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OSHA should strengthen rules to protect meat and poultry workers from infectious disease, government watchdog says

Standing shoulder-to-shoulder, working hard in cold temperatures and yelling to be heard over machinery contributed to high rates of COVID-19 infections in meatpacking plants, especially early in the pandemic.  The federal agencies charged with overseeing meat plants and their workers โ€” the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Labor โ€” failed to collaborate […]