BEHAVIOUR
BASED
SAFETY GUIDE
DOING WHAT WE DO
BETTER, SMARTER, SAFER
Introduction
Most employers and employees in the area of safety will agree that the
ultimate aim of a safety initiative is a
“total safety culture”;
however, this concept is rarely defined.
A total safety culture is a culture in which:
a) individuals hold
safety as a value’ and
not just a priority;
b) individuals take responsibility for the safety
of their co-workers in addition to themselves; and
c) all level of employee are willing and able to act on their
sense of responsibility –
they can go ‘beyond the call of duty’
Awareness amongst all staff of
different ways to consider or query
human factors –
- How we do
- what we do , and
- why
What is a Behavioural-Based Safety (BBS)approach?
Within BBS, behaviour is explained in terms of the ABC
model Antecedent Behaviour Consequence
Antecedent, Behaviour, Consequence
What is a Behavioural-Based Safety (BBS)approach?
Antecedent : Stimulus or event that occurs before a
behaviour in time. This stimulus or event may result in the
behaviour. Work examples include goals, policies, training,
job aids, guides
Behaviour : Anything that we can see an individual do, or say.
Consequence : stimulus or event that occurs after a
behaviour in time. This consequence could increase or
decrease behaviour in the future, depending on its
reinforcing or punishing properties. Work examples include
feedback, recognition, task completion, goal achievement,
rewards.
What is behavior safety?
Everybody who works to reduce accidents and improve safe performance is
concerned with human behavior. “Behavior and accidents is what it’s all about,” is
a commonly heard phrase
How does Behavioral Safety work?
How does Behavioral Safety work?
Behavior analysis is the science of behavior change. Applied behavior analysis is
the application of the science of behavior change to real world problems. As we
do this, we are looking for functional or systematic relationships between
Environmental changes, i.e., the stimuli or cues that lead to behavior
The behavior itself, such as specific areas of work performance
And the consequences of behavior, i.e., the positive or negative responses that
occur immediately after a person performs a particular work task.
What are the benefits of applying
behavior-based safety?
a) Reduce injuries and modify employee behavior by reinforcing safe work
practices and eliminating at-risk behavior
b) Reduce costs related to injuries and incidents
c) Develop communications skills
d) Raise overall safety awareness
e) Increase observation skills
f) Develop leadership skills
g) Communicate management’s commitment to safety
Safety
Activities
Fewer at-risk
Behaviors
Fewer
Accidents
How to implement behavioral-based safety process?
Generally, your design and implementation efforts follow a five-step
process (Table 1). For simplicity, these steps are presented in
sequence. In practice, some of the steps may occur concurrently.
Table 1. Procedure to create behavioral-based process
Step Activity
1 Design the behavioral-based safety process
2 Train coaches and teams
3 Kick off the process
4 Extend the feedback and involvement process
5 Enhance recognition and celebration
BEHAVIOR PRINCIPLES
WHAT IS BEHAVIOR?
Behavior Is What a Person Does or Says. What Causes a Person
to Take This Particular Behavior or Course of Action Depends On
Other Influencing Factors. Attitude and Situational Conditions
Cause The Particular Behavior.
What Influences Behavior?
Motivation.
Intelligence. Desire
Need.
Emotions.
Abilities.
Experience.
Skills.
Attitude Ambition.
Situational Conditions.
When The Reason For Behavior is Not Known.
Determine What Motivates The Behavior.
-- Lack of Training?
-- Working Conditions?
-- Personal Problems?
Work-Related Problem? - Try and Fix It.
Personal Problem? - Work Within Company Resources
Find Positive Ways To Discourage Unacceptable Behavior.
Give Example of unsafe Behaviour from
your department
