Strategies for Overcoming Omicron-Driven Worker Absences

Matt Hare and Josh Diamond, two health and safety leaders at Hit Promotional Products, share best practices for navigating workers being out sick in high numbers during the latest COVID surge – and potentially the next one.

Promo Insiders 2/2/2022

Starting in January and now into February, the omicron variant of COVID-19 has triggered a steep rise in worker absences in the promotional products space and other industries.

Like many other promo firms, Top 40 supplier Hit Promotional Products (asi/61125) has felt the impacts. Still, the Florida-based company has found ways to maintain high productivity and to keep workers as safe and comfortable as possible.

In this podcast hosted by ASI Media’s Christopher Ruvo, Hit’s Vice President of Environmental, Health and Safety Matt Hare and Employee Health and Wellness Manager Josh Diamond discuss how the company is weathering the latest COVID storm.

Podcast Chapters
2:00: Omicron impacts at Hit and how the company has dealt with them. Are things getting better?
7:15: The biggest key to COVID response plans?
12:10: Understanding and leveraging “risk ratio.”
14:55: Preparation and response strategies.
22:05: Final thoughts and takeaways.

In addition, Hare and Diamond discuss how long the omicron impacts might last and share how companies can best adapt when COVID spikes threaten their communities – and thereby their workforces. Top tips include prepare well in advance, form strong relationships with local stakeholders such as county health authorities, cross-train employees and managers to have redundancies in place, and adapt your plan given the specific COVID situation in your community and facilities.

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