August 9th through 15th is designated as Safe+Sound Week, a collaborative initiative between the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) with USPOULTRY, the National Chicken Council (NCC), and the National 
Turkey Federation (NTF). The purpose of the endeavor is to raise awareness of safety and health programs in the workplace. During the week, poultry organizations will stress commitment to workplace safety and health that is even more important following the emergence of COVID.
The chicken industry has been preemptive in applying preventive measures from a health screening perspective and was early to adopt plant-wide voluntary vaccination against COVID.
In a joint statement, John Starkey of USPOULTRY, Mike Brown of the NCC and Joel Brandenberger, of the NTF stated, "our organizations are pleased to continue to serve as Safe+ Sound Week partners and to collaborate with OSHA and other sponsors on programs and initiatives to help preserve the safety of the U.S. poultry workforce".