Industry Insights

Electrical Danger - Shock vs Arc Flash
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Electrical Danger - Shock vs Arc Flash

In the safety industry, we all know that electrical risks are an ever-present element of an electrical worker’s daily activities. In recent years, the regulations and safety technology have focused on addressing the dangers of arc flashes.

Both arch flashes and shock can cause injury, or even death. However, when you look at the data, electric shock poses a much more statistically significant risk. So why do we hear about arc flash so much more frequently?

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Workplace Injuries and Fatalities: Statistics for Demographics, Timing, and Industries

Workplace Injuries and Fatalities: Statistics for Demographics, Timing, and Industries

Workplace injuries are something that we all strive to eliminate. Over the years, as regulations have been put in place, technological improvements have been made, and attitudes have changed, there have been vast improvements in workplace safety. However, as injuries and fatalities continue to occur, we can review the when, where, and who to help us better prevent these incidents.

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Workplace Accidents: Situational or Systemic?

Workplace Accidents: Situational or Systemic?

In the workplace, EHS teams aim to improve safety outcomes and decrease the likelihood of workplace accidents. In some organizations, these efforts focus on the individual, citing the specific situation as the cause of an incident. However, although accidents are relatively rare, near misses are much less so. The absence of an accident does not always indicate an absence of risk. When you combine both near misses and accidents, similarities can be found, and more systemic causes can be identified.

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Navigating Risk: The Importance of Planning for Low Probability, High Impact Risks
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Navigating Risk: The Importance of Planning for Low Probability, High Impact Risks

When an event is viewed as unlikely, it can be easy to shrug off risk. Many behaviours in the workplace can be viewed as “safe” when they are actually low-probability risks. However, because many of our actions in the workplace are performed over and over again, mitigating this risk becomes more important. The more times an action is performed, the more likely something will happen, even if the probability is low.

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Proxxi’s May Newsletter - 2021
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Proxxi’s May Newsletter - 2021

You think about safety every day - and so do we. This month we have taken a step back from safety for individual employees to look more closely at best business practices for workplace safety initiatives.

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Creating a Safe Workplace
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Creating a Safe Workplace

With our products, our goal is to make workplaces safer for employees and for organizations. With many of us back to working on-site, we wanted to create a list of different ways that you can keep your workplace safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of the items on this list may not be required by your local health authority, but could potentially help in reducing the risk of spreading Covid-19.

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