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The February 2018 edition of the all-Canadian Health, Wellness, and Safety Newsletter is here!  Inside this month’s issue you'll find:

• Your inner voice puts safety first

• Safety advice to keep in mind when ice fishing

• A healthy lifestyle may improve work performance

• Ways to achieve your healthy eating goals

• Bulky  coats and car seats can be dangerous
• Zika - more than just a pesky mosquito bite
• Offices are far from hazard free
• How to better your commute
• Get older trees inspected before more frost weather hits
• Healthy living helps prevent stroke
• Celebrate heart month with healthy habits
• Button battery safety tips
• Pay attention to the “feels like” temperature
• Mind your eyes in extreme weather conditions
• Layers work best when spending time outdoors
• Boosting your winter metabolism
• Don’t fall prey to the ''Microsoft Tech Support'' scam
• Treat PIN numbers with the respect they deserve
• Safety meeting: Your hands are precious tools; keep them safe

The Hay River Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee has prepared a newsletter highlighting 2017 accomplishments. Check it out!

The January 2018 edition of the all-Canadian Health, Wellness, and Safety Newsletter is here!  Inside this month’s issue you'll find:

• Safety strategies after taking a fall
• Healthy habits at work to boost your productivity
• Incorporating wellness in your daily life
• Choosing the right tire for winter city-driving
• Could your home have a radon problem? 
• Trending toward healthy food in 2018
• Ergonomics and hand tool design
• Worry-free driving for your weekend road trip
• Snow removal obligations
• Poor indoor air quality can be unhealthy
• Resolutions for a happier, healthier you
• Hazards that could be lurking in your home
• Winterizing  your home checklist
• Secrets to achieve work-life balance
• TV above the fireplace is not the best place for it
• Healthy after-school habits for kids
• Apricot kernels may not be a healthy option
• Winter temperatures a reminder to check home safety alarms
• Safety meeting: Fire prevention at home

Now we have somewhere to collect all the info we need during fill ups!

Each NTPC vehicle will get its own log book – remember to put it in the glove box. Any time you fill up an NTPC vehicle, fill out the log book:

• Date
• Mileage
• Amount of fuel
• Cost of fuel
• Payment method
• Your name

Also please note: if you purchase any fuel on a P-card, remember to include the vehicle unit number on your reconciliation. 

Enjoy!

It has been a challenging 24 hours for residents of Paulatuk and for this organization too!  A partial power outage in the community lasted more than a day and required NTPC President Jay Grewal  to declare a Level 3 Emergency for the first time in a decade.

A number of NTPC employees worked extremely hard to help bring power back to the community and should be thanked. This includes those on the ground in Paulatuk (line crew, electrician and plant operator) as well as employees who provided support from other locations to ensure a safe, successful and timely resolution of the outage.

Power was lost during gusty and windy conditions yesterday afternoon. We quickly identified that downed distribution lines were the cause and that power would be out overnight. The Mayor of Paulatuk was contacted and he arranged to have the local school opened as a warming centre.

Our line crew and electrician were unable to reach the community until approximately 12:00 noon today. Once on the ground, the crew got to work and were able to get the repairs done safely and quickly.

Both the Mayor of Paulatuk and the local MLA expressed appreciation for the efforts of the line crew, electrician and plant operator.

Thank you to all who were involved.