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Behavior-Based Safety

Behavior-based safety (BBS) reflects a proactive approach to safety and health management and injury prevention. It focuses on at-risk behaviors that can lead to injury and safe behaviors that can contribute to injury prevention. BBS is an injury prevention process.

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Behavior-Based Safety

Behavior-based safety (BBS) reflects a proactive approach to safety and health management and injury prevention. It focuses on at-risk behaviors that can lead to injury and safe behaviors that can contribute to injury prevention. BBS is an injury prevention process.

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Behavior-based Safety (BBS)

What is behavior-based safety


Reflects a proactive approach to safety and health management

Reflects a proactive
approach to injury
prevention
Focuses on at-risk behaviors that can lead to injury

Focuses on safe behaviors that can contribute to


injury prevention

BBS is an injury
prevention process
Questions
Write short note on
• Behaviour based safety
Principles of
behavior-based safety
• Focus intervention on observable behavior

• Look for external factors to understand/improve behaviors

• Direct with activators and motivate with consequences


• Focus on positive consequences to motivate behavior

• Apply the scientific method to improve intervention


• Use theory to integrate information, not to limit possibilities

• Design interventions with consideration of internal feelings and


attitudes

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Implementation phases of BBS

• Phase 1 - assess the safety culture


• Phase 2 – educate and train team leaders
• Phase 3 - educate and train employees about
the principles, tools, and implementation
strategies
• Phase 4 - monitorthe progress

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The corporate safety culture

• Develop a clear safety mission and goals

• Communicate the vision and goals


• Enable each area to attain its own safety
goals
• Encourage individual participation
• Empower employees to set and achieve
their own goals
• Foster mutual respect and support

3a
Critical behaviors and barriers to safety

• At-risk behaviors that lead to serious injury or fatality

• At-risk behaviors that could lead to serious injury or


fatality

• At-risk behaviors that lead to a large number of minor


injuries or near misses
• At-risk behaviors that could contribute to a large number
of injuries because many people perform a given task

• Safe behaviors that need to occur consistently in order to


prevent personal injury

5a
Motivation
Motivation is built on a solid corporate culture
• Some examples of motivational influences that
can take precedence over motivation include:
– an individual’s self worth
– a secure work environment
– desire for achievement
– desire for recognition
– how employees feel about their jobs in general
• Lack of motivation often centers around attitudinal
problems

• Address the motivational influences to increase


energy and enthusiasm

6a
Motivation
• Key motivational points include:
– asking employees for their input
– holding morale-building meetings
– providing employees with the tools they need to do
their work
– recognizing personal needs
– providing employees with challenging tasks
– privately recognizing employees for good work
– fostering a sense of community at your facility

6e
The “DO IT” process
• Define behaviors

• Observe behaviors

• Intervene

• Test the intervention

7a
Summary
Behavior-based safety
• Reflects a proactive approach to safety and
health management

• Reflects a proactive approach to injury prevention


• Focuses on at-risk behaviors that can lead to
injury

• Focuses on safe behaviors that can contribute to


injury prevention

• Is an injury prevention process

9a

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