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National Association Directors of Nursing
Administration in Long-Term Care (NADONA/LTC)
(signed April 4, 2003; concluded April 4, 2005)
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(L-R) Joan Warden-Saunders, Founder, Executive Director and Ronald J.
Romano, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, NADONA with OSHA's then-Assistant Secretary, John
Henshaw after signing the OSHA/NADONA/LTC Alliance.
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Through the Alliance, OSHA and NADONA/LTC will use their
collective expertise to help promote safe and healthful working conditions, especially
by preventing exposure to ergonomic hazards for the directors and assistant directors
of nursing in long-term care. OSHA and NADONA/LTC will share best practices and
technical knowledge and provide the association's members with information,
guidance or mentoring to help develop, implement or improve ergonomic programs.
In addition, the organizations will work together to raise awareness of OSHA's
Ergonomic Guidelines for Nursing Homes. The Alliance's goals include:
Training and education:
- Develop and deliver training and education programs and disseminate information on ergonomic issues.
Outreach and communication:
- 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.
- 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.
- Encourage NADONA/LTC's members to act as mentors
to help implement ergonomic programs and review ergonomic best practices; as
jointly defined by OSHA and NADONA/LTC.
Promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety
and health:
- Encourage NADONA/LTC members to act as industry
liaisons and resources for OSHA's cooperative programs and Compliance
Assistance Specialists.
- 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.
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance Annual Reports
Alliance News Releases
Activities and Events
- June 12-16, 2004: 17th Annual NADONA Conference, Disney Contemporary Resort, Orlando, Florida.
- June 16, 2004, 11:00-12:30 p.m. Kim Lazor, then-Special Assistant to the Assistant
Secretary, USDOL-OSHA, gave an OSHA update.
- June 7-11, 2003: 16th Annual NADONA Conference, Netherland Hilton Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Mike Seymour, Director, Office of Physical Hazards, Directorate of Standards
and Guidance, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation "Ergonomics
in Nursing Homes" on the development and the elements of
the Agency's ergonomic guidelines for nursing homes.
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