March 3, 2004—The healthcare industry is set to benefit from an alliance just formed between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Association of Occupational Health Professionals (AOHP). The focus of the alliance is to provide AOHP members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that can help reduce and prevent exposure to hazards associated with patient-handling, bloodborne diseases, and bioterrorism, and to address implementation issues in healthcare facilities. Key to the alliance is the development of workplace safety and health curricula for training and education programs on patient handling and bloodborne pathogens for healthcare institutions and workers.
