A new white paper published from poultry associations: National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association reports the poultry industry’s success in managing the occurrence of MSDs (musculoskeletal disorders) in the workplace. Since 1992, the occurrence of MSDs has fallen over 75%.

Focusing on prevention in such manually-intensive work environments, the poultry industry implemented an ergonomics, medical intervention and training  program called “MET” tailored for both employees and their supervisors. The industry also encouraged formal communication amongst professionals in the trade as well as in ergonomics/organizational health groups including OSHA.

To read the white paper “Ergonomics in the Poultry Industry: A Review of 25 Years of the Industry Efforts” click here