This checklist is a tool to assist duty holders and persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) to manage work health and safety (WHS) risks associated with work carried out in abattoirs and other workplaces where meat processing occurs.
Further information
The Health and safety snapshot: Abattoir - Meat Processing Project outlines WorkSafe’s inspections of abattoirs, highlighting widespread hazards, enforcement actions, and the most common safety breaches—especially inadequate machinery guarding.