I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
April 4, 2003
Evaluation Period
April 4, 2003 – April 3, 2004
Overview
The OSHA and NADONA Alliance focuses on providing NADONA/LTC members and
others with information and guidance to help them protect their employees’
health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to
ergonomic hazards.
Implementation Team Members
OSHA |
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Ivanona Cail
Bob Curtis
Brently Donaldson
Sandi Khan
Lisa Ramber*
Beth Sherfy |
Office of Training and
Education (OTE)
Salt Lake Technical Center (SLTC)
OTE
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA)
OOSA
OOSA |
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NADONA/LTC |
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Mary Jane Daggett*
Ronald J. Romano*
Joan Saunders |
Director of Education
VP of sales and Marketing
Founder/Executive Director |
*Lisa Ramber was the Alliance coordinator until March
2004. Ronald Romano was the Alliance contact until April 2004. Mary Jane
Daggett was the Alliance coordinator from July – November 2004.
II. Implementation Team Meetings
April 4, 2003 Kick-off meeting, OSHA, Washington, DC
III. Results
- Events and Products
Training and Education Goal
- Develop and deliver training and education programs and disseminate
information on ergonomic issues.
Products
OSHA Web Cast on Ergonomic Guidelines for Nursing Homes
NADONA/LTC reviewed and provided comments on OSHA’s Web Cast on the
Ergonomic Guidelines for Nursing Homes. In addition, the OSHA and NADONA/LTC
Alliance is referenced during the Web Cast.
Georgetown Survey
NADONA/LTC reviewed and provided feedback on a survey sponsored by
Georgetown University, Center for Business and Public Policy entitled,
"Value-Focused Assessment of Lifts an Assists in Nursing Homes."
Outreach and Communication
Goals
- Develop and disseminate information at conferences, events, or
through print and electronic media, including informational links from
OSHA’s and NADONA/LTC’s web sites.
OSHA and NADONA/LTC Alliance Web Page
The OSHA and NADONA/LTC Web page on OSHA’s Web site contains information
on the Alliance, activities and events, and milestones and successes.
The page is updated regularly. For more information on the number of
visits to the OSHA and NADONA/LTC Webpage, please see the Alliance
Program Reach table on page 4.
Print and Electronic Media
Articles on the OSHA and NADONA Alliance have appeared in a number of
printed and online publications, including: Nursing
Home News Briefs, NADONA/LTC News, The Director, OSHA QuickTakes, OSHA
Press Releases, Occupational Health and Safety Reporter, and
Inside OSHA, Inside HealthPolicy.com. Over
90,000 individuals were reached through the publications. For more
information on the articles, please see the Alliance Program Reach table
on page 4.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at conferences, local meetings, or other
events to promote the effectiveness of NADONA/LTC members’ ergonomic
programs.
Events
16th Annual NADONA/LTC Annual Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 7-11,
2003
Mike Seymour, Director, Office of Physical Hazards, Directorate of
Standards and Guidance, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation entitled
"Ergonomics in Nursing Homes" on the development and the elements of
OSHA’s ergonomic Guidelines for Nursing Homes.
- Cross-train OSHA personnel and industry safety and health
practitioners in NADONA/LTC ergonomic best practices and programs; as
jointly defined by OSHA and NADONA/LTC.
No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.
- Promote and encourage NADONA/LTC members’ participation in OSHA’s
cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary
Protection Program, Consultation, and its Safety and Health Achievement
Recognition Program.
No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.
- Encourage NADONA/LTC’s members to act as mentors to help implement
ergonomic programs and review ergonomic best practices: as jointly
determined by OSHA and NADONA/LTC.
No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.
Promoting the National Dialogue
Goals
- Encourage NADONA/LTC members to act as industry liaisons and
resources for OSHA’s cooperative programs and Compliance Assistance
Specialists.
No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.
- Share ergonomic best practices and innovative solutions, as jointly
determined by OSHA and NADONA/LTC, with others in the health care
industry through outreach by NADONA/LTC and OSHA-developed training
programs and materials.
No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.
- Share information demonstrating the reduction of ergonomic hazards
through the use of programs developed by NADONA/LTC and its members. In
addition, share examples of ergonomic hazard recognition strategies and
analytical tools with OSHA and others in the industry to encourage wide
implementation. Promote their implementation through print or electronic
media, at conferences, and/or through other means of reaching out to
others in the health care industry.
No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.
- Convene or participate in stakeholder groups, round table
discussions or other forums on ergonomics to help create new solutions
to ergonomic issues in the workplace. NADONA/LTC will also help to make
the business case for sound ergonomic programs.
No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.
- Executive Summary
The OSHA and NADONA/LTC Alliance focus is on reducing and preventing
employee exposure to ergonomic hazards in the workplace and increasing
NADONA/LTC members’ understanding of OSHA’s Ergonomic Guidelines for
Nursing Homes. Through the Alliance, NADONA/LTC members’ participated in
the survey and review of the study conducted by Georgetown University,
Center for Business and Public Policy entitled, "Value-Focused Assessment
of Lifts and Assists in Nursing Homes," reviewed and provided feedback on
OSHA’s Web Cast on Ergonomic Guidelines for Nursing Homes, and an OSHA
representative gave a presentation during the NADONA/LTC 16th Annual
Conference on Ergonomics in Nursing Homes.
There has been limited activity of the OSHA-NADONA/LTC Alliance due to
NADONA’s focus on increasing its membership, staff attrition, and position
changes. According to NADONA/LTC they have been unable to fully support
their commitment to the Alliance due to several factors including, the
NADONA Alliance coordinator’s position being vacant for several months
resulting in the inability to schedule an implementation team meeting. A
conference call will be scheduled between OSHA’s Office of Outreach
Services and Alliances and NADONA/LTC to explore new avenues to reach the
Alliance goals and future plans for the OSHA-NADONA/LTC Alliance.
- Alliance Program Reach
Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
September 17, 2003, "Value-Focused Assessment
of Lifts and Assists in Nursing Homes" conducted by Georgetown University, Center for Business and
Public Policy
- NADONA participated in the survey
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Data Not Available |
June 7 - 11, 2003, 16th Annual NADONA/LTC
Conference, Netherland Hilton Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Speaker: Mike Seymour, Director, Office of Physical Hazards, Directorate of Standards and
Guidance, USDOL-OSHA, on "Ergonomics in Nursing Homes" on the development and the elements of
the Agency's ergonomic guidelines for nursing homes
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452 |
June 2003, OSHA and NADONA/LTC "Partner to Promote
Workplace," Nursing Homes, News Briefs |
35,000 |
April 15, 2003 - OSHA includes information on the
OSHA/NADONA/LTC Alliance agreement in its bi-weekly e-newsletter; QuickTakes |
50,000 |
April 14, 2003, "OSHA signs First Ever Alliance with
Educational Community," Inside OSHA - Insidehealthpolicy.com |
Data Not Available |
April 10, 2003, "Long-Term Care Group Forms Alliance
with OSHA to Promote Ergonomic Guidelines" Occupational Safety and Health Reporter |
Data Not Available |
April 9, 2003 - "NADONA/LTC First LTC Organization to
Sign Alliance with OSHA," The Director |
30,000 |
April 4, 2003, OSHA and NADONA/LTC Alliance Web page
launched |
4,000 |
April 4, 2003, OSHA News Release announcing the
OSHA/NADONA/LTC Alliance |
25 News Services |
TOTAL |
119,452 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
The OSHA and NADONA/LTC Implementation Team have not yet identified programs or projects to address
through the Alliance Program during the upcoming year.
Report prepared by: Sandi Khan, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances,
January 11, 2005.
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