Our industry’s operators look to TRSA for guidance in selecting best practices that serve customers effectively and efficiently. Some of these practices emanate from standards-setting processes involving customers and other stakeholders who recognize the industry’s need to act in the public interest. Concerns typically include public health and safety and the environment.

Beyond government, private standards-setters who guide the industry in this respect include:

• Numerous healthcare professional associations, including the Association for periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
• Advocates for high-risk work safety—International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA), National Fire ...