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. Universality of Disability - Focus on the Workplace - The following synopsis is from a presentation prepared for a Columbia University (NY) seminar: "Diversity and Human Rights," 2007, N.Y. by Ilise L. Feitshans, JD & ScM. As a reminder to us, the author notes: "Every person is different yet every person must have opportunities to be treated the same." Moreover, the cause of injury does not matter. A person may not be fired because of an on-the-job injury, a pre-existing injury, or even a substantial impairment of one or more major life activities [OSHA Act, 1970; ADA, 1990]. In the broader sense, few families remain free of disabilities, visible as well as invisible. Recent surveys indicate persons with physical and mental disabilities are joining the workforce in large numbers. This positive trend should also be a signal to occupational health researchers to include workers with disabilities in their study samples. 2. Economic Cost and Event, Injury & Illnesses: Retail - A table of economic cost of fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, 1992-2001, in the Retail Trade, Occupational groups is presented here along with the NIOSH Fatal Occupational Injury Cost in 2003 Dollars: number, rate, and costs of fatal occupational injuries in the U.S. retail trade industry by selected characteristics, 1992-2002. 3. WRT Musculoskeletal Disorders: Progress Report - The WRT sub-sector team, focusing on MSDs, identified 10 topic areas that merited special attention when considering musculoskeletal injuries and illnesses among the hundreds of wholesale and retail trade jobs. 4. What's NRF? - The National Retail Federation (NRF) is the world's largest retail trade association, with membership that comprises all retail formats and channels of distribution including department, specialty, discount, catalog, Internet, and independent stores, chain restaurants, drug stores and grocery stores, as well as the industry's key trading partners of retail goods and services. NRF represents an industry with more than 1.6 million U.S. retail establishments, more than 24 million employees -about one in five American workersand 2005 sales of $4.4 trillion. As the industry umbrella group, NRF also represents more than 100 state, national, and international retail associations. 5. What's New in the WRT News? - The following articles and websites provide additional follow-up information about topics that were mentioned in this issue. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Economics Ergonomics Health Promotion Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mortality Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Violence Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Biomechanics Costs Disabled Workers Economic Consequences Economic Impact Equipment Design Fatalities Guidelines Health Programs Information Dissemination Injuries Injury Prevention Lifting Manual Lifting Manual Materials Handling Materials Handling Materials Handling Equipment Materials Transport Mortality Data Mortality Rates MSD Musculoskeletal System Disorders Occupational Health Programs Occupational Safety Programs Occupations Partnership Retail Workers Risk Assessment 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

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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:
  1-3
• Volume:
  1
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051054
• 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, 2007 Feb; 1(3):1-3
• 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:
  2007
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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