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America’s households are filled with products made by the hands of UFCW members, from food items to cleaning products.
Manufacturing and Food Processing
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We are the link between farmers and consumers, processing fresh fruits, vegetables, and meat products into the products and meals families buy. These families count on us for their favorite brands, from Campbell’s Soup to Heinz Ketchup. And in addition to making the food products families love, we produce many name-brand garments.
Important Safety Alert: Combustible Dust Explosion
1.) Sugar processing plants are not the only plants at risk for combustible dust explosions. Twenty-five percent of dust explosions have been identified to be in food processing by the Chemical Safety Board. In addition to sugar processing plants, wet corn milling, cornstarch, distilleries, confectionary sugar, coffee, chocolate/cocoa, and flour processing plants are also at risk for combustible dust explosions.
2.) Go to www.OSHA.gov to access the recent flier on combustible dust safety and guidance for various at-risk industries.
3.) Please be aware that OSHA is now going into our facilities to conduct inspections. Sugar plants and other plants at risk for dust explosions are being targeted. Locals should be aware and available when OSHA comes to inspect. If OSHA is coming to your plant, please contact the Occupational Health and Safety Office (ext. 1505 or 1502).
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