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Different safety requirements “Most companies discuss with us specialized products and the development thereof, because everything we make is client specific,” Van der Wilt-Wilms explains. “Our principals discuss with us the safety requirements related to the products we design and manufacture for them. The client specific nature of the products is exactly why we detect the differences. Which doesn’t mean we don’t work safely. We encourage our employees to work safely by training them and through our internal guidelines. Our employees are well aware of the risk and know how to manage it. Every entrepreneur should always recognize that if an employee is involved in an incident, this will not only result in personal suffering but may also result in damage to the company’s image and turnover losses. I just don’t want to have to visit an employee’s family to explain what went wrong and why it happened.”
Unambiguous information Unambiguous information is crucial in order to prevent confusion – especially when her people work on location, Van der Wilt-Wilms says. “Fortunately, I do detect initiatives to at least align the information different parties use. This diminishes the risk of confusion, misunderstanding and therefore incidents. What strikes me is that different principals not always follow the same requirements. Certification required to be permitted to go Offshore for instance can vary among