Telnorp - What is safe?

Safety covers a wide range of factors. Safety is both man and machine. Safety is the the prevention of and restriction of both bodily harm and technical damage.

Technology - Human
Technology is for sale and can be physically implemented. Heavy duty locks, fire retardant material, buglar alarms, fire-smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, escape routes, emergency lighting. Human expertise is partly for hire but should also be available internally. Your personnel are the deciding factor in your own safety policy.

Prevention - Reaction
In an ideal situation, you implement enough preventive measures to preclude any mishaps. Unfortunately however, this is unachievable. People make mistakes, systems fail, criminals conjur up schemes to which normal people are totally unaccustomed and unprepared. Incidents are therefore always possible. Your own internal reaction is what dictates the consequences thereof.

By Accident – On Purpose
Despite labour laws, emergency procedures, safety goggles, inspections etc, accidents can never be ruled out entirely. An error of judgement, a slight lapse of concentration, the use of wrong materials, a small communications breakdown can all lead to an accident.
The physical damage through criminal intent (burglary, theft, arson, acts of violence) can, despite all preventative measures, be large enough but without a properly coördinated reaction the results can be severe.