SAFE (Safety Accord Forestry Enterprise) Companies is a safety initiative developed by the BC forest sector. It is designed to assist companies in improving their safety performance and to evaluate company safety programs using industry recognized audit protocols. All types and sizes of companies can be evaluated using one of three different audit tools.  The BASE audit (Basic Audit Safety Evaluation)  is for companies that have 20 or more workers, the SEBASE audit (Small Employer BASE)  is for companies that have between 3 and 19 workers, and Independent Operator SAFE program is for independent operators of 1-2 person companies.