NORA Sector Agendas

The National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) is a partnership program to stimulate innovative research and improved workplace practices. NORA uses a sector and cross-sector based approach to define and meet high priority needs through NORA Councils . The councils develop priorities for the nation and encourage partnerships to address those areas and promote improved workplace practices, all using open processes. These documents are called sector agendas. After considering public comments on a draft version, sector agendas are considered finalized, although each sector council considers its sector agenda to be a “living” document subject to updating as necessary.

NORA Agendas from the second decade (2006-2016), which used an exclusively sector-based approach, are listed below. Councils will write new agendas for the third decade of NORA (2016-2026), which will include the sectors as well as new health and safety cross-sectors.

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Second Decade Sector Agendas

• National Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Agenda from the NORA Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Sector Council
• National Construction Agenda from the NORA Construction Sector Council
• National Healthcare and Social Assistance Agenda from the NORA Healthcare and Social Assistance Sector Council
• National Manufacturing Agenda from the NORA Manufacturing Sector Council
• National Mining Agenda from the NORA Mining Sector Council
• National Oil and Gas Extraction Agenda from the NORA Oil and Gas Extraction Sector Council
• National Public Safety Agenda from the NORA Public Safety Council
• National Services Agenda from the NORA Services Sector Council
• National Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Agenda from the NORA Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Sector Council
• National Wholesale and Retail Trade Agenda from the NORA Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector Council

Previous Versions of Sector Agendas

• National Healthcare and Social Assistance Agenda – December 2009
• National Public Safety Agenda – April 2009
• National Services Agenda – April 2009
• National Services Agenda – August 2013
• National Public Safety Agenda – March 2013
• National Mining Agenda – April 2013
• National Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Agenda – December 2008