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tthers such as trade unions,ad- a • professional ass• • other <br />government •- OSPPs are the newest member of cooperative <br />programs. <br />These partnerships encourage, assist, and recognize the efforts of the partners to <br />eliminate serious workplace hazards and achieve a high level of worker safety and health. <br />Whereas OSHA's Consultation Program and VPP entail one-on-one relationships between <br />OSHA and individual worksites, most strategic partnerships seek to have a broader <br />impact by building cooperative relationships with groups of employers and employees. <br />There are two major types: <br />comprehensive, which focus on establishing comprehensive safety and health <br />management systems at partnering worksites; and <br />limited, which help identify and eliminate hazards associated with worker deaths, <br />injuries, and illnesses, or have goals other than establishing comprehensive <br />worksite safety and health programs. <br />OSHA is interested in creating new OSPPs at the national, regional, and local levels. <br />OSHA also has found limited partnerships to be valuable. Limited partnerships might <br />address the elimination or control of a specific industry hazard. <br />What are the benefits of participation in the OSPP? <br />Like VPP, OSPP can mean the following: <br />fewer worker fatalities, injuries, and illnesses; <br />lower workers' compensation and other injury- and illness -related costs; <br />improved employee motivation to work safely, leading to a better quality of life at <br />work and enhanced productivity; <br />positive community recognition and interaction; <br />development of or improvement in safety and health management systems; and <br />positive interaction with OSHA. <br />For more information about this program, contact your nearest OSHA office or go to the <br />agency website at www,osha.gov. <br />Yes. The OSHA Training Institute in Des Plaines, IL, provides basic and advanced training <br />and education in safety and health for federal and state compliance officers, state <br />consultants, other federal agency personnel, and private sector employers, employees, <br />and their representatives. <br />Institute courses cover diverse safety and health topics including electrical hazards, <br />machine guarding, personal protective equipment, ventilation, and ergonomics. The <br />facility includes classrooms, laboratories, a library, and an audiovisual unit. The <br />laboratories contain various demonstrations and equipment, such as power presses, <br />woodworking and welding shops, a complete industrial ventilation unit, and a sound <br />demonstration laboratory. More than 57 courses dealing with subjects such as safety and <br />