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ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and
The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (AAOHN)
June 12, 2007 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
May 7, 2003
Date Renewed
October 10, 2005
June 4, 2007
Overview
The OSHA and AAOHN Alliance focuses on promoting healthy and safe workplaces, for large and small
businesses, especially in the areas of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), workplace violence and
promoting the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in the workplace. In addition, OSHA
and AAOHN are helping businesses promote employee wellness and prevent illnesses and injuries within
the workplace.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA: |
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Shelia Arbury
Greg Barber
Sandi Khan |
Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine
(DSTM)
Directorate of Enforcement Programs (DEP)
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA) |
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| AAOHN: |
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Dean Burgess
Ann Cox
Susan Randolph |
Public Policy and Advocacy Manager
Executive Director
President |
Evaluation Period
May 7, 2006 – May 6, 2007
II. Implementation Team Meetings
July 17, 2006
February 14, 2007
May 2, 2007 |
Meeting, OSHA, Washington, DC
Meeting, OSHA, Washington, DC
Conference Call |
In addition to these formal meetings, the Alliance coordinators from both
groups maintained regular contact throughout the reporting period to monitor the Alliance's progress
and results.
III. Results
- Events and Products
Outreach and Communication Goals
- Disseminate health and safety information and guidance directly to businesses and through meetings
(e.g. Chamber of Commerce events, Rotary Club meetings), conferences, events, and print and
electronic media, including links from OSHA's and AAOHN's Web sites.
Events
2007 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week May 6-12, 2007
AAOHN, and a number of other Alliance Program participants, supported 2007 NAOSH Week, May 6-12,
2007. Sponsored annually by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), an Alliance Program
participant, and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, NAOSH Week focuses on the importance of
preventing injuries and illnesses in the workplace. AAOHN promoted the Week's kick-off event, which
was held at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, DC in its monthly publication; ProHealth
Alert and in its weekly eNewsletter.
2007 Teen Summer Job Safety Campaign
AAOHN supported OSHA's 2007 Teen Summer Job Safety Campaign and its kick-off event, April 17, 2007.
AAOHN promoted the Campaign in its monthly publication; ProHealth Alert.
The Campaign is a multi-year project to increase awareness about workplace hazards and provide
information about the hazards to young workers and their parents. The focus of the 2007 Teen Summer
Job Safety Campaign was construction.
Products
OSHA and AAOHN Alliance Web page
OSHA is continuing to update the OSHA and AAOHN Alliance Web page that is posted on the Agency's Web
site. The page includes the OSHA and AAOHN Alliance agreement, annual reports, activities and
events, products and resources and milestones and successes.
AAOHN and OSHA Alliance Web page
AAOHN continues to update its Alliance Web page on the organization's Web site with OSHA information
related to the occupational and environmental health nursing profession. AAOHN also includes links
to OSHA's Safety and Health Topics pages and publications on its Public Policy Web page. In
addition, AAOHN provided information on its Alliance Web page about and promoted the 2007 NAOSH Week
and the 2nd Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference –Disaster Readiness on the Home Front sponsored
by The Joint Commission/Joint Commission Resources (JCR), also an Alliance Program participant.
ProHealth Alert
AAOHN posted several OSHA-related articles in its monthly publication, ProHealth
Alert and in its weekly eNewsletter that includes a ProHealth Alert
section. The articles provide safety and health information to AAOHN members. (For a complete listing
of the articles, see the Alliance Program Reach Table of this report)
- Encourage AAOHN chapters to build relationships with OSHA's Regional and Area Offices and State
Plan States to address health and safety issues, including emergency management, MSDs, and workplace
violence. Several chapters have initiated contact, but two now have contracts with OSHA's Regional
and Area Offices.
Products
Updates to AAOHN Chapters
The OSHA and AAOHN Alliance implementation team members provide information on upcoming events and
training at team meetings and through email correspondence and disseminate safety and health
information to AAOHN Chapters. For example, AAOHN promoted the, "OSHA Alliance Symposium: Preventing
Workplace Violence in the Healthcare Setting," through its monthly publication, ProHealth Alert.
OSHA's Region IV, Mobil, Alabama Area Office Alliance with the EAP Lifestyle Management; Safe State
Program; Deep South Center; Mercy Medical; HealthSouth; Community Health Systems Inc.; and Thomas
Hospital and Auburn University at Montgomery co-sponsored the event as a product of their Alliance.
AAOHN Chapter List
AAOHN provided OSHA with an updated link to its list of Chapters that are located in the same
geographical areas as OSHA's Regional and Area Offices and the agency's Ed Centers. OSHA added a
link to the Chapter list on the OSHA and AAOHN Alliance Limited Access Page (LAP). In addition,
several chapters have initiated contact with the Regional and Area Offices. OSHA's Region V signed
an Alliance agreement with the South Central Wisconsin Association of Occupational Health Nurses and
Region III signed an agreement with the Susquehanna Valley Association Of Pennsylvania Occupational
Health Nurses, Inc. and is working with the Pennsylvania Association Of Occupational Health Nurses
to develop an Alliance.
- Develop electronic assistance tools for OSHA's Web page that address health and safety issues,
including MSDs, and workplace violence and promoting the use of AED's in the workplace.
Products
OSHA's Safety and Health Topics pages and eTools
Representatives from AAOHN serve on the editorial boards of the following OSHA Safety and Health
Topics pages as part of the OSHA and AAOHN Alliance:
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
- Ann R. Cox, CAE, Executive Director; Atlanta, GA
- Susan A. Randolph, MSN, RN, COHN-S, FAAOHN, Clinical Instructor, Occupational Health Nursing
Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC
- Jean Randolph, RN, COHN-S/CM, MPA, Nurse Consultant, Tucker, GA
Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention
- Ann R. Cox, CAE, Executive Director; Atlanta, GA
- Susan A. Randolph, MSN, RN, COHN-S, FAAOHN, Clinical Instructor, Occupational Health Nursing
Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC
- Jean Randolph, RN, COHN-S/CM, MPA, Nurse Consultant, Tucker, GA
Medical Screening and Surveillance
- Dean Burgess, Director of Professional Affairs; Atlanta, GA
- Mariann Cameron, RN, BSN, Global Health and Wellness Coordinator, Air Products and Chemicals,
Inc.; Allentown, PA
- Dawn Eltermann, Director of Occupational Safety and Health, BioServices, McKesson Specialty
Pharmaceutical Services; Rockville, MD
- Pamela Hirsch, APRN, MS, Med, Clinical Program Manager, Occupational Health Program/Office of
Public Health and Environmental Hazards/VHA; Washington, DC
- Barb Renner, RN, COHN-S, Case Manager, Barnes Care; St. Louis, MO
- Susan Skelly, RN, COHN-S, PHR, Senior Case Management/Workers' Compensation Specialist; Upper
Marlboro, MD
- Margaret Thompson, RN, MSN, COHN-S, FAAOHN, Croft-Taylor Consulting, LLC.; Ridgefield, CT
Occupational Health Professionals
- Dean Burgess, Director of Professional Affairs; Atlanta, GA
- Dawn Eltermann, Director of Occupational Safety and Health, BioServices, McKesson Specialty
Pharmaceutical Services; Rockville, MD
- Pamela Hirsch, APRN, MS, Med, Clinical Program Manager, Occupational Health Program/Office of
Public Health and Environmental Hazards/VHA; Washington, DC
- Susan A. Randolph, MSN, RN, COHN-S, FAAOHN, Clinical Instructor, Occupational Health Nursing
Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC
- Barb Renner, RN, COHN-S, Case Manager, Barnes Care; St. Louis, MO
Margaret Thompson, RN, MSN, COHN-S, FAAOHN, Croft-Taylor Consulting, LLC.; Ridgefield, CT
Tuberculosis
- Dean Burgess, Director of Professional Affairs; Atlanta, GA
- Margaret Thompson, RN, MSN, COHN-S, FAAOHN, Croft-Taylor Consulting, LLC; Manhattan, NY
- Jean Randolph, RN, COHN-S/CM, MPA, Nurse Consultant, Tucker, GA
Workplace Violence
- Dean Burgess, Director of Professional Affairs; Atlanta, GA
- Dawn Eltermann, Director of Occupational Safety and Health, BioServices, McKesson Specialty
Pharmaceutical Services; Rockville, MD
- Pamela Hirsch, APRN, MS, Med, Clinical Program Manager, Occupational Health Program/Office of
Public Health and Environmental Hazards/VHA; Washington, DC
- Barb Renner, RN, COHN-S, Case Manager, Barnes Care; St. Louis, MO
- Margaret Thompson, RN, MSN, COHN-S, FAAOHN, Croft-Taylor Consulting, LLC; Manhattan, NY
- Jean Randolph, RN, COHN-S/CM, MPA, Nurse Consultant, Tucker, GA
OSHA's Hospital eTool
As part of the OSHA and AAOHN Alliance, representatives from AAOHN are participating on the agency's
update of its Hospital eTool:
- Ann R. Cox, CAE, Executive Director; Atlanta, GA
- Dean Burgess, Director of Professional Affairs; Atlanta, GA
- Jean Randolph, RN, COHN-S/CM, MPA, Nurse Consultant, GA
- Karen Stoops, Occupational Health Nurse Program Manager, Naval Hospital Pensacola, FL
- Jean Goss, Administrative Director, Employee Health Services, Wake Forest University Baptist
Medical Center, NC
- Yolanda Lang, Coordinator Employee and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburg Medical
Center, PA
- Christina Pionk, Nurse Practitioner, University of Michigan Employee Health Services, MI
- Olga Tomkins, Manager Occupational Health, Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation, TX
- Encourage AAOHN chapters to act as resources for OSHA's Training Institute and Education Centers
to assist in the promotion and presentation of health and safety courses, including emergency
management, MSDs and workplace violence.
The OSHA and AAOHN Alliance implementation team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
- Raise awareness of and demonstrate commitment to improving the health and safety of the workplace
and reducing injuries and illnesses whenever AAOHN and OSHA leaders address groups.
Events
AAOHN 2007 Symposium and Exposition, April 13-20, 2007, Orlando, Florida
OSHA staffed an Alliance Program exhibit booth and distributed compliance assistance and Alliance
publications, including the OSHA and AAOHN Alliance Activities Summary, to attendees at the AAOHN
2007 Symposium and Exposition, April 13-20, 2007, in Orlando, FL,
- Encourage AAOHN's members to act as industry liaisons and resources for OSHA's cooperative
programs and Compliance Assistance Specialists.
The OSHA and AAOHN Alliance implementation team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Executive Summary
Through the Alliance, OSHA and AAOHN are continuing to work together to increase awareness of the
compliance assistance resources and programs that are offered by both organizations. AAOHN has
demonstrated their commitment to the Alliance Program by supplying information and resources as
requested by the Agency including providing OSHA with expertise to help review and update the
Agency's Safety and Health Topics pages such as: Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention,
Automated External Defibrillators, Tuberculosis and Workplace Violence. In addition, AAOHN publishes
safety and health information and OSHA-related articles in its monthly publication ProHealth Alert
and weekly electronic eNewsletter. AAOHN also added an AAOHN and OSHA Alliance Web page to the
organization's Web site that includes a links to the OSHA and AAOHN Alliance Web page.
In addition, OSHA and AAOHN representatives provided their expertise and shared information through
a number of different avenues. For example:
- During the AAOHN 2007 Symposium and Exposition, OSHA representatives staffed an Alliance Program
exhibit and distributed compliance assistance and Alliance Program information to conference
attendees.
- AAOHN representatives are participating on OSHA's update of its Hospital eTool.
- AAOHN, along with other Alliance Program participants, supported 2007 NAOSH Week and OSHA's 2007
Teen Summer Job Safety Campaign.
- AAOHN promoted OSHA's Region IV, Mobil Area Office's, "OSHA Alliance Symposium: Preventing
Workplace Violence in the Healthcare Setting," that was co-sponsored by Mobil's Area Office Alliance
with the EAP Lifestyle Management; Safe State Program; Deep South Center; Mercy Medical; HealthSouth;
Community Health Systems Inc.; and Thomas Hospital and Auburn University at Montgomery.
Finally, OSHA and AAOHN agreed to renew its Alliance agreement for another two years.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
| OSHA-AAOHN Alliance Web page on OSHA's Web site |
6,396 |
| Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) Safety and
Health Topics page |
26,951 |
| Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention
Safety and Health Topics page |
187,188 |
| Medical Screening and Surveillance Safety and Health
Topics page |
6,396 |
| Occupational Health Professionals Safety and Health
Topics page |
6,396 |
| Tuberculosis Safety and Health Topics page |
58,328 |
| Workplace Violence Safety and Health Topics page |
115,870 |
April 13-20, 2007
AAOHN 2007 Symposium and Exposition
Orlando, Florida
Exhibit booth |
1,400 |
May 1, 2006: OSHA Notifies 14,000 Employers With
Higher Than Average Illness and Injury Rates
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
May 8, 2006: Safe Use of Glutaraldehyde in Health
Care Handbook Available from OSHA
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
May 22, 2006: Workplace First Aid Best Practices from
OSHA
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
May 30, 2006: Workplace First Aid Best Practices from
OSHA
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
August 7, 2006: New Fire Service Publication from
OSHA
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
August 21, 2006: New Fire Service Publication from
OSHA
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
September 5, 2006: New APFs Complete OSHA Respiratory
Protection Standard Revision
OSHA/Red Cross Workplace First-Aid Program Webcast Available Free in Archive
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
September 11, 2006: OSHA Debuts Spanish-Language
E-Newsletter
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
September 18, 2006: Emergency Preparedness Conference
Scheduled for October 19-20
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
September 25, 2006: OSHA Hexavalent Chromium Standard
Recognizes LHCPs as Providers
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
October 2, 2006: OSHA Seeks Comments on Chemical
Labeling Proposal
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
October 9, 2006: OSHA Debuts New Safety and Health
Topics Web Resource
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
October 16, 2006: OSHA Releases Top 10 Violations
List
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
October 23, 2006: OSHA Cold Stress Card Offers Tips
for Protecting Workers
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
November 27, 2006: OSHA Posts New Avian Flu
Publications on Web Site
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
December 4, 2006: OSHA Guide for Creating Workplace
First-Aid Programs
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
December 4, 2006: OSHA Guide for Creating Workplace
First-Aid Programs
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
January 8, 2007: OSHA Web Site Offers Personalization
Option
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
January 16, 2007: OSHA Unveils Web-based Hurricane
Recovery Resource
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
January 29, 2007: All About OSHA Now Available in
Spanish
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
February 5, 2007: OSHA Reminder to Employers: Time to
Post Illness/Injury Summaries
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
February 12, 2007: OSHA Releases Pandemic Flu
Workplace Guidelines
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
February 20, 2007: OSHA Updates 25-Year-Old
Electrical Installation Standard
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
March 19, 2007: 14, 000 Employers Have Higher than
Average Injury, Illness Rates: OSHA
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
March 26, 2007: OSHA Final Rule on Employer-Supplied
PPE Expected
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
April 23, 2007: OSHA Launches Youth Job Safety
Campaign
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
May 7, 2007: OSHA Announces National Emphasis Program
on Diacetyl
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
May 21, 2007: OSHA and Red Cross Offer Worksite
Emergency Preparedness Webinar
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
May 29, 2007: OSHA Unveils New Pandemic Flu Guidance
for Healthcare Workers
AAOHN Weekly Electronic Newsletter |
8,500 |
May 2006: Teens Focus Of OSHA Summer Jobs Safety
Campaign
OSHA's Top Ten List Offers Safety, Compliance Opportunities
Teens Focus Of OSHA Summer Jobs Safety Campaign
2007 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
AAOHN Monthly Print Newsletter, ProHealth Alert |
9,000 |
June 2006: Safe Use Of Glutaraldehyde In Health Care
Handbook Available From OSHA
AAOHN Monthly Print Newsletter, ProHealth Alert |
9,000 |
July 2006: Workplace First Aid Best Practices From
OSHA
OSHA Resources For Avoiding Heat-Related Illnesses
AAOHN Monthly Print Newsletter, ProHealth Alert |
9,000 |
September 2006: Fraud Alert: Callers Posing As OSHA
Employees Threaten Fines
AAOHN Monthly Print Newsletter, ProHealth Alert |
9,000 |
October 2006: OSHA Debuts Spanish-Language
E-Newsletter
New APFs Complete OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard Revision
OSHA/Red Cross Workplace First-Aid Program Webcast Available Free in Archive
New Fire Service Publication from OSHA
AAOHN Monthly Print Newsletter, ProHealth Alert |
9,000 |
November 2006: OSHA Debuts New Safety and Health
Topics Web Resource
OSHA Hexavalent Chromium Standard Recognizes LHCPs as Providers
AAOHN Monthly Print Newsletter, ProHealth Alert |
9,000 |
January 2007: OSHA Guide for Creating Workplace
First-Aid Programs
OSHA Posts New Avian Flu Publications on Web Site
AAOHN Monthly Print Newsletter, ProHealth Alert |
9,000 |
February 2007: Notice of Submitted Comments/Letters
OSHA on Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (posted
www.aaohn.org/publicpolicy)
OSHA Web Site Offers Personalization Option
OSHA Posts Workplace Violence Standard Interpretation Letters
AAOHN Monthly Print Newsletter, ProHealth Alert |
9,000 |
March 2007: OSHA Reminder to Employers: Time to Post
Illness/Injury Summaries
AAOHN Monthly Print Newsletter, ProHealth Alert |
9,000 |
April 2007: OSHA Updates 25-Year-Old Electrical
Installation Standard
OSHA Releases New "It's The Law" Poster
OSHA Releases Pandemic Flu Workplace Guidelines
AAOHN Monthly Print Newsletter, ProHealth Alert |
9,000 |
| TOTAL |
745,425 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
In the upcoming year, OSHA and AAOHN will renew its Alliance agreement and focus on continuing to
work together to promote healthy and safe workplaces, for large and small businesses, particularly
in addressing workplace hazard preparedness and security issues, such as workplace violence,
musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), bloodborne pathogens (BBP) and personal protective equipment
(PPE).
For example, representatives from AAOHN will continue to serve on the editorial boards of numerous
OSHA Safety and Health Topics pages and provide expert input on occupational safety and health
issues. AAOHN will also continue to participate on the agency's update of its Hospital eTool.
AAOHN will continue to promote and encourage its Chapters to sign Regional and Area Office
Alliances.
AAOHN will continue to post safety and health information on conferences and compliance assistance
products in its weekly electronic newsletter and monthly publication, ProHealth
Alert. In addition, AAOHN will support the 2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health
Week and the 2008 Teen Summer Job Safety Campaign.
AAOHN will also work with the American Red Cross to develop a Web cast on bloodborne pathogens that
will be presented in November 2008.
Further, the OSHA and AAOHN implementation team is developing plans to promote the Alliance through
a number of speaking and exhibiting opportunities, including the AAOHN 2008 Symposium and Expo,
April 25-May 1, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Report prepared by: Sandra Khan, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances,
June 12, 2007.
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