| Document ID (ISN) | 69283 |
| CIS number |
97-846 |
| ISBN(s) |
92-2-110480-X |
| Year |
1997 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Tomoda S. |
| Title |
Safety and health of meat, poultry and fish processing workers |
| Bibliographic information |
ILO Publications, International Labour Office, 1211 Genève 22, Switzerland, 1997. vii, 85+11p. Bibl.ref. |
| Abstract |
This report explores working conditions and safety and health issues in the meat, poultry and food processing industries worldwide. Topics reviewed include: characteristic occupational hazards; frequency, causes and costs of occupational accidents and diseases; preventive measures; safety and health committees; information dissemination and training; national safety and health inspection; role of the ILO. Common features of the three sectors related to their poor safety and health records include manual operations involving dangerous hand tools, the gap in different levels of technology used, cold wet and greasy work premises, and contact with perishable raw materials which may carry dangerous microorganisms. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational accidents; occupational diseases; food industry; conditions of work; statistics; ILO |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
report; safety and health committees; birds; zoonoses; physical workload; hours of work; injuries; economic aspects; implementation of control measures; causes of accidents; labour inspection; meat industry; canning industry (fish); cold workplaces; fish |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | ILO |
| Subject(s) |
Food, beverage and tobacco industries
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Zoonoses
Food industry
|
