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Pandemic innovations
The pandemic has been tough on
Canadian businesses and organizations
of all sizes. They have had to re-think
business models and supply chains, and
come up with innovative solutions to
service their customers while keeping
everyone, from client to employee, safe.
Our 2021 winners were able to adapt to
a difficult — and ever-changing — market.
One of our winners, 3M, one of the
world's biggest manufacturers of N95
respirators, had to significantly increase
production to meet global demand. The
company also faced off a number of fraud-
sters and scammers hoping to take advan-
tage of the pandemic and the (then)
limited supply.
Each of the winning companies listed in
our Readers' Choice awards spread has
faced some kind of difficulty — but what
makes them a winning company is that
they were able to bounce back and
innovate.
For example, Brady says that since early
March 2020, they have been making,
distributing and selling products used
around the world to help in the fight
against COVID-19 and getting their prod-
ucts to the front lines of the pandemic.
"Innovation at Brady has played a major
role this past year. We launched a Big
Ideas Challenge globally and received
ideas to help in the fight of Covid-19, and
also launched new products that increase
safety, security and productivity for this
pandemic, including floor marking tape
and social distancing signs, COVID-
Canadian Occupational Safety's annual Readers' Choice awards recognize
outstanding products and services in the safety sector.
We have perfected our research over the last few years, and are confident
that our expert readers can give us valuable insights into the best products
and services in the OHS sector.
Over a period of around 15 weeks, our research team surveyed our
readership of 12,000 occupational safety professionals and carried out in-
depth phone interviews with over 300 professionals. Research participants
were asked to rate products and services available to the occupational
safety industry across a number of categories including ergonomics,
consultants, emergency management, facility safety, and more.
Once this research period is over, our team goes through the results
to see which entrants have received the best grade. We only keep the top
companies, and Readers' Choice awards are presented to product and
service providers rated as 'excellent' in their respective categories.
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