS UNUM
November 10, 2011 | Lost time injury and illness cases are on the rise for FSIS inspectors – part 2
November 02, 2011 | Lost time injury and illness on the rise for FSIS inspectors – part 1
October 20, 2011 | The human factor – part 4
October 12, 2011 | The human factor – part 3
October 05, 2011 | The human factor – part 2
September 21, 2011 | The human factor – part 1
September 14, 2011 | First annual book review
September 07, 2011 | The ABC’s of portable fire extinguishers – Part 3
August 31, 2011 | The ABC’s of portable fire extinguishers – Part 2
August 24, 2011 | Hand to hand combat: the Semmelweis technique – part 2
August 17, 2011 | Hand to hand combat: the Semmelweis technique – part 1
August 03, 2011 | Working safely and humanely Temple Grandin style
July 27, 2011 | The ABC’s of portable fire extinguishers – Part 1
July 20, 2011 | Be mindful of hired outside contractors
July 13, 2011 | A change of pace
July 06, 2011 | Be heard and stay aware
June 22, 2011 | There’s an ammonia leak in main production – Part 2
June 15, 2011 | Cuba, the Philippines and the politics of meat
June 08, 2011 | There’s an ammonia leak in main production – Part 1
June 01, 2011 | Upton Sinclair is omnipresent in 2011
May 24, 2011 | Here comes the heat: Keeping workers safe this summer
May 11, 2011 | Keep your company’s X-mod low, lower, lowest
May 04, 2011 | 40 years of OSHA
April 27, 2011 | Everything from alligators to zebras
April 20, 2011 | Let’s get personal
April 13, 2011 | The surreptitious treasures of safety
April 06, 2011 | Are you a “severe violator?” A look at OSHA’s enforcement program
March 23, 2011 | OSHA’s tall and mighty - General Duty Clause
March 16, 2011 | And the award goes to…which poultry and meat plants are keeping workers safe?
March 09, 2011 | Attitude is everything
March 02, 2011 | Tragedy in Hanford, Calif.
February 23, 2011 | The gift of a near miss is information that can prevent injury
February 16, 2011 | A modern day Gordian knot - federal OSHA vs. state OSHA
February 09, 2011 | Is a clean plant a safe plant or vice versa?
February 02, 2011 | Federal OSHA’s hazard communication standard
January 26, 2011 | Don’t overlook OSHA’s bloodborne pathogen standard
January 19, 2011 | Hear ye hear ye - dont miss Feb. 1 OSHA deadline
January 12, 2011 | I2P2 – back to the future?
January 05, 2011 | The economics of ergonomics
December 29, 2010 | OSHA in 2011 and beyond - new challenges and directions
December 22, 2010 | Altruism at its very best
December 14, 2010 | Where more is meant than meets the ear
December 08, 2010 | Food and OSHA safety - binary stars at the workplace
November 30, 2010 | OSHA’s 2010 top ten list of most frequently cited standards
November 17, 2010 | Understanding and then respecting anhydrous ammonia
November 10, 2010 | Employee safety incentive programs – good or bad?
November 02, 2010 | Encouraging safety news from the Bureau of Labor Statistics