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Meat, poultry and fish processing
 
Blood, Sweat, and Fear: Workers’ Rights in U.S. Meat and Poultry Plants (Human Rights Watch, 2005)
The Chain Never Stops American slaughterhouses are grinding out meat faster than ever -- and the production line keeps moving, even when the workers are maimed by the machinery. (Mother Jones, July/August 2001)
Ergonomics Program Management Guidelines for Meatpacking Plants(Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1993)
Guidelines for Poultry Processing: Ergonomics for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (OSHA, 2004)
Harvard RSI Action
Health and Safety in the Poultry Industry (Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union)
Meat Packing (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Poultry Processing Guidelines: Ergonomics for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (OSHA, 2004)
Poultry Processing Industry Electronic Compliance Assistance Tool (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 2001)
Reducing the Risk Factors for Repetitive Motion Injuries in a Secondary Fish Processing Plant: A Case Study (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety)
Safety and Health of Meat, Poultry and Fish Processing Workers (International Labour Organization)
The Shame of Meatpacking (The Nation, 2002)
Winter Harvest of Danger: Fishing on Board and Maine Trawler in the Storm-Tossed North Atlantic, by Earl Dotter (Public Health Reports, U.S. Public Health Service, 2002)
 
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