The WRT Sector Council (WRT – Wholesale Retail Trade) is part of NIOSH's (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) NORA program. The WRT program works with partners in industry, labor, trade associations, professional organizations, and academia. The WRT was formed to accomplish two main goals:
| WRT Sector News Bulletin If you have 3-5 minutes, check out NIOSH's latest WRT Sector News Bulletin. It has three short stories for the professional serving the needs of the businesses in the wholesale and retail trade sector. |
| Winter 2019 – January 2020 NORA WRT co-chairs New Publication |
| April 2018, Issue 12 Slips, Trips, Falls by Wayne S. Maynard, CSP, CPE NORA Wholesale and Retail Trade Revised National Agenda |
| August 2017, Issue 11 This article summarizes WRT discussions on workplace safety and health factors and injury prevention in grocery stores. |
| May 2017, Issue 10 WRT Injuries from Contact with Objects |
| February 2017, Issue 9 Business Successes with Effective Workplace Safety Programs |
| October 2016, Issue 8 A Special Invitation: Participants for WRT Sector Council WRT Four Priority Areas and What We Do |
| July 2016, Issue 7 Sleep Deficiency (Fatigue), Pain, & Loss of Productivity in Retail Work WRT At A Glance Program Performance One-Pager Worker Fatigue Five Facts to Save Your Life |
| April 2016, Issue 6 A Closer Look At Overexertion Injury Prevention BLS Publishes NonFatal Data on Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Study to Prevent violenCe in Convenience Stores |
| December 2015, Issue 5 NIOSH National Center for Productive Aging & Work Health & Productivity: An Emerging Retail Business Strategy Use Crowd Management for Large Sales Events |
| October 2015, Issue 4 NIOSH Youth@Work Talking Safety NIOSH NEW eDoc Grocery Warehouse Safety Partnership |
| July 2015, Issue 3 Reduce Material Handling Injuries Stages of Change Model Emerging Issues: Aging and Risk of Injury |
| April 2015, Issue 2 Preventing Work-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes NIOSH Exhibit at FMI Conference Small Business Retail Violence Prevention Qualitative Study |
| January 2015, Issue 1 Workplace Solutions: Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls Ergonomic Solutions: for Retailers Emerging Issues in WRT |
| July 2011, Issue 7 Kickoff speakers for the MMH Workshop Latest News from InsideOSHAOnline.com NIOSH and Industry Updates |
| May 2011, Issue 6 NIOSH and Industry Updates Inside the MMH Workshop Planning Committee Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Offering Safety Grants to Wholesale, Retail Employers |
| March 2011, Issue 5 At the Applied Ergonomics Conference NIOSH and Industry Updates Inside the MMH Workshop Planning Committee Simple Solutions and Lessons Learned |
| January 2011, Issue 4 Aging and Diverse Workforce NIOSH and Industry Update Inside the MMH Workshop Planning Committee High Risk Subsectors Data System |
| Fall 2010, Issue 3 Is your job affecting your health? NIOSH Research and Projects Inside the MMH workshop planning committee Do you need a ROI calculator? |
| Fall 2010, Issue 2 The High Cost of Overexertion What Makes a Healthy Workplace? Inside the MMH Workshop Planning What’s new at OSHA? |
| Fall 2010, Issue 1 Ergonomics Contributes to Workforce Efficiency and Productivity Are You Using Your Workers’ Comp Data to “Encourage Workplace Safety”? New Source for WRT Sector News Follow Up from January 2010 WRT Sector Council Meeting Contact Details |
| April 2007, Issue 5 Save the Date - Prevention through Design Workshop Prevention of Slips, Trips, and Falls MMH-Leading Source of Workers’ Comp Claims Let’s Meet Face-to-Face What’s New in the WRT News |
| March 2007, Issue 4 WRT Public Health Practice Projects (PHPPs) Serious Workplace Injuries Cause Financial Impact Safe Practices for Motor Vehicle Operations What’s New in the WRT News |
| February 2007, Issue 3 Universality of Disability – Focus on the Workplace Economic Cost and Event, Injury & Illnesses - Retail WRT Musculoskeletal Disorders: Progress Report What’s NRF? What’s New in the WRT News? |
| January 2007, Issue 2 What’s BLS? Top 10 Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses in WRT Employee Cost for Employee Compensation Employment in Wholesale and Retail Trade 1996-2005 What’s New in the WRT News |
| December 2006, Issue 1 Why This E-Bulletin Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector First Meeting Reduce Vehicle Crashes What’s Wrong With a 12-Hour Workday What’s New in the WRT News |