News | December 2, 2014

Free Worker Safety Education Program Offered At 2015 IPPE

Tucker, GA - U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) is hosting a “Worker Safety Considerations: Equipment Design, Installation & Operation” workshop at the 2015 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) that will address manufacturer design considerations, new equipment installation and pre-startup safety procedures, machine guarding, lock out and other important safety issues. The workshop will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, and is free to all IPPE attendees. A “Risk Management Approach to New Equipment Projects” presentation will be provided by Tim Ward, Keystone Foods. Eric Nolten and Roger Huezo, Meyn, will present “Equipment Manufacturing: Building Safety into the Design,” and Paul Pressley, USPOULTRY, will provide information on machine guarding.

The 2015 IPPE, the world's largest annual poultry, feed and meat industry trade show, will be held from Jan. 27 – 29, 2015, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. For more information on the “Worker Safety Considerations: Equipment Design, Installation & Operation” program, click here at http://ippe15.mapyourshow.com/6_0/sessions/index.cfm?srch-type=sessiontype&srch-query=28&srch-showresults=true. To register to attend IPPE, visit www.ippexpo.org.

Worker Safety Considerations: Equipment Design, Installation & Operation
International Production & Processing Expo
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015
Room A-412a, 8 – 10 a.m.
www.ippexpo.org

Source: The International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE)