On October 16, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced expanded guidance for animal slaughtering and processing industry inspections (NAICS 3116). Notably, this new guidance document supersedes OSHA’s previous inspection guidance specific to a subset of this NAICS, poultry slaughtering and processing establishments (NAICS 311615).
OSHA states that the goal of the update is to significantly reduce injuries and illnesses resulting from occupational hazards through a combination of enforcement, compliance, assistance, and outreach.