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. What's BLS? - The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. The BLS is an independent national statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public, the U.S. Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor. The BLS also serves as a statistical resource to the Department of Labor. 2. Top 10 Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses in WRT - The WRT sector consists of 146 sub-sectors or unique businesses. The BLS recently released the latest "Industry and Illnesses" incidence rates (IRs) for 2005. IRs refer to the number of new reported events in a defined period, usually annually, per 100 full-time equivalent workers. The IRs for the top 10 WRT sub-sectors range from a high of 9.6 per 100 workers for the business with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 4248 to a low of 6.9 per 100 workers for those employed in the NAICS 4233 sub-sector. The average for all private industries was 4.6/100. 3. Employee Cost for Employee Compensation - According to the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), employer costs for employee compensation averaged $27.31 per hour worked in September 2006. Wages and salaries, which averaged $19.12, accounted for the remaining 70 percent of those costs, while benefits, which averaged $8.18, accounted for the remaining 30 percent. Additional information on employer cost for employee compensation can be found in the Bureau of Labor Statistics News released on December 13, 2006. 4. Employment in Wholesale and Retail Trade 1996-2005 - The wholesale and retail trade super-sector is made up of two parts: the wholesale trade sector (NAICS sector 42), and the retail trade sector (NAICS sector 44 - 45). The wholesaling process is an intermediate step in the distribution of merchandise. The retailing process is the final step in the distribution of merchandise. 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:
  Economics Ergonomics Health Promotion Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
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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:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051055
• 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 Jan; 1(1):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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