Ensuring that employees are well-cared for and remain on the job makes sense for any businesses.  In the meat industry, worker safety is a top priority and a non-competitive issue.   American Meat Institute members share innovations and best practices with one another to encourage sustained worker safety enhancements throughout the entire industry. Government data show these efforts have yielded real, measurable results.  Federal regulations and inspections oversee compliance with a wide array of  workplace safety rules.