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Rethinking field visits

People are what drive Premier Tech, inspiring us to continually improve our practices and innovate in how we care for team members. 

Building on this commitment, we continue to develop and transform our approach to health and safety, which has been essential to our collective success and deeply embedded in our daily work life. Drawing from the new foundations provided by our SAFE Model — a tailored model developed by our teams for a caring and proactive health and safety management —, teams undertook mobilization workshops.

Targeted action plans with focused improvements areas were then implemented over the past year.

A mobilization workshop is a participative session for leadership or management teams where they engage in 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 health and safety global action plan.

Delving into each team’s reality

The mobilization workshops conducted over the past year led to several on-site initiatives, including one that emerged during a workshop with the leadership team of Premier Tech Systems and Automation.

It highlighted the need to create more opportunities to connect and engage directly with production teams to better understand their challenges and inform our actions accordingly. A structured program has then been implemented, resulting in the Groups’ leadership teams visiting the sites and plants of our various home bases and engaging in conversations focused on health and safety.

« The field visits allowed me to gain a deeper understanding of health and safety in daily operations and strengthen conversation with team members. These visits foster direct communication and close collaboration, enabling us to quickly transform concerns into tangible actions. Working together enhances our team spirit as well as our sense of belonging and helps us better manage risks. These visits also gave me the opportunity to become more involved in improving safety and certain practices within our plants. »

— Marlène Deschênes, vice-president administration and finance at PT Systems and Automation

« These visits foster direct communication and close collaboration, enabling us to quickly transform concerns into tangible actions. »
— Marlène Deschênes, vice-president administration and finance at PT Systems and Automation

Creating space for open conversations

These visits go beyond merely assessing the situation with regard to safety. They serve, first and foremost, as an opportunity to go further — to establish genuine dialogue with teams, to ask and answer questions, and to foster caring and relevant conversations that focus on everyday work challenges.

The home bases where these visits took place have already noticed significant improvements. On one hand, team members participating in these workshops gain a better understanding of plant realities: they can better understand challenges and build a relationship with team members working in risk management and mitigation contexts. On the other hand, production teams feel heard and notice that things are progressing more quickly thanks to their contribution.

« These conversations are truly valuable. They provide a fresh perspective on our practices and working environment with a focus on what truly matters. For example, we spoke with Marlène about the newly installed welding benches. It was a great opportunity for her to see what works well, what we appreciate, and what could be improved. »

— Michaël Rousseau, fitter welder at PT Systems and Automation

« These conversations are truly valuable. They provide a fresh perspective on our practices and working environment with a focus on what truly matters. »
— Michaël Rousseau, fitter welder at PT Systems and Automation

*This story is from the Premier Tech Report 2025.

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