BEHAVIOR BASED SAFETY

Behavior based safety

creates a safety culture that helps to identify safe behavior

Three Things to interact to improve safety

Person, Work Environment, Behavior

Safety Triad

Environment, Person, Behavior)

Environment

Equipment, Tools, Physical Layout, Procedures, Standards and Temperature

Person

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Intelligence, Motives and Personality

Behaviour

Complying, Coaching, Recognizing, Communicating, Demonstrating,

Principles of BBS

Behaviour causes accidents

Ø  Observe- measure- manage

Ø  Feedback- essential to improvement

Consequences motivate behaviour

Communication is the key

Participation creates ownership

Continuous improvement happens when we work together

Be proactive rather than reactive

Behavior

WHAT YOU DO

Attitude

WHAT YOU THINK, FEEL, OR BELIEVE

Barriers to safe behaviour:

·        Untrained or unskilled workers

·        Complacency

·        Personal Choice

·        Culture

·        Ineffective management systems

WHY AT RISK BEHAVIORS?

·        Jobs get done faster

·        Perception that risk is low

·        “Nothing is going to happen to me” attitude

·        At-risk behavior is reinforced

·        Lack of awareness that behavior is risky

ABC MODEL

way to look at how changing your behavior can improve safety.

Activator

triggers behavior

Behavior

what we do

Consequence

reinforcement or punishment

Attitude (activator)

affects how you behave

Positive reinforcement

enforces safe behavior

Negative reinforcement

deters unsafe behavior

Training

attempts to reduce work related injuries by creating a culture of safe behavior through observation, feedback,  positive intervention.

Four Key Components to BBS Programs

Correct Behavior
Observation card
Feedback Process
Measurement tool

Correct behavior

Determine the safe way to do the jobDetermine the safe way to do the job

Observation card

Observe and record unsafe behaviors

Feedback process

Deliver feedback immediately following an observation

Measurement tool

BBS is an ongoing process

Observe

observe the job to make sure you understand what the worker is doing and provide necessary feed back

Understand

communicate effectively; make sure the workers understand why their behavior is unsafe

Identify alternate behavior

coach the worker in the correct, safe behavior and allow change for safer way of getting the job done.

Feedback Process

Deliver feedback immediately following an observation:

Safe behavior observed

Feedback should acknowledge and reinforce it

Unsafe behavior observed

Identify cause of unsafe behavior

Explain why the behavior was unsafe

Offer an alternative safe behaviour