Nutrien names insider Mark Thompson as CFO amid mixed results
Thompson, who has been with Nutrien for 13 years and currently serves as chief commercial officer, will assume his new role on August 26.
An innovative online business intelligence system, KITE, takes the guesswork out of heat stress risks and management.
In many industries, heat stress in workers is a serious concern. If not managed appropriately, heat stress can result in reduced productivity, low worker morale and short and long-term health problems.
In severe cases, death can be a direct result of heat stress related injuries, in fact in Australia heat causes more deaths than any other type of extreme weather event.
It is well reported that accidents increase as a direct result of heat stress, Managing Director Christine Killip says, “this is because a worker under heat stress will suffer from loss of concentration, short-term memory loss, decreased reaction time and fatigue.”
“Not only is high temperature a contributing factor to heat stress, high humidity, light winds and radiation all play equally important roles in understanding weather risks to workers,” Killip says.
KITE can significantly reduce these risks and improve management of heat stress through delivery of: weather forecasts for any location on short and medium time scales, climate risk analysis, clean, simple and graphical information and configurable weather alters delivered via email and/or text message.
KITE delivers clear information through the user’s dashboard with strong visual aids to allow fast interpretation of the situation, the ability to drill down allows for more detailed information and can provide superior planning information, mitigation advise and accurate timing of events.
User levels of KITE can include a corporate manager, with an overview of all sites, site manager with detailed information of their specific site or team leaders.
The benefits to both the worker and company through better planning and management of heat stress are significant, including: reduced heat related injuries and fatalities, increased staff morale, increased productivity and reduced revenue losses.
Learn more about the Katestone KITE® – an online business intelligence system designed to manage your weather risk at www.katestone.com.au.
