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The Covid-19 Vaccine: The Light at the End of the Tunnel? - Part 1
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The Covid-19 Vaccine: The Light at the End of the Tunnel? - Part 1

In January 2021 we were all abuzz with news about the global vaccine rollout, and many of us viewed it as a “light at the end of the tunnel” for the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, over 8 months later, we all have a better understanding of what impact the vaccine has had, and how it has changed both governmental regulations and workplace requirements.

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Near Misses and Self-Reporting: Part 1 - How Many Near Misses are Missed?
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Near Misses and Self-Reporting: Part 1 - How Many Near Misses are Missed?

Every job has hazards, and if those hazards are not appropriately handled then any job can become a dangerous one. The creation and implementation of workplace safety measures is heavily reliant on self-reporting of near misses. However, near misses are not always reported. It is important to understand the reasons behind this lack of reporting, how to resolve it, and what else can be done in order to ensure workplace safety and worker health. 

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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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Planning for Return-to-Work
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Planning for Return-to-Work

With the rollout of vaccines and changes to local or federal regulations, many organizations have started returning their employees to the office or jobsite. Those in health and safety roles are being tasked with the creation and execution of a return-to-work plan. 

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Proxxi’s March Newsletter - 2021
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Proxxi’s March Newsletter - 2021

This March marks the one year mark of Covid-19 being declared a global pandemic. A lot of change has happened over the past year, but here at Proxxi we will want to ensure our customers are well informed about the topics that matter to them. In this newsletter we will be focusing on how you can improve your organization’s workplace safety plan.

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The Impact of an Electrical Incident: Part 1 - Introduction
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The Impact of an Electrical Incident: Part 1 - Introduction

Electrical safety is a low probability, high impact subsection of workplace safety. This means that although electricity-related events may be relatively unlikely to occur, they are of great importance when they do, and the consequences can be deadly. Because of the low likelihood, some organizations ignore or put off improving their electrical safety plans. 

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Creating a COVID-19 Action Plan - A Case Study with Johns Manville
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Creating a COVID-19 Action Plan - A Case Study with Johns Manville

In the beginning of February, Proxxi had the opportunity to chat with Casey McClain, Senior EHS Specialist, and Lyndsy Malark, Pandemic Coordinator, at Johns Manville’s Plattsburgh, New York facility. We discussed how they have been managing health and safety measures over the last year in their upper New York State manufacturing facility.

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How to Use the Hierarchy of Hazard Control in Your Workplace Safety Plan

How to Use the Hierarchy of Hazard Control in Your Workplace Safety Plan

When building a workplace safety plan, there are many different approaches to take. Certain aspects of workplace safety are governmentally mandated, but even within those mandates there are different ways in which safety can be achieved.

Safe workplaces save money, have more productive employees, have a better community image, and, or course, prevent workplace injury and illness.

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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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