Canadian Occupational Safety

READERS' CHOICE AWARDS 2021 SPECIAL REPORT 26 www.thesafetymag.com/ca "HSE professionals have been at the forefront of the fight in this pandemic, and solutions like ours have helped them protect their workforce and return to somewhat normal activities." John Easton, Cority In addition, this will be the second June in a row that we have had to have our yearly meetings virtually. Our past prac- tice was to bring the sales staff out to BC, have a few days of business meetings then a few days of fun, with golf, a Vancouver harbour boat cruise, and lots of shenanigans that strengthened our team bonds. We all can't wait for that to happen again." Tech solutions Many tech companies have experienced huge growth throughout the pandemic, forged by an increasing consumer demand. For a long time, the OHS sector was reti- cent to adopt tech solutions, but the pandemic has forced their hand. From solutions to track and trace outbreaks, to online training, tech has been a huge help during the pandemic — and it seems that it will only grow further. "Our business has faired very well during the pandemic because of the strength of our solutions in, and surrounding, worker health. HSE profes- sionals have been at the forefront of the fight in this pandemic and solutions like ours have helped them protect their work- force and return to somewhat normal activities. As we pull out of the pandemic, we are looking forward to helping our clients with post-pandemic challenges, whether that be production and hiring booms, or ongoing vaccination programs, etc. Because we are so close to the HSE community and our clients, we are confi- dent we can keep a close pulse on helping with the next challenge we face," says Easton. Says Alcumus: "The past 15 months of the pandemic has helped strengthen our business resolve to helping protect workers everywhere. With the onset of the pandemic, we had to find a new way of working, a new way of helping customers, and a new way of creating solutions protecting our customers." Since 2020, the group says that they have had 141 software releases for prod- ucts including their Readers' Choice winning eCompliance solution, to e-learning tools. Alcumus says that it is "looking forward to seeing our teams come out of the pandemic with the lessons learned that allow them to help all our customers achieve their safety outcomes." CANADIAN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY KEY FACTS specific labels, lockout devices, and spill control products." "The pandemic has greatly affected our business, like most," says Watson Gloves. With gloves being such a key bit of PPE during the pandemic, the company has predictably been very busy. "We've struggled with supply chain issues for the most sought after items, like dispos- able gloves, but then also had a surplus of other styles due to some business shut- downs. It hasn't been easy, but we adapted and even started making face masks in our Burnaby factory." But this hasn't dampened enthusiasm — in spite of a fully digital workplace. "What we are all most looking forward to post-pandemic is being able to get together again. As we have branch offices in BC, Alberta and Ontario, many have been working from home for extended periods of time. 60 years in circulation, was founded in 1962 13,000 magazine distribution readers 1 million page views as of May 2021 60,000 website monthly views 900,000 unique visits as of May 2021 COS' readership includes safety professionals in construction, healthcare, manufacturing and energy

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