ALLIANCE SEEKS SOLUTIONS.

Focuses on an alliance formed by 13 airlines and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to spread best practices to ground workers throughout the industry. Total recordable cases of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses among air transportation workers in 2003; Number of employees in the air transportation industry in 2002 who worked on the ground; Indication that airline baggage handlers are the least paid in the air transportation industry and the most often hurt; Extension of the issue of workplace musculoskeletal disorders beyond the workplace and into homes and communities. INSETS: Feature at a Glance.;Genesis of an alliance..