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NIOSH Programs > Mining > National Research Agenda (NORA) MiningInputs: National Research Agenda (NORA)The National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) is a collaborative program to stimulate innovative research in workplace safety and health. For the past 10 years NORA has served as a framework to guide occupational safety and health research-not only for NIOSH but for the entire Nation. Before NORA, no national research agenda existed in the field of occupational safety and health, and no research agenda in any field had captured such broad input and consensus. Numerous partners, employers, employee organizations, government, the academic community, and the general public provided significant input into the development of the agenda. Sector Based ApproachNIOSH and its partners will form eight Sector Research Councils that will include participants from academia, industry, labor, and government. Each Council will draft sector-based research goals, objectives, and action plans. These agendas will provide guidance to the entire occupational safety and health community for moving research to practice in workplaces. In addition, a Cross-sector Research Council will be formed to identify opportunities for common research across sectors. Sector definitions follow the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), which has replaced the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. More information about NAICS can be found on the U.S. Census Bureau North American Industry Classification System page. NAICS provides definitions for 20 sectors that NIOSH aggregated into eight sector groups as follows:
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