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OSHA looking to increase scope of poultry facility inspections
[/title][fusion_text]Wednesday, April 20th 2016
Poultry organizations are concerned about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration conducting inspections whenever the agency receives notice of an accident or employee complaint. The U.S. Poultry and Egg Association, National Chicken Council, and National Turkey Federation say OSHA is attempting to increase its authority with the inspections. The poultry industry is subject to inspections the same as any employer, but the poultry organizations say there are legal limits on inspections, and they want OSHA to stay within those limits. OSHA recently announced it would use accidents, complaints, or referrals at poultry facilities to conduct wall-to-wall inspections. The poultry industry says OSHA’s plan oversteps the Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable search and seizure. The industry says it’s committed to the safety and wellbeing of its workforce. A 2014 report says overall injury and illness rates have dropped 81 percent in the last 20 years.
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