Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector 4th Annual Sector Council
Meeting July 30, 2008 January 26-28, 2010 Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, DC Welcome
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 To assure safe and
healthful working conditions for working men and women To provide
leadership in research to prevent work-related illness, injury, and
death NIOSH is part of DHHS: research mission OSHA is part of DOL:
regulatory mission
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Introductions
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Purpose: Sector Council 4 th Meeting What are we going to
accomplish? 1.Review content and progress WRT National Agenda
2.Develop implementation strategies. ** 3.Transfer knowledge,
tools, and best practices to achieve the prevention goals of the
WRT Agenda. 1.Review content and progress WRT National Agenda
2.Develop implementation strategies. ** 3.Transfer knowledge,
tools, and best practices to achieve the prevention goals of the
WRT Agenda. 4 ** The main focus of our meeting.
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Meeting Ultimate Goal Nurture the beginnings of a sustained
engagement of thought and market leaders in recognizing the value
of a healthy workforce in contributing to a profitable enterprise.
Brian Hennigan, Marketing Consultant
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Theme: Move research to practice in workplaces through
sector-based partnerships The WRT Campaign Theme 2010
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Who are the Stakeholders for the WRT ? 1.Industry
representatives from the WRT Sector 2.Key trade associations that
support WRT 3.Representatives from organized labor 4.Researchers
and practitioners 5.Federal partners from DOL DHHS 6.Others?
1.Industry representatives from the WRT Sector 2.Key trade
associations that support WRT 3.Representatives from organized
labor 4.Researchers and practitioners 5.Federal partners from DOL
DHHS 6.Others? Ultimately - the 21 million working American people
in the wholesale and retail trade (WRT) sector
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4 th Annual WRT Sector Council Participants:
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Role/Contribution of Stakeholders (Sector Council Members)
Provide insight into worker populations and management perceptions.
Share successes and failures with various risk management
techniques. Advocates of continuing education on loss prevention
and safety. Are able to interpret the language/culture of the
corporate world. Recognize value of proactive approaches and
partnerships. Understand the benefits of maintaining a healthy
workforce for ensuring a profitable business. Serve as leaders in
their industry, trade associations, and participate to the extent
possible in promoting the prevention goals of the WRT Agenda.
Provide insight into worker populations and management perceptions.
Share successes and failures with various risk management
techniques. Advocates of continuing education on loss prevention
and safety. Are able to interpret the language/culture of the
corporate world. Recognize value of proactive approaches and
partnerships. Understand the benefits of maintaining a healthy
workforce for ensuring a profitable business. Serve as leaders in
their industry, trade associations, and participate to the extent
possible in promoting the prevention goals of the WRT Agenda.
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How did we develop the WRT Agenda? The short answer Priority-
Setting Stakeholder Input WRT Strategic Plan Researchers Expertise
Surveillance Data (BLS)
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Timeline for Drafting WRT Agenda Nov 2006 July2007 Jul 2008 Jan
2010 Issues: MSDs, Slips and falls, Violence Transportation
accidents Invite members, Develop Agenda Draft implement Council
Meeting #1 The Tell The Exchange The Ask Council Meeting #2 Council
Meeting #3 Council Meeting #4 Team Building, Establish Business
plan Prevention for Design Refine issues Public Market for Ideas
and Partnerships. Draft goals prepared Best Action Plan Review
& Implement Goals
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What is in it for stakeholders? Healthy Productive Workforce
?
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Agriculture, Forestry,Fishing Construction Healthcare &
Social Assistance Manufacturing Mining Oil and Gas Extraction
Services: Public Safety Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities
Wholesale & Retail Trade Cross-Sector Council Eight NORA
Industry Sectors
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What is the WRT Sector ? Trade: NAICS codes 42, 44, 45 441 ---
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 442 --- Furniture and home
furnishings 443 --- Electronics and appliance stores 444 ---
Building material and garden equipment supplies 445 --- Food and
beverage stores 446 --- Health and personal care stores 447 ---
Gasoline stations 448 --- Clothing and clothing accessories stores
451 --- Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores 454 ---
Non-store retailers 421--- Wholesale: Storing, distributing, and
selling merchandise to other businesses 441 --- Motor vehicle and
parts dealers 442 --- Furniture and home furnishings 443 ---
Electronics and appliance stores 444 --- Building material and
garden equipment supplies 445 --- Food and beverage stores 446 ---
Health and personal care stores 447 --- Gasoline stations 448 ---
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 451 --- Sporting goods,
hobby, book, and music stores 454 --- Non-store retailers 421---
Wholesale: Storing, distributing, and selling merchandise to other
businesses Wholesale & Retail industry is the nations second
largest employer. 21 Million: 146 Sub sectors : Where they work
:
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Nature and magnitude of the problem Reason for WRT Agenda (2008
BLS data) 751,200 injury/illness (4.0/100 FTE) Industry average
3.7/100 FTE, 21.4% of private industry Overexertion, Contact with
Objects, Falls: Event Sprains, Strains: Nature of Injury Containers
Floors, Vehicles: Source Trunk, L & U Extremities: Body Part
465 fatalities 4 th highest Sector 10.2% of all fatalities of
private industry (4,549) 80% of WRT employees engage in MMH Manual
Materials Handling: lifting, carrying, pushing, stacking
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Content WRT Agenda Focus on Prevention and Outreach 1: Reduce
musculoskeletal disorders* 2: Reduce traumatic injuries (slips
trips falls) 3: Reduce workplace violence 4: Reduce motor
vehicle-related injuries 5: Improve outreach to the small
businesses 6: Increase understanding of vulnerable workers
[Consists of 13 IM, 74 Outcomes/Activities 1: Reduce
musculoskeletal disorders* 2: Reduce traumatic injuries (slips
trips falls) 3: Reduce workplace violence 4: Reduce motor
vehicle-related injuries 5: Improve outreach to the small
businesses 6: Increase understanding of vulnerable workers
[Consists of 13 IM, 74 Outcomes/Activities
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora/comment/agendas/wholrettrade/pdfs/WholRetTrade
Oct2009.pdf
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Prevention Campaign for High-Risk WRT Sector Injury Identify:
High Risk Sites WRT ChartBook, 2008 Prioritize: Severity, Frequency
Sector Council Input Analyze: Hazard-Work Worksite Visits Project
Funded Develop/Select: Solutions Start Campaign - RILA Implement:
Best Practices Solutions Partnerships Document: Outcome Immediate
and Long Term Publications Follow-up: Ensure Sustainability
Partnerships / Culture change
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Surveillance Etiological research Exposure assessment
Engineering controls Training Intervention effectiveness research
Demonstration projects Diffusion research Effective dissemination
Products / Practices Standards Approaches to Prevention (Risk
Management) With partners involved in every step
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Strategic Goals Reductions in Worker Illnesses, Injuries,
Deaths or Exposures (End Outcome) Intermediate Goals
Activities/Outputs of Intermediate Customers (Partners) that will
be necessary Activity/Output Goals or Action Steps
Activities/Outputs of Researchers or Partners that will be
necessary Performance MeasuresDesired change in measurable
activities/outputs/outcomes Organizational Commitments to Advance
Specific Goals NIOSH will work to advancing many of the goals;
Partners will be asked to collaborate. National Agenda or Strategic
Plan
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Stages of WRT Prevention Campaign Intermediate Goals (IM):
Define Process IM 1. IM 1. Identify High Risk Subsectors:
Surveillance Project & E-Network: WRT ChartBook IM 2 Establish
Partnerships: Develop/Adopt Best Practices: Hold Biennial Workshops
Information: Engage Practitioners/Demonstration Projects IM3 Launch
Marketing Campaign: Attending RILA/NRF Meetings: Preparing Articles
for Trade Journals & Simple Solutions Publications IM 1. IM 1.
Identify High Risk Subsectors: Surveillance Project &
E-Network: WRT ChartBook IM 2 Establish Partnerships: Develop/Adopt
Best Practices: Hold Biennial Workshops Information: Engage
Practitioners/Demonstration Projects IM3 Launch Marketing Campaign:
Attending RILA/NRF Meetings: Preparing Articles for Trade Journals
& Simple Solutions Publications
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The WRT Chartbook Important Resource: Colorful surveillance
tool: 116 pages with 213 tables & figures from the BLS and
CPS
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Subsectors with highest nonfatal injury Industry Subsectors
(NAICS) 2008 Annual Average Employment Incidence Rate per 100
Full-Time Workers Private industry115,352,600 3.7 Wholesale sector
(42)6,083,800 3.6 Beer, wine and distilled alcoholic beverage
merchant 162,000 7.8 Metal and mineral merchant133,100 6.5 Farm
products and raw material 74,100 6.3 Grocery related product
merchants 739,300 5.9 Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts 347,100
5.3
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Subsectors with highest nonfatal injury Industry Subsectors
(NAICS) 2008 Annual Average Employment Incidence Rate per 100 Full-
Time Workers Retail sector (44-45) 15,762,300 4.3 Pet and pet
supplies stores 100,500 7.7 Home centers 664,000 6.9 Hobby, toy and
game stores 147,700 6.9 Warehouse clubs and superstores 1,151,500
6.2 Supermarkets and other grocery stores 2,395,100 6.0 Tire
dealers 170,600 5.8
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Median direct costs of common MSD injuries 24 TypeCost Back
strain $ 8,723 Elbow/forearm strain $ 6,516 Carpal Tunnel syndrome
$ 18,216 Shoulder strain $ 11,565 Hand wrist strain $ 8,562 Back
Injury w/ surgery $57,688 Neck strain$ 11,520 Epicondylitis$ 9,723
Rotator cuff injury$ 24,626 Hand wrist tendinitis$ 10,724 All other
MSD$ 9,208 Puget Sound Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 2009
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NIOSH Informational Products >45 thousand OSH on-line
Peer-reviewed publications Technical reports Surveillance reports
Educational documents NIOSH Web site www.cdc.gov/niosh
www.cdc.gov/niosh NIOSHTIC-2 http://www2l.cdc.gov/nioshtic-2 /
http://www2l.cdc.gov/nioshtic-2 / Peer-reviewed publications
Technical reports Surveillance reports Educational documents NIOSH
Web site www.cdc.gov/niosh www.cdc.gov/niosh NIOSHTIC-2
http://www2l.cdc.gov/nioshtic-2 / http://www2l.cdc.gov/nioshtic-2 /
Your resource for information on all aspects of OSH
Purpose: Sector Council 4 th Meeting What are we going to
accomplish? 1.Review content and progress WRT National Agenda
2.Develop implementation strategies. ** 3.Transfer knowledge,
tools, and best practices to achieve the prevention goals of the
WRT Agenda. 27 ** The main focus of our meeting.