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ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
LAKE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
July 22, 2008 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
April 10, 2007
Alliance Overview.
The Lake County Medical Society – OSHA Alliance was
developed to provide training and education to targeted healthcare
professionals. The team has worked together to develop training materials,
handouts and articles to inform medical professionals of the OSHA requirements
and methods to correct common hazards in the industry.
Implementation Team Members.
Jane Stein Executive Director of the Lake County Medical Society
Mary Peterson and Kelley Elwood - LCMS
Nancy Hauter, Compliance Assistance Specialist, OSHA
II. Implementation Team Meetings
April 10, 2007 - Alliance signing
May 2, 2007 – OSHA article written for LCMS newsletter
June 25, 2007 – Outreach Training provided for 72 attendees. Handouts and OSHA materials distributed including Pandemic Influenza.
August 15, 2007 – OSHA wrote an article written for LCMS newsletter regarding diacetyl (popcorn) flavorings.
February 22-25, 2007 – There were email discussion as to when to schedule the next training session, what should be covered and the time frame. Next training session is scheduled in Libertyville (Condell Medical Center) October 10, 2008.
March 24, 2008 – Questions were emailed to OSHA from the LCMS regarding the new OSHA poster, 50 OSHA posters were sent to the LCMS as well as an email copy of the pandemic influenza poster for distribution.
III. Activities and Projects
Evaluation Period
This evaluation is from April 10, 2007 to April 10, 2008.
Alliance Activity.
- Training and Education:
- Training session was held and well received regarding the hazards of healthcare professionals and OSHA requirements.
- Outreach and Communication
- Two articles regarding occupational safety and health were written for
the newsletter.
- Promoting the National Dialogue on Safety and Health
- The alliance has provided an “open door” policy where members of the healthcare profession are comfortable asking OSHA questions.
Alliance Products
- Training and Education
- Medical office specific training materials were developed by the LCMS and distributed at the training session. It is also available through the society.
- Outreach and Communication
- OSHA articles were published in the newsletter.
- Promoting the National Dialogue on Safety and Health
- Continual openness between organizations has encouraged dialogue and questions from healthcare professionals.
IV. Results
The alliance has had a positive impact on the healthcare professionals of
Lake County Illinois. The participating physicians and office staff have
remarked that they have benefitted significantly from the OSHA Update programs
and they look forward to them at least annually so they can bring new staff up
to speed and keep older staff members on target with regulations that apply to
bloodborne pathogens and especially needle stick safety in a medical office
setting. It is very helpful for the attendees to have the opportunity to ask
questions.
| Type of Activity
(Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals
Reached or Trained
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| Training Session |
72 |
| Articles (2) |
600 |
| OSHA publications
distributed (including pandemic influenza)
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150 |
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| TOTAL |
822 |
V. Upcoming Milestones.
The next year will have a training session that will focus on the OSHA
standards that apply to medical office work sites, including the bloodborne
pathogen standard; tips on policies and procedures to help protect employees
from risks inherent to medical offices; the importance of Hepatitis B
vaccinations; needlestick precautions for any medical setting and suggestions
for policies and procedures to help maintain a safe work environment.
Report Prepared by: Jane Stein and Nancy Hauter.
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