Managing supplier quality and safety
At SNCF, ensuring that suppliers meet quality and safety requirements is a top priority. Compliance is overseen by our Group Procurement and Circular Economy Department. We build strong relationships with our suppliers, listening actively and providing ongoing support. Learn more about our commitments and approach to safety.
Safety—first and foremost
At SNCF, safety isn’t just our priority—it’s our foundation. Thanks to PRISME, our flagship safety initiative, the number of serious incidents has been cut in half since 2015. But even one incident is too many, since every statistic represents a real person, be they SNCF employees or external partners. Because any safety incident is unacceptable, SNCF has launched the Tous Partenaires en Sécurité (We’re All Partners in Security) programme.
Booklet 'Juste & Equitable PRISME SNCF'
UNDERSTAND OUR PRIORITIES
Booklet of common standards 'PRISME SNCF'
UNDERSTAND OUR PRIORITIES
We’re All Partners in Security—working together for safer sites
While our partner companies are responsible for their teams, SNCF aims to foster a shared safety culture that ensures everyone, on every worksite, stays healthy and safe.
Our objective? To collaborate with contracting firms working on our premises and implement concrete actions so their teams adopt SNCF’s proven safety rules, processes and standards.
Shared commitment: a joint charter for SNCF Group and its partners
This approach is outlined in our We’re All Partners in Security programme and formalized in a joint charter between SNCF Group and external partners. The charter reaffirms the safety principles that govern all operations carried out by SNCF and its external partners, and reiterates their joint commitment.
It ensures that effective measures are implemented to protect teams working on every SNCF site.
« Nos vies nos priorités »: un programme 100% SNCF Réseau
Un objectif commun : zéro décès et zéro accidents graves sur nos chantiers, un engagement central de « Nos vies nos priorités ».
Lancé en 2023 et déployé depuis 2024, le programme mobilise l’ensemble de nos collaborateurs, nos partenaires et leurs sous-traitants. Notre ambition, construire une culture de sécurité partagée.
Sur le terrain, nous mettons en avant des rituels et des bonnes pratiques (Stop & Go, Briefing au pied de l’opération, vigilance renforcée, etc.) pour prévenir les accidents. Parce que chaque geste compte, chacun est responsable de la sécurité de tous.
Cette approche collective vise à protéger la vie et la santé de tous les salariés et intervenants sur nos chantiers.
Les bonnes pratiques en sécurité
Prioritizing safety in every contract
From now on, safety criteria will carry more weight in our tender evaluations and contract awards.
We will also monitor the safety records of contractor firms operating on SNCF sites even more closely. This, in turn, will enable us identify risks early, and strengthen partner companies’ safety culture.
Group AFR¹ target for 2026:
11
including supplier performance (Group AFR in 2025: 14.5)
1,500
partners working on our sites
100 M
hours worked on our properties
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Practical safety measures for everyone on site
To minimize the risk of serious or fatal incidents, contractor teams at our sites must be able to assess risks and apply effective prevention, just as our own employees do. To help these external partners adopt SNCF’s safety culture, they now systematically take part in our risk prevention and analysis programmes, and are encouraged to embrace SNCF’s safety rituals, best practices and expertise. We all stay safer when we learn from and watch out for each other: that’s the message SNCF wants to hammer home.