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Other Resources
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Industries at a Glance: Warehousing and Storage: NAICS 493.
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Resources:
- Ergonomic Guidelines for Manual Material Handling. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2007-131.
- Ergonomic Solutions for Retailers. (NIOSH) Publication Number 2015-100.
- National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (TWU) Sector Council.
- National Occupational Research Agenda for TWU. February 2018.
- Susan Harwood Training Grantee-Developed Materials related to warehousing include:
- Mohawk Valley Community College. Grant number SH-31177-SH7, 2017. Machine Guarding for Warehouse and Maintenance Workers. Also available in Burmese and Karen.
- Western Nebraska Community College. Grant number SH-26328-SH4, 2014. Safety Hazards for Warehouse Workers in the Manufacturing Industry. Materials also available in Spanish.
- Michigan State University. Grant number SH-26316-SH4, 2014. Warehouse Worker Hazards in Structural Steel Fabricating and Supply Companies. Materials also available in Spanish.
- New Jersey State AFL-CIO. Grant number SH-22236-11, 2011. Food Warehousing and Supermarket Safety Training.
- The International Warehousing and Logistics Association (IWLA) is a trade association representing warehouse-based third party logistics (3PL) providers in North America; and the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) is a professional association focused on logistics management and its role in the supply chain.
- Through the OSHA, IWLA and WERC national Alliance (signed 2004; concluded 2008), the organizations developed a Warehousing Monthly Workplace Safety and Health Inspection Checklist. (2007)