Alexandra Skinner

Washington, D.C., United States

Group Editor-in-Chief at CEO Magazine

Critical Care NP. Highlighting the human side of medicine.

Articles

Protecting Hearing in the Forest Industry

1 month ago | treefrogcreative.ca | Alexandra Skinner |Kevin Mason |Derek Nighbor |David Elstone

Protecting Hearing in the Forest Industry By Alexandra Skinner, WorkSafeBC The Truck LoggerBC Magazine May 28, 2025 Category: Special Feature Employers must follow safety protocols, ensure proper hearing protection, and regularly monitor noise levels.
Rising To The Challenge: How Bakeries Can Prevent Injuries By Managing Risks

2 months ago | bakersjournal.com | Managing Risks |Alexandra Skinner

Bakeries, pizzerias and baked goods manufacturing facilities are filled with hazards that can impact both workers and business operations. In these fast-paced, high-pressure environments, an effective risk management program is essential to ensure worker safety. Between 2019 and 2023, WorkSafeBC accepted 1,391 claims from the bakery industry for injuries ranging from strains and lacerations to contusions and fractures.
Psychological Health And Safety In Forestry

Mar 26, 2025 | woodbusiness.ca | Alexandra Skinner

Working in forestry can be challenging, not just physically, but psychologically as well. That’s why WorkSafeBC is advising forestry employers and workers about the importance of paying attention to psychological health and safety. Managing psychological health and safety in the workplace is as important as managing physical health and safety. A psychologically healthy and safe workplace prevents harm to workers’ mental health and promotes mental well-being.
Managing the risks of slips, trips and falls in your bakery - Bakers Journal

Nov 26, 2024 | bakersjournal.com | Alexandra Skinner

Bakers work in a fast-paced environment where tight spaces increase the risk of slips, trips and falls. Floor surfaces and cluttered work areas can heighten the risk of accidental falls and can lead to serious injuries for workers. When someone falls at work, they may suffer injuries such as sprains, bruises, concussions or fractures. “Injuries from the fall itself aren’t the only concern,” says Tami Der, industry and program specialist at WorkSafeBC.
Safeguarding machinery - Bakers Journal

Oct 4, 2024 | bakersjournal.com | Alexandra Skinner

In the bustling environment of commercial bakeries, where efficiency and speed are paramount, automation has become a cornerstone of the industry. Dough mixers, slicers, and packaging equipment play crucial roles, and managing the hazards and risks associated with machinery and equipment is essential to keep workers safe. Specifically, planning for and implementing proper safeguarding and lockout procedures are critical to preventing injuries.
Reducing the risk of catastrophic incidents in kraft pulp mills - Pulp and Paper Canada

Sep 11, 2024 | pulpandpapercanada.com | Alexandra Skinner

Process safety is a critical part of overall workplace health and safety – especially in industries like pulp and paper manufacturing, where hazardous materials and complex equipment are commonplace. While many occupational health and safety programs focus on individual work tasks, process safety looks at an entire process, from end to end. It examines things that can go wrong with a process and how the safety of workers or others may be impacted.
Preventing pain: How bakers can tackle repetitive strain and overexertion injuries - Bakers Journal

Aug 28, 2024 | bakersjournal.com | Alexandra Skinner

Lifting heavy bags of flour day in and day out or spending hours scoring the tops of bread loaves, common tasks in the baking industry, can lead to musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) if proper planning and safety measures are not in place. Workers in the baking industry are at high risk for overexertion or repetitive strain injuries, but you can help prevent MSIs by conducting a thorough risk assessment and implementing effective injury prevention strategies. What is an MSI?
Hot Jobs: How to safeguard cannabis workers from summer heat - Grow Opportunity

Jul 31, 2024 | growopportunity.ca | Alexandra Skinner

As climate change intensifies summer heatwaves, cannabis employers should prepare for extreme heat, and have plans in place to mitigate the risk of heat exposure and related illnesses. “WorksafeBC data shows that workers in agriculture and manufacturing are prone to heat stress. This poses a risk for the cannabis industry because it has both indoor and outdoor workers,” says Mike Nielsen, director of prevention field services at WorkSafeBC.
Building a safer cannabis industry: The importance of risk management - Grow Opportunity

Jul 20, 2023 | growopportunity.ca | Alexandra Skinner

Workplace safety should always be a top priority, and the cannabis industry is no exception. While many cannabis producers have made strides in creating safer workplaces, it’s important to understand that effective occupational health and safety (OSH) programs start with a fulsome understanding of risk management. Managing risk in your workplace involves thinking about what might cause harm to workers and determining whether you are taking reasonable steps to prevent that harm from happening.
Implementing process safety principles to reduce combustible dust risks

Jul 13, 2023 | canadianbiomassmagazine.ca | Alexandra Skinner |Maria Church