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The SAFE model, a measuring tool for OHS management

Organizational health and safety (OHS) is key at Premier Tech. This year, we have taken further steps to empower our teams, fostering their autonomy and leadership regarding health and safety.

Drawing on the industry’s best practices, inspiring one another and identifying our best internal practices, we came up with SAFE, an organizational health and safety model suited to our various workplace realities. This model can be adapted to the specific context of each team, supporting the implementation of targeted action plans and tailored key performance indicators for each home base.

— Drawing on the industry’s best practices, inspiring one another and identifying our best internal practices, we came up with SAFE, an organizational health and safety model suited to our various workplace realities. —

Mobilization workshops

To foster engagement and root our health and safety action plans in our daily activities, we have conducted many sessions called mobilization workshops. These workshops are offered in two formats — one designed for the leadership teams of groups or business units, and one intended for the management teams of each home base as well as their teams.

Their shared objective is to gather participants for meaningful conversations aimed at having a positive impact on health and safety within our work environment and identifying each person’s role.

Each workshop results in the development of an action plan, followed by the identification of priorities that will be integrated into the OHS global action plan. These workshops will be renewed every other year to track progress and ensure the continuous improvement of OHS performance at Premier Tech.

“ The mobilization workshops gave me a better understanding of where the team is at healthand-safety-wise. They also allow us to deepen our knowledge on the matter and quickly turn these conversations into tangible actions. For us, this led to the planification of specific trainings for our daily tasks. ”

— Simon Dubé-Morin, industrial electrician, Operations and Maintenance, Rivière-du-Loup

 

 

“ The mobilization workshop brought team members from various teams together — whether from leadership, management or production teams, or from the joint committee. We had open and meaningful conversations that fostered a common understanding, ensuring that we were all on the same page at the end of the workshop. We now have everything we need to quickly carry out targeted actions for tangible results on the identified opportunities. ”

— Steve Pelletier, production director — integration, Premier Tech Systems and Automation, Rivière-du-Loup

*This story is from the Premier Tech Report 2024.