Industry Insights
Feedback Loops and Organizational Safety: How to Effectively Promote New Safety Habits in the Workplace
When it comes to rolling out new safety processes or implementing existing ones, getting uptake from workers can be challenging. In some cases, they may be purposefully resistant. In others, they may just be unconsciously following a habit. In the case of the second scenario, there is a process of unlearning and relearning that has to take place before this unsafe habit is replaced with a new, safer habit.
Near Misses and Self-Reporting: Part 2 - How Can Near Miss Reporting Rates be Improved?
Missing data is a big issue when it comes to near miss reporting. This missing data impacts safety planning, preventative measures, and ultimately, the future safety of all workers. Once the reason or reasons for workers not reporting near misses has been identified, the next step is to combat those factors.
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.
Protecting Non-Qualified Workers from Electrical Risks
In the US, data indicates that nearly one fatality is caused by electrical hazards every day, and annual injuries from electrical hazards total around 4,000. More than half of these fatalities were non-qualified workers, and many of them were avoidable.
Safety in the Workplace: Part 1 - Who is Responsible?
Most countries and regions have established safety regulations for the workplace. Different roles within the organization have different responsibilities for their own and for others safety in the workplace. It’s important to know who is responsible for what, and what ramifications can result from violations of these responsibilities.
Exploring Financials: The Value of Life and Workplace Safety
Often implementing safety measures comes at a cost to the organization, and depending on the likelihood that those measures will prevent an injury or fatality, this cost can outweigh the benefit.
The Impact of an Electrical Incident: Part 3 -The Financial Impact
When we speak with customers about how electrical incidents affect their organization, one of the items that always comes up is financial impact. Financials are a key factor in company success, longevity, and growth, and so they are understandably top of mind for many people. When looking at how electrical incidents affect an organization’s financials, there are many direct and indirect costs that need to be considered.
Protecting On-Site Workers - A Case Study with The ExOne Company
We had an opportunity to check in with our Proxxi Contact customer, The ExOne Company, at the end of February. We wanted to ask Sarah Calabrese, the Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator North America at ExOne, how the deployment of the Proxxi Contact solution that she spearheaded was going. This EH&S Coordinator explained how she is protecting some of their most valuable on-site workers.
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.
Creating a Workplace Plan - A Case Study with a Clean Energy Company
One of our customers is a global group that develops and manages sustainable infrastructure solutions, especially in renewable energy. Their business spans the entire value chain, from design and construction through to operation and maintenance. They are aware of the importance of having a workplace safety program that is well thought out, comprehensive, and effective.