WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

Program Resources: WRT Select Products

WRT Statistics

Injuries, Illnesses & Fatalities in Wholesale and Retail Trade in 2005: A Chartbook(http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2012-106/)
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2012-106 (December 2011)

Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders

Ergonomic Solutions for Retailers: Prevention of Material Handling Injuries in Grocery Stores
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015−100 (October 2014)

The High Cost of Overexertion Injuries: Guidance for Retailers
Retail Merchandiser, Jan/Feb 2009: 28-31.

Elements of Ergonomics Programs: A Primer Based on Workplace Evaluations of Musculoskeletal Disorders
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 97-117 (1997)
This publication describes the basic elements of a workplace program aimed at preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders. It includes a toolbox , which is a collection of techniques, methods, reference materials, and sources for other information that can help in program development.

Slips, Trips and Falls

Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls in Wholesale and Retail Trade Establishments
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2013−100 (October 2012)

Motor Vehicle Safety

Fact Sheet: Older Drivers in the Workplace: How Employers and Workers Can Prevent Crashes
NIOSH Publication No. 2016-116
This fact sheet gives employers and workers information on age-related physical and mental changes that may affect older workers’ driving.

Fact Sheet: Preventing Work-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes
NIOSH Publication No. 2015-111
This fact sheet recommends ways employers can keep workers safe when driving or riding in a motor vehicle on the job. It outlines components of a successful motor vehicle safety program. It ends with a checklist that employers can use to implement the recommendations.

Occupational Violence

Compliance to two city convenience store ordinance requirements
Inj Prev 2016 Apr; 22(2):117-122.

How to engage small retail businesses in workplace violence prevention: Perspectives from small businesses and influential organizations.
Am. J. Ind. Med. 2015

Understanding Small Business Engagement in Workplace Violence Prevention Programs
Am J Health Promot. 2015 Mar 25.

Disparities in work-related homicide rates in selected retail industries in the United States, 2003-2008
J Saf Res 2013 Feb; 44(Special Issue):25-29.

Workplace violence intervention effectiveness: a systematic literature review
Saf Sci 2009 Oct; 47(8):1049-1055.

Violence on the Job
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2004-100D (DVD) (2004).
This training and educational DVD that provides employers, workers, safety professionals, and others with recommendations and resources for preventing work-related homicides and assaults. Violence on the Job discusses practical measures for identifying risk factors for violence at work, and taking strategic action to keep workers safe. It is based on extensive NIOSH research, supplemented with information from other authoritative sources.

Sources and Costs of Occupational Fatalities and Injuries

Workers' compensation claims for musculoskeletal disorders among Wholesale and Retail Trade industry workers - Ohio, 2005-2009
MMWR 2013 Jun; 62(22):437-442.

Injured at work. What workers' compensation data reveal about work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs)
Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, PO Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330. 2005 Jan:1-16. Grant-Number-U01-OH-007292.
This report provides a summary of workers' compensation data from the Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program regarding the impact of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) in Washington State workplaces.

Workers' compensation costs in Wholesale and Retail Trade Sectors
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2013-147 (June 2012)
Paper presented at the Use of workers' compensation data for occupational safety and health: proceedings from June 2012 workshop, Cincinnati, OH.

Musculoskeletal disorder costs and medical claim filing in the US retail trade sector. Ind Health 2011 Jul; 49(4):517-522.

The economic burden of disease by industry: differences in quality-adjusted life years and associated costs. Am J Ind Med 2014 Jul; 57(7):757-763

Costs of occupational musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the United States.
Int J Ind Ergon 2014 May; 44(3):448-454.

Focus on: Risk Management: Don't let costly slip and fall injuries trip you up
Chain Store Age, March, 2010: 40-43.

Young Worker Safety and Health

What Risk Factors Are Associated With Young Workers Experiencing Disproportionate Injuries in WRT Sectors?
A poster presented by Dr. Vern Anderson at a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) program portfolio science symposium in October 2014 identified risk factors associated with young workers (under age 24) in the Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector. The Wholesale and Retail trades sectors employ a large percentage of young workers. The assessment data focused on demographic features and characteristics of fatal and non-fatal injuries of young WRT workers from 2003-2009.

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