{"id":44446,"date":"2017-11-16T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T16:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/the-network\/uncategorized\/when-two-competitors-join-forces"},"modified":"2024-05-07T15:29:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:29:26","slug":"when-two-competitors-join-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/the-network\/general-interest\/when-two-competitors-join-forces","title":{"rendered":"When two competitors join forces"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When it comes to he rules to be respected for personal health and safety, shouldn’t matter if they come from our company or from the competition. We should all have equal knowledge of the risks inherent in our work and how to avoid them.<\/p>\n

While this might appear to be a simplistic concept, competitors often avoid sharing any information whatsoever.<\/p>\n

The rules and principles for occupational health and safety are all based on the same idea: keep our employees healthy and out of harm’s way.<\/p>\n

This is something that AGF and its competitor ABF understand very well.<\/p>\n

Out of a mutual desire to improve health and safety standards and develop the rebar sector, Martin Logan – national H&S director at AGF – and Alain Perron – H&S director at ABF (see picture) – decided to share their respective best practices and discuss any points that could be improved.<\/p>\n

They each explained H&S issues they had faced and the solution they implemented to rectify the situation. They also drew up new procedures for ensuring the safety of rebar workers. And when Martin presented a conference to his colleagues in Longueuil on the fallout of an accident in our industry, he did not hesitate to invite Alain to benefit from his opinion and his vision.<\/p>\n

We would like to congratulate them on this fine example of healthy cooperation that goes beyond the traditional schism between competitors. <\/p>\n

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Cuando dos competidores se unen…<\/h2>\n

Cuando se trata de la salud y seguridad de una persona y de las reglas que hay que respetar en este sentido, el hecho de que venga de nuestra empresa o de la competencia no debería tener importancia. Todos deberíamos tener el mismo conocimiento sobre los riesgos en nuestro trabajo y la manera de evitarlos.<\/p>\n

Puede parecer simplista como reflexión y, sin embargo, el compartir información, en la forma que sea, es con frecuencia algo que los competidores evitan completamente.<\/p>\n

No obstante, las reglas y los principios que dirigen la salud y la seguridad en el trabajo tienen la misma base: mantener a nuestros empleados saludables y fuera de todo peligro. AGF y su competidor ABF lo entendieron muy bien.<\/p>\n

Es con el deseo mutuo de mejorar los estándares de SST y de desarrollar el sector de acero de refuerzo que Martin Logan, Director Nacional de SST en AGF, y Alain Perron, Director de SST en ABF, decidieron abrir su libro de buenas prácticas respectivo e intercambiar los elementos que podían ser mejorados.<\/p>\n

Cada uno explicó los retos que debían enfrentar y la solución puesta en práctica para corregir la situación. También redactaron juntos nuevos procedimientos para trabajar de manera segura para los trabajadores en el área del acero de refuerzo. Y cuando Martin presentó una conferencia a sus colegas en Longueuil sobre las consecuencias de un accidente en nuestra industria, no dudó en invitar a Alain a beneficiarse de su opinión y su visión.<\/p>\n

Podemos felicitarlos por este magnífico ejemplo de sana colaboración que va más allá de las discrepancias entre competidores.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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