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.