Behavior-based Behavior-based Safety (BBS)Safety (BBS)

What is behavior-based What is behavior-based safety?safety?

Reflects a proactive approach to Reflects a proactive approach to safety and health managementsafety and health management

Reflects a proactive Reflects a proactive approach to injury approach to injury preventionprevention

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What is behavior-based What is behavior-based safety?safety?

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

Focuses on safe behaviors that can Focuses on safe behaviors that can contribute to contribute to injury preventioninjury prevention

BBS is an injury BBS is an injury prevention processprevention process

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Implementation phases of Implementation phases of BBSBBS

Phase 1 - assess the safety culturePhase 1 - assess the safety culture

Phase 2 - educate Phase 2 - educate and train team and train team leadersleaders

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Implementation phases of Implementation phases of BBSBBS

Phase 3 - educate and train Phase 3 - educate and train employees about the principles, employees about the principles, tools, and tools, and implementation implementation strategiesstrategies

Phase 4 - monitor Phase 4 - monitor the progressthe progress

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The corporate safety The corporate safety cultureculture

Develop a clear safety mission and Develop a clear safety mission and goalsgoals

Communicate the vision and goalsCommunicate the vision and goals

Enable each area to Enable each area to attain its own safety attain its own safety goalsgoals

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The corporate safety The corporate safety cultureculture

Encourage individual participationEncourage individual participation

Empower employees to set and Empower employees to set and achieve their own goalsachieve their own goals

Foster mutual Foster mutual respect and supportrespect and support

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The Safety TriadThe Safety Triad

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Critical behaviors and Critical behaviors and barriers to safetybarriers to safety

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

At-risk behaviors that could lead to At-risk behaviors that could lead to serious injury or fatalityserious injury or fatality

At-risk behaviors that lead to a large At-risk behaviors that lead to a large number of minor injuries or near number of minor injuries or near missesmisses

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Critical behaviors and Critical behaviors and barriers to safetybarriers to safety

At-risk behaviors that could At-risk behaviors that could contribute to a large number of contribute to a large number of injuries because many people injuries because many people perform a given taskperform a given task

Safe behaviors that need to occur Safe behaviors that need to occur consistently in order to prevent consistently in order to prevent personal injurypersonal injury

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MotivationMotivation

Motivation is built on a solid Motivation is built on a solid corporate culturecorporate culture

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MotivationMotivation

Some examples of motivational Some examples of motivational influences that can take influences that can take precedence over motivation precedence over motivation include:include:• an individual’s self worthan individual’s self worth• a secure work environmenta secure work environment• desire for achievementdesire for achievement

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MotivationMotivation

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

in generalin general

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MotivationMotivation

Lack of motivation often centers Lack of motivation often centers around attitudinal problemsaround attitudinal problems

Address the motivational Address the motivational influences to increase energy and influences to increase energy and enthusiasmenthusiasm

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MotivationMotivation

Key motivational points include:Key motivational points include:• asking employees for their inputasking employees for their input• holding morale-building meetingsholding morale-building meetings• providing employees with the tools providing employees with the tools

they need to do their workthey need to do their work• recognizing personal needsrecognizing personal needs

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MotivationMotivation

Key motivational points include:Key motivational points include:• providing employees with challenging providing employees with challenging

taskstasks• privately recognizing employees for privately recognizing employees for

good workgood work• fostering a sense of community at fostering a sense of community at

your facilityyour facility

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The “DO IT” processThe “DO IT” process

DDefine behaviorsefine behaviors

OObserve behaviorsbserve behaviors

IIntervenentervene

TTest the interventionest the intervention

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Principles of Principles of behavior-based safetybehavior-based safety

Focus intervention on observable Focus intervention on observable behaviorbehavior

Look for external factors to Look for external factors to understand/improve behaviorsunderstand/improve behaviors

Direct with activators and motivate Direct with activators and motivate with consequenceswith consequences

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Principles of Principles of behavior-based safetybehavior-based safety

Focus on positive consequences to Focus on positive consequences to motivate behaviormotivate behavior

Apply the scientific method to Apply the scientific method to improve interventionimprove intervention

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Principles of Principles of behavior-based safetybehavior-based safety

Use theory to integrate Use theory to integrate information, not to limit information, not to limit possibilitiespossibilities

Design interventions with Design interventions with consideration of internal feelings consideration of internal feelings and attitudesand attitudes

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SummarySummaryBehavior-based safetyBehavior-based safety

Reflects a proactive approach to Reflects a proactive approach to safety and health managementsafety and health management

Reflects a proactive approach to Reflects a proactive approach to injury preventioninjury prevention

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SummarySummaryBehavior-based safetyBehavior-based safety

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

Focuses on safe behaviors that can Focuses on safe behaviors that can contribute to injury preventioncontribute to injury prevention

Is an injury prevention processIs an injury prevention process

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