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Document ID (ISN)49518
CIS number 88-452
Year 1981
Convention or series no.
Title Hog dressing safety and health guide
Bibliographic information Industrial Accident Prevention Association, 2 Bloor Street East, 23rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3C2, Canada, 1981. 53p. Illus. 17 ref.
Abstract Step-by-step guide to safety and hygiene in the pig slaughtering and dressing industry. Special concerns: diseased animals, personal hygiene, housekeeping, materials handling, personal protective equipment, knives, saws, electric stunning, CO2 stunning, captive bolt stunning. The book can also be used as a training manual.
Descriptors (primary) occupational safety and health; swine; meat industry; training manuals; slaughtering
Descriptors (secondary) Canada; zoonoses; handling of animals; hand knives; manuals; saws
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Subject(s) Food, beverage and tobacco industries
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Food industry
Animal hazards
Zoonoses