SaaStr Workshop Wednesday w/ Lucas Price, Yardstick
Safety the magnificent 7
1. Safety the Magnificent 7
Safety (noun) The Latin word for Safety is Salus. Salus is defined as: health, safety,
well-being, salvation / salutation. It comes from the early 14th century, from Old
French sauvete, meaning “safety, safeguard; salvation; security, surety,”. Earlier:
salvetet (11th centuryc., Modern French sauveté), from Medieval Latin salvitatem
(nominative salvitas) “safety,” from Latin salvus (see safe (adj.)).
So in your COMPANY SAFETY PROGRAM and SITE DELIVERY
Actions matter more than words. Say what you will do, and do it. Nothing breeds
unhealthy cynicism more than leaders who fail to walk the talk.
1. Stand up for safety, quality and reliability.
Silence is consent. Failure to act and intervene in a situation we feel is unsafe is
worse that if we were carrying out the unsafe act ourselves.
2. Remove barriers to working safely.
Safe work outcomes are achieved when workers have the proper tools,
materials, safety equipment and procedures in place to do it right the first time.
3. Identify problems and deal with them before they become emergencies.
We will evaluate the magnitude of a hazard based on how that hazard could
evolve over time or what could happen in a worst case scenario.
4. Recognize limitations of equipment, materials and people.
We will optimize within the constraints of equipment, materials, people, the
environment and all applicable regulations.
5. Comply with all applicable rules and regulations. It is not optional it is the
MINIMUM BASELINE to go forward and upward from!
6. Address abnormal conditions with a solution in mind.
Deviations from any baseline, benchmark, working condition or behaviour are
signals of an abnormal condition that must be addressed.
7. Choose quality, safety and integrity over speed, cost and quantity.
In every industry, the trade off between safety and production will arise.
However, we believe that safety and production can feed off each other and
become greater than the sum of its parts. We believe the truest rate of return on
investment should consider both the direct costs of production and the When
the total costs are considered one thing becomes clear: safety is non-negotiable.
Safety is a value that begins with the individual, regardless of their position
within the workplace hierarchy. Everyone has the right to get home safely and
enjoy what matters to them the most. Mentoring and coaching new workers is
critical to team success. We believe in supplying the learner with high-quality
mentoring and training approaches because if the learner hasn’t learned, the
teacher hasn’t taught.