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Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector 4th Annual Sector Council MeetingJuly 30, 2008

January 26-28, 2010 Omni Shoreham HotelWashington, DC

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1National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970To assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and womenTo provide leadership in research to prevent work-related illness, injury, and death

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Purpose: Sector Council 4th MeetingWhat are we going to accomplish?

Review content and progress WRT National AgendaDevelop implementation strategies. **Transfer knowledge, tools, and best practices to achieve the prevention goals of the WRT Agenda.4** The main focus of our meeting.

1. There is addedvalue in working with other organizations including the sharing of staff and financial resources.

Update on WRT Agenda : Current Status Where we are in meeting objectives What can we do to move forward?

Share successes and approaches that relate to the Agenda goals: (Panels)Provide useful information that will advance the OSH efforts of the sector council attendees: (SpeakerArm each sector stakeholder with new knowledge/tools to garner support for ensuring a healthy and productive workforce.

4Meeting 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

Theme: Move research to practice in workplaces through sector-based partnerships

The WRT Campaign Theme 2010Who are the Stakeholders for the WRT ?Industry representatives from the WRT SectorKey trade associations that support WRT Representatives from organized labor Researchers and practitionersFederal partners from DOL DHHS Others?

Ultimately - the 21 million working American people in the wholesale and retail trade (WRT) sector4th Annual WRT Sector Council Participants:

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. How did we develop the WRT Agenda? The short answerPriority-SettingStakeholderInputWRT StrategicPlanResearchersExpertiseSurveillanceData (BLS)

Timeline for Drafting WRT AgendaNov 2006 July2007 Jul 2008 Jan 2010 Issues: MSDs, Slips and falls, ViolenceTransportation accidentsInvite members, Develop AgendaDraft implementCouncil Meeting #1The TellThe ExchangeThe AskCouncil Meeting #2Council Meeting #3Council Meeting #4Team Building, Establish Business planPrevention for Design

Refine issuesPublic Marketfor Ideas and Partnerships.Draft goals preparedBest Action PlanReview & Implement Goals What is in it for stakeholders?Healthy Productive Workforce ?

Agriculture, Forestry ,Fishing

Construction

Healthcare & Social Assistance

Manufacturing

Mining Oil and Gas Extraction

Services: Public Safety

Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities

Wholesale & Retail TradeCross-Sector CouncilEight NORA Industry Sectors Six of the 10 Councils and Sub Councils have already placed draft National Agendas on the internet for public comment (blue). Two more will be available this summer. The NORA Oil and Gas Extraction Sub Council is just starting work and will have a draft for public comment in about a year. The NORA Mining Cross-Sector Council is not preparing a general strategic plan for the nation on all issues but is focusing on outreach to small mines. What is the WRT Sector ?Trade: NAICS codes 42, 44, 45

441 --- Motor vehicle and parts dealers442 --- Furniture and home furnishings443 --- Electronics and appliance stores444 --- Building material and garden equipment supplies445 --- Food and beverage stores446 --- Health and personal care stores447 --- Gasoline stations448 --- Clothing and clothing accessories stores451 --- Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores454 --- 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 :

This is an example of the types of businesses in our WRT Sector, over 1.6 million businesses, ranging from the one person store to one well known business (Wal-Mart) that has 3,400 stores in the US and employees nearly 2 million employees; or one of every 7 .5 person who work in retail, work at Wal-Mart. [According to the trade magazines 100 million people shop at Wal-Mart each week]. They command nearly 50% of the retail purchases, bigger impact than GM in the late 50s. Nature and magnitude of the problemReason for WRT Agenda (2008 BLS data)751,200 injury/illness (4.0/100 FTE) Industry average 3.7/100 FTE, 21.4% of private industryOverexertion, Contact with Objects, Falls: EventSprains, Strains: Nature of Injury Containers Floors, Vehicles: Source Trunk, L & U Extremities: Body Part 465 fatalities 4th highest Sector 10.2% of all fatalities of private industry (4,549) 80% of WRT employees engage in MMHManual Materials Handling: lifting, carrying, pushing, stacking

Looking at injuries, illnesses and fatalities:

Total Cases with days away from work, Other recordableRecordable casesjob transfer, or restriction

Total Cases DAW Cases Transfer/Restriction

PI. 4.214 million 2.184 .0 1.234 950.0 110 million employmentRT 603.1 thousand 314.2 175.9 138.4 15.2WT 246.6 146.8 80.2 66.6 5.7

RT. 5.0/100Wt 4.6/100

Fatality Wholesale and Retail Trade 2.9 /100,000Wholesale Trade 4.6 Retail Trade 2.4 Manufacturing 31-33 2.4

Event exposure (Hazard) is contact with objects, containers, leading to overexertion injury type.15Content 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

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora/comment/agendas/wholrettrade/pdfs/WholRetTradeOct2009.pdf 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 changeThis slide represents the model I am using to launch the WRT campaign to move from an awareness, that is to establish what the hazards are, and then how to move on to implementation through a series of publications, partnerships, and eventually changing the culture. The concepts of Identifying, prioritizing, analyzing, developing/select, implement, document and follow-up are useful to me to keep us on track and allow us to organize our efforts along a proven path. 17

SurveillanceEtiological researchExposure assessmentEngineering controlsTrainingIntervention effectiveness research Demonstration projectsDiffusion researchEffective disseminationProducts / PracticesStandardsApproaches to Prevention (Risk Management)With partners involved in every stepStrategic GoalsReductions in Worker Illnesses, Injuries, Deaths or Exposures (End Outcome)Intermediate GoalsActivities/Outputs of Intermediate Customers (Partners) that will be necessaryActivity/Output Goalsor Action StepsActivities/Outputs of Researchers or Partners that will be necessaryPerformance MeasuresDesired change in measurable activities/outputs/outcomesOrganizational Commitments to Advance Specific GoalsNIOSH will work to advancing many of the goals; Partners will be asked to collaborate .National Agenda or Strategic PlanStages of WRT Prevention CampaignIntermediate Goals (IM): Define ProcessIM 1. Identify High Risk Subsectors: Surveillance Project & E-Network: WRT ChartBookIM 2 Establish Partnerships: Develop/Adopt Best Practices: Hold Biennial Workshops Information: Engage Practitioners/Demonstration ProjectsIM3 Launch Marketing Campaign: Attending RILA/NRF Meetings: Preparing Articles for Trade Journals & Simple Solutions PublicationsThe WRT Chartbook

Important Resource: Colorful surveillance tool: 116 pages with 213 tables & figures from the BLS and CPS21Subsectors with highest nonfatal injury Industry Subsectors(NAICS) 2008 Annual Average Employment Incidence Rate per 100 Full-Time WorkersPrivate industry115,352,6003.7Wholesale sector (42)6,083,8003.6Beer, wine and distilled alcoholic beverage merchant162,0007.8Metal and mineral merchant133,1006.5Farm products and raw material74,1006.3Grocery related product merchants739,3005.9Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts347,1005.3Do you know if you are ready.

Data is from BusinessWeek survey of 1,005 executives in summer 2006 about their awareness of aging workforce issues.

While most employers recognize the problem of an aging workforce, few have acted (only 16%). More than 80% of employers have not taken specific action to prepare for Boomer retirements.

79% say lost knowledge can hurt financially

74% harder to find qualified employees

Only 16% have formal programs to retain older workersAnxious about the future ?Lost knowledge can hurt financiallyHarder to find qualified employeesNeed to do more to retain workersNeed to establish formal programs to address retention and recruitment of 50+ workers

60% of CEOs indicate their companies do not account for workforce aging in their long-term business plans.

(Source: AARP, Business Executives Attitudes Toward the Aging Workforce: Aware But Not Prepared? BusinessWeek Research Services, October 2006.)

Subsectors with highest nonfatal injury Industry Subsectors(NAICS) 2008

Annual Average Employment Incidence Rate per 100 Full-Time WorkersRetail sector (44-45)15,762,3004.3Pet and pet supplies stores100,5007.7Home centers664,0006.9Hobby, toy and game stores147,7006.9Warehouse clubs and superstores1,151,5006.2Supermarkets and other grocery stores2,395,1006.0Tire dealers170,6005.8Do you know if you are ready.

Data is from BusinessWeek survey of 1,005 executives in summer 2006 about their awareness of aging workforce issues.

While most employers recognize the problem of an aging workforce, few have acted (only 16%). More than 80% of employers have not taken specific action to prepare for Boomer retirements.

79% say lost knowledge can hurt financially

74% harder to find qualified employees

Only 16% have formal programs to retain older workersAnxious about the future ?Lost knowledge can hurt financiallyHarder to find qualified employeesNeed to do more to retain workersNeed to establish formal programs to address retention and recruitment of 50+ workers

60% of CEOs indicate their companies do not account for workforce aging in their long-term business plans.

(Source: AARP, Business Executives Attitudes Toward the Aging Workforce: Aware But Not Prepared? BusinessWeek Research Services, October 2006.)

Median direct costs of common MSD injuries 24TypeCostBack strain $ 8,723Elbow/forearm strain $ 6,516Carpal Tunnel syndrome $ 18,216Shoulder strain $ 11,565Hand wrist strain $ 8,562Back Injury w/ surgery $57,688Neck strain$ 11,520Epicondylitis$ 9,723Rotator cuff injury$ 24,626Hand wrist tendinitis $ 10,724All other MSD$ 9,208Puget Sound Human Factors and Ergonomics SocietyWashington State Department of Labor and Industries, 2009Puget Sound Human Factors and Ergonomics SocietyWashington State Department of Labor and Industries, 200924NIOSH Informational Products >45 thousand OSH on-linePeer-reviewed publicationsTechnical reportsSurveillance reportsEducational documentsNIOSH Web site www.cdc.gov/nioshNIOSHTIC-2http://www2l.cdc.gov/nioshtic-2/

Your resource for information on all aspects of OSHWRT Sector Council NIOSH ContactProgram Manager, Paul Schulte, NIOSH, Education and Information Division (EID), 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, (513) 533-8481 PSchulte@cdc.gov WRT Coordinator, Vern Anderson, (513) 533-8319 VAnderson@cdc.gov WRT Assistant. Coordinator, Rashaun Roberts, (513) 533-8346 RRoberts@cdc.gov NORA Coordinator, Sidney C. Soderholm, (202)245-0665 noracoordinator@cdc.govPurpose: Sector Council 4th MeetingWhat are we going to accomplish?

Review content and progress WRT National AgendaDevelop implementation strategies. **Transfer knowledge, tools, and best practices to achieve the prevention goals of the WRT Agenda.27** The main focus of our meeting.

1. There is addedvalue in working with other organizations including the sharing of staff and financial resources.

Update on WRT Agenda : Current Status Where we are in meeting objectives What can we do to move forward?

Share successes and approaches that relate to the Agenda goals: (Panels)Provide useful information that will advance the OSH efforts of the sector council attendees: (SpeakerArm each sector stakeholder with new knowledge/tools to garner support for ensuring a healthy and productive workforce.

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