NORA Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector Council
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The NORA Wholesale and Retail Trade (WRT) Council brings together individuals and organizations to share information, form partnerships, and promote adoption and dissemination of solutions that work. It was formed in 2006 for the second decade of NORA. The Council seeks to facilitate the most important research, understand the most effective intervention strategies, and learn how to implement those strategies to achieve sustained improvements in workplace practice.
Contact the WRT Coordinator with any question or comment or to volunteer.
Meetings and News
The NORA WRT Sector Council is currently working to update the WRT Agenda for the third decade of NORA.
Sector Description
The Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector covers approximately 20 million workers in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industries 42 and 44-45. With over 1.6 million establishments, the Wholesale and Retail Trade sector includes a wide variety work places, ranging from gas stations to grocery stores to wholesale warehouses. These workers, including many young workers, face risks that include workplace violence, overexertion, machinery, chemicals, shift work, and psycho-social stressors.
A goal of the NORA Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector Council is to identify the most salient needs of this large and diverse sector. We seek to facilitate the most important research, understand the most effective intervention strategies, and learn how to implement those strategies to achieve sustained improvements in workplace practice.
Information is available about the NIOSH Wholesale and Retail Trade Program, which facilitates the work of the Council.
- Page last reviewed: February 8, 2017
- Page last updated: September 25, 2017
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Office of the Director