NORA Sector Council Bulletin: Wholesale & Retail Trade

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This NORA sector research program addresses the needs of wholesale and retail trade (WRT) for a safe future. This bulletin contains information about: 1. A Closer Look at Overexertion Injury Prevention. Although many of us are familiar with overexertion - from straining or using too much effort - ergonomists use the term to define a common injury. An overexertion injury can occur if you try to perform a task that requires more strength or endurance than you have available for that task. ...the ergonomic solution - is to focus on changing the job, rather than the workers. Hence, the goal should be to redesign the job to reduce its demands, so that more workers are available with the capacity to perform it. 2. Emerging Issues: BLS Publishes 2014 Data on Nonfatal Workplace Injuries and Illnesses. Specific to WRT: a. Retail Trade was described as being among the top three private sector industries in terms of days away from work, with more than 100,000 in 2014; and b. The Chart shows the distribution of injuries by event or exposure, 2014. Overexertion, bodily reaction, falls slips trips account for 60 percent of all injuries with days away from work. 3. Study to Prevent Violence in Convenience Stores. NIOSH recently conducted a study in Dallas and Houston, Texas, that focused on robbery-related safety procedures in the Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) guidelines. The three overall best practices that nevertheless had the lowest compliance rates were signage/postings (including registration stickers and affidavits), visibility, and drop safes. These low-cost solutions can deter violence in convenience stores. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Promotion Mortality Occupational Health Safety Violence Workplace
• Keywords:
  BLS Bureau Of Labor Statistics Compliance Fatalities Grocery Stores Guidelines Health Programs Injury Prevention Lost Work Days Occupational Health Programs Occupational Safety Programs Overexertion Prevention Through Design PTD Retail Workers Robberies Safety Measures Safety Practices Safety Programs Safety Research Warehousing Wholesale And Retail Trade Sector Research Program Work Capability Work Environment Worker Health Worker Safety Work Performance Workplace Violence

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050722
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector Research Program, 2016 Apr; 6:1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  Vern Anderson, NIOSH, 1090 Tusculum Ave (MS C10) Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  vanderson@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Wholesale and Retail Trade
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210961/cdc_210961_DS1.pdf
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