title: Tuberculosis in the workplace: a labor perspective.
abstract: It was not until several health care unions petitioned OSHA for a bloodborne pathogen standard in 1986 that OSHA began to play a major role in regulating the health care industry. The authors examine the Service Employees International Union's current effort to urge OSHA to develop a standard to protect workers from occupational exposure to TB. They also cover ramifications of the CDC's revised guidelines for preventing the transmission of TB in health care settings.
authors.affiliation: Health and Safety Department, Service Employees International Union, Washington, DC 20005.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kenny
mesh_terms: D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D009314:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace