Behaviorbased Safety BBS

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Behavior-based Safety (BBS)
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What is behavior-based safety?

• Reflects a proactive approach to safety and
  health management
• Reflects a proactive approach to injury
  prevention

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What is behavior-based safety?

• 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

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Implementation phases of BBS

• Phase 1 - assess the safety culture
• Phase 2 - educate and train team leaders

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Implementation phases of BBS

• Phase 3 - educate and train employees about the
  principles, tools, and implementation
  strategies
• Phase 4 - monitor the 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

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The corporate safety culture

• Encourage individual participation
• Empower employees to set and achieve their own
  goals
• Foster mutual respect and support

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The Safety Triad
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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

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Critical behaviors and barriers to safety

• 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

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Motivation

• Motivation is built on a solid corporate culture

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Motivation

• Some examples of motivational influences that can
  take precedence over motivation include
• an individuals self worth
• a secure work environment
• desire for achievement

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Motivation

• Some examples of motivational influences that can
  take precedence over motivation include
• desire for recognition
• how employees feel about their jobs in general

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Motivation

• Lack of motivation often centers around
  attitudinal problems
• Address the motivational influences to increase
  energy and enthusiasm

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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

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Motivation

• Key motivational points include
• providing employees with challenging tasks
• privately recognizing employees for good work
• fostering a sense of community at your facility

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The DO IT process

• Define behaviors
• Observe behaviors
• Intervene
• Test the intervention

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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

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Principles of behavior-based safety

• Focus on positive consequences to motivate
  behavior
• Apply the scientific method to improve
  intervention

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Principles of behavior-based safety

• Use theory to integrate information, not to limit
  possibilities
• Design interventions with consideration of
  internal feelings and attitudes

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SummaryBehavior-based safety

• Reflects a proactive approach to safety and
  health management
• Reflects a proactive approach to injury prevention

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SummaryBehavior-based safety

• 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

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