Wholesale and Retail Trade: NORA Sector Council Bulletin

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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. The High Cost of Overexertion - Overexertion injuries are among the most costly and disabling work-related injuries in the United States. According to the 2007 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index, overexertion injuries were responsible for $12.7 billion in direct costs to U.S. employers in 2005 - more than any other type of injury. 2. What Makes a Healthy Workplace? - As you may know, "healthy workplaces" usually have some common features and operate according to some basic principles of good management. These principles include the following elements: a) Management commitment and employee involvement; b) Worksite analysis; c) Hazard prevention and control; and d) Safety and health training. 3. Inside the Manual Material Handling (MMH) Workshop Planning Committee - Here is a thought-provoking series of questions raised in September during our first manual materials handling conference call: When thinking about improving MMH activities in your business, what single issue is the most problematic? Is it efficiency? Is it equipment? Is it personnel? Is it cost? Is it safety or injury? Is it time or some combination of the above? 4. What's new at OSHA? - "OSHA is trying to improve accurate reporting of Injuries". Certainly, every company wants to drive down the injury rates; but the reality is that injuries will happen, no matter how big the prize or pressure to ensure a "zero injury record". The real goal is to drive down "lost time from preventable injuries". I think that is what David Michaels is concerned about "leveling the playing field". What do you think? Let us know your thoughts on OSHA's Recording Initiative. The next WRT Sector Council meeting will be July 12-14, 2011, in Cincinnati, Ohio. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Body Height Ergonomics Health Promotion Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  BLS Bureau Of Labor Statistics Equipment Design Guidelines Health Programs Health Promotion Height Factors Information Dissemination Injuries Injury Prevention Lifting Manual Lifting Manual Materials Handling Materials Handling Materials Handling Equipment Materials Transport MSD Musculoskeletal System Disorders Occupational Health Programs Occupational Safety And Health Administration Occupational Safety Programs OSHA Overexertion Partnership Recording Systems Recordkeeping Retail Workers Safety Education Safety Measures Safety Practices Safety Programs Safety Research Warehousing Website Wholesale And Retail Trade Sector Research Program Work Environment Worker Health Worker Safety Work Performance Workshops

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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
• Volume:
  1
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051050
• 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, 2010 Fall; 1(2):1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  Vern Anderson, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  VAnderson@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• 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:
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