Sustainability

Protecting our people

Our employees are our greatest asset. Their health and safety are fundamental to the sustainability and development of our business. Every person who works at Setforge deserves to return home safely at the end of each day. We work hard to provide a healthy, secure, and motivating workspace, not just because it's required, but because it's the right thing to do. A strong safety culture creates better workplaces where people are engaged, productive, and proud to contribute. When teams feel protected and valued, they bring their best to work every day. 

Safety is everyone's responsibility, from operators on the shop floor to senior management. We've built systems, processes, and a culture that make safety a lived reality, not just words on a wall.

Building a safety culture

Our approach to safety is based on three interconnected principles: transparency, systematic analysis, and open dialogue. These aren't just abstract values: they're the foundation of how we work every day. We've created structures and processes that make safety management consistent across all Setforge companies while allowing each site to adapt to its specific conditions, equipment, and workforce.

This balance between consistency and flexibility is essential because while principles are universal, implementation must be practical and relevant to local contexts.

Our Safety Initiative

We've implemented specific programs and practices to make our safety culture real and effective. Practical tools that help us prevent incidents, learn from events when they do occur, and continuously improve our performance. Each initiative serves a specific purpose and contributes to the overall safety system.

Together, they create a comprehensive approach that addresses safety from multiple angles: prevention, response, learning, and continuous improvement.

From problem to solution

Identifying a safety issue is only the first step. Moving from identification to implementing an effective solution requires a structured, disciplined approach. We follow a clear five-step process that ensures issues are properly understood, solutions are well-designed, implementation is effective, and learnings are shared across the organization. This systematic approach prevents us from jumping to quick fixes that don't address root causes, and it ensures that the improvements we make at one site can benefit all others.

We track both lagging indicators (frequency rate, severity rate) and leading indicators (near-miss reporting, minor accident monitoring, audit scores). Lagging indicators show whether performance is improving. Leading indicators help predict where problems might emerge so we can intervene proactively. This balanced approach gives us a complete picture and helps focus improvement efforts where they'll have the greatest impact.

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