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Understanding Behavior-Based Safety

1. The document discusses three elements of safety - human attributes, work environment, and behavior. It states that human behavior causes most accidents. 2. A key difference between traditional and behavior-based safety programs is that traditional programs use a top-down approach and focus on regulations and procedures, while behavior-based programs use a bottom-up approach and focus on changing employee behaviors. 3. Behavior-based safety aims to prevent incidents by addressing the root causes of unsafe behaviors through internal enforcement and ensuring behaviors have positive consequences. Changing behaviors at early near-miss levels can prevent more serious injuries.

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Understanding Behavior-Based Safety

1. The document discusses three elements of safety - human attributes, work environment, and behavior. It states that human behavior causes most accidents. 2. A key difference between traditional and behavior-based safety programs is that traditional programs use a top-down approach and focus on regulations and procedures, while behavior-based programs use a bottom-up approach and focus on changing employee behaviors. 3. Behavior-based safety aims to prevent incidents by addressing the root causes of unsafe behaviors through internal enforcement and ensuring behaviors have positive consequences. Changing behaviors at early near-miss levels can prevent more serious injuries.

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BEHAVIOR BASED SAFETY & YOU!!!

PART I

3 DISTINCT ELEMENTS OF SAFETY


1. HUMAN ATTRIBUTES

(KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITY, INTELLIGENCE, MOTIVES, ETC.


.WHAT DO YOU KNOW WHAT CAN I DO .DOING IT WELL VS. JUST DOING IT

3 DISTINCT ELEMENTS OF SAFETY II


2 WORK ENVIRONMENT: (EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, MACHINES, PROCEDURES, FACILITES, ETC.) INDOORS/OUTDOORS (OSHANO SHADE PROVIDED & NOT ENOUGH DRINKING WATER)

3 DISTINCT ELEMENTS OF SAFETY III


3BEHAVIOR: (WHAT PEOPLE DO)
WE ARE ATTRACTED TO

NEGATIVE BEHAVIOR
WHO DROVE THE SPEED LIMIT

THIS WEEKEND/TODAY?
WHO TEXTED OR TALKED ON

CELL COMING HERE TODAY ?


WE PUSH THE ENVELOPE

NEAR MISSES:
UNSAFE BEHAVIORS DONT ALWAYS RESULT IN

ACCIDENTS NEAR MISSES ARE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES TO PREVENT FUTURE ISSUES DONT IGNORE UNSAFE BEHAVIOR WE DO A LOT OF UNSAFE THINGS & GET AWAY WITH IT.. DOES THAT MAKE IT OK? EVENTUALLY IT WILL CATCH UP TO US

What is Behavior Based Safety


Human behavior causes most accidents

Comfort
Saving Time Convenience Lack of understanding and training Complacency Wrong Safety focus Celebrating production over safety

SAFETY TOOLS NEEDED:


Safety Manual Procedures MSDS MANUALS

PPE
Observations

Audits

ACCEPTED PERCEPTIONS

RIGHT HAND VS LEFT HAND

BEHAVIORAL BASED SAFETY


IT CANNOT BE SUCCESSFUL STANDING

ALONE IT IS AN ELEMENT TO BE USED IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER ELEMENTS CANT BE THE FLAVOR OF THE MONTH ITS NOT A MAGIC BULLET OR SHORTCUT..

INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.
Incentive programs

can give a wrong focus on safety and health. They will not improve the HSE It will just give us more fat cats

FOUNDATION CONCEPTS

It is better to slay a dragon than to teach people ways to live peacefully with him!!!

WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL & BEHAVIORALBASED SAFETY PROGRAMS???

TRADITIONAL..
TYPICALLY A TOP-DOWN APPROACH

FOCUS ON REGUALTIONS &

PROCEDURES TREATS SYMPTOMS EXTERNAL ENFORCEMENT DO AS I SAYJUST DO IT BUT WHEN BACK IS TURNEDTHEY WILL DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO

BEHAVIORAL BASED..
IS A BOTTOM-UP APPROACH FOCUS ON EMPLOYEE BEHAVIORS

ADDRESSES ROOT CAUSES


INTERNAL ENFORCEMENT

BY THE NUMBERS:
ACCIDENT/INCIDENT
INCIDENTS.600 PROPERTY DAMAGE... 30 MINOR INJURY10 LOST-TIME INJURY.1
CHANGE BEHAVIOR AT 600 LEVEL & YOU CAN PREVENT THE OTHER 3 RESULTING ITEMS

$$$$ THE COST $$$$


FOR EVERY $1.00 OF DIRECT COSTS FOR INJURY/ILLNESS THERE ARE UP TO $100.00 OF INDIRECT COSTS

BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS I
WHAT ARE

BEHAVIORS? ARE BEHAVIORS OBSERVABLE? ARE BEHAVIORS INHERENTLY GOOD OR BAD?

BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS II
BEHAVIORS RESULT IN POSITIVE OR

NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR WORKERS. IMMEDIATE, SURE & GOOD CONSEQUENCES REINFORCED. IMMEDIATE, SURE & BAD CONSEQUENCES REFUTED.

Unsafe Acts vs. Unsafe Conditions


80-85% of all incidents are the result of unsafe acts;
15-20% of all incidents are the result of unsafe conditions. Question: If true, why are most efforts geared towards unsafe conditions? Answer: Its easier to deal with unsafe conditions than unsafe acts.

THE CHALLENGE..

REALIZE THE VALUE OF DOING THINGS THE RIGHT WAY

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