Behaviour Based Safety New

The document discusses Behavior Based Safety (BBS) training. It defines key terms like behavior and attitudes. The purpose of BBS training is to improve soft skills, personality, and overall workplace safety. A BBS approach systematically examines behaviors to increase safe behaviors through engagement, motivation, and reinforcement. It uses leading indicators to measure prevention rather than lagging indicators that measure past incidents. The guidelines for a BBS program include obtaining workforce involvement, analyzing accident records, developing observation checklists, establishing baselines and targets, and providing regular feedback. A case study outlines the steps of a BBS intervention over time.

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Term : Definitions

▪ Behaviour is any measurable thing a person does directly including speaking,

acting and performing physical functions.

▪ Attitudes are within a person’s head; hence they are not measurable or observable
however Attitudes may be changed by changing behaviours.

▪ Behaviour Based Safety (BBS), which is often described as a bottom-up approach

(frontline employees), with top-down support from safety leaders.
Purpose of BBS Training
▪ To improve soft skills along with the employee’s technical skills.

▪ To improve overall personality of the employee.

▪ The aim of BBS training is to improve overall safety of workplace.

▪ BBS Training and implementation is always identified as one of the vital functions
of EHS Management.
A BBS approach is one which:
▪ Is based on solid principles about engaging, motivating, assisting, reinforcing, and
sustaining safe behaviours.

▪ Takes a systematic approach, examining the motivation underlying behaviours, in order to

increase safe behaviour.

▪ Is an ongoing effort; not ‘once-off’ provisions, but a new way of working that the safety
leader must continually promote for sustainable, positive results.

▪ Takes time to achieve; however, results can be observed immediately due to the nature of
measurement involved.
A BBS approach is one which:
▪ BBS programmes do not depend solely on ‘lagging indicators’ (after the fact), and
instead shift the focus to ‘leading indicators’ (preventative).

▪ It is a supplementary tool that will enhance the effect of already existing practices,
and will allow for an objective measurement system.

▪ Aims to understand causes of incidents and near misses and correct them through
the behaviour of relevant people.
ABC Model
The guidelines to implement BBS program
▪ Obtain the involvement and commitment of the workforce through consultation,
discussion, and the provision of information.

▪ Install a steering committee to implement and monitor progress in the development of

the program.

▪ Analyse recent accident and near miss records to identify unsafe behaviours responsible
for a substantial amount of the accidents.

▪ Develop a specific check list to incorporate the identified behaviours.

▪ Employees are trained for safety observation techniques and they provide feedback.
The guidelines to implement BBS program
▪ Establish a base line to monitor behaviour in the workplace to ascertain the
current average levels of safe behaviour at workplace.