Fertilizer giant Nutrien expands use of proximity alarms to battle COVID 19 pandemic January 27, 2021 The Canadian Press
(CP) SASKATOON – Canadian fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. says it will expand its use of a proximity alarm and contact tracing technology to help protect 14,500 of its employees from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Saskatoon-based company says it has rolled out its Proximity Trace equipment, made by U.S.-based Triax Technologies, to more than 8,000 employees to date and expects to introduce it to 6,500 more in coming months, representing 65 per cent of its global employee base.
Proximity Trace tags are attached to workers’ clothing or hard hats and produce an audio and visual alert to those who come within two metres of one another.
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At the outset of the pandemic, Nutrien was considered an essential service in its core markets due to its role in supporting the agricultural sector. To combat the spread of the virus, Nutrien partnered with Triax to help its employees maintain a minimum physical distance of 6 feet and automatically record data about their interactions with colleagues as part of the COVID-19 protocols.
Nutrien has always had a culture that puts safety first, and technology and innovation support that core value. Originally deployed last July at Nutrien’s Nitrogen and Phosphate sites in the United States, Proximity Trace is now being rolled out in Nutrien’s Potash mines in Saskatchewan and headquarters in Colorado, Illinois, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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Proximity monitoring and automated contact tracing from Triax helps mitigate the spread of COVID-19 at 20 Nutrien sites, representing 65 percent of global employee base
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan & NORWALK, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#COVID19 Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE, TSX: NTR), the world’s largest full-service producer of crop inputs and solutions, announced today the expansion of its proximity monitoring and contact tracing technology, Proximity Trace™ from Triax Technologies, which has emerged as an important tool to help track and combat the spread of COVID-19. More than 8,000 employees are using the technology to date, with an additional 6,500 expected to be part of the expansion in the coming months, representing 65 percent of Nutrien’s global employee base.
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Proximity monitoring and automated contact tracing from Triax helps mitigate the spread of COVID-19 at 20 Nutrien sites, representing 65 percent of global employee base Nutrien Ltd. the world’s largest full-service producer of crop inputs and solutions, announced today the expansion of its proximity monitoring and contact tracing technology, Proximity Trace™ from Triax Technologies which has emerged as an … Proximity monitoring and automated contact tracing from Triax helps mitigate the spread of COVID-19 at 20 Nutrien sites, representing 65 percent of global employee base Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE, TSX: NTR), the world’s largest full-service producer of crop inputs and solutions, announced today the expansion of its proximity monitoring and contact tracing technology, Proximity Trace™ from Triax Technologies , which has emerged as an important tool to help track and co