What
is Behavior-based Safety?
Behavior-based Safety is a method to use positive
reinforcement to change unsafe behavior. The system:
- Is employee-based for
continuous improvement.
- Analyzes tasks and
hazards to identify critical safety behaviors.
- Analyzes behavior based
on job observation.
- Uses feedback about
safety performance as reinforcement.
Behavior-based Safety Principles
- Behavior is the cause
of accidents.
- Consequences motivate
behavior.
- What gets measured gets
done.
- Feedback is essential
to improvement.
- Quality is built-in
early in the process.
- Conversations change
organizations.
Behavior-based Safety and Integrated Safety
Management
Is Behavioral Safety the Missing Piece of ISMS? The
Behavior-based Safety Process is an integral component of the Integrated Safety
Management System (ISMS) and is consistent with the five ISMS core functions as
follows:
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ISMS Core Function
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BBS Process Element
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Define the Scope of Work
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Define the scope of the effort and personnel
involved
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Analyze the Hazards
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Analyze the hazardous behaviors to identify
critical safety acts
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Develop and Implement Hazard Controls
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Develop critical safety behavior checklists and
behavioral observation methods
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Perform Work Within Controls
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Train workers/observers; establish safe acts
baseline behavior; begin observation and calculation of the percentage of
safe acts
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Provide Feedback and Continuous Improvement
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Provide feedback to workers and observe improvement
in the percentage of safe acts and other measures (OSHA)
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Source: DOE
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Disclaimer: This material is for training purposes only. Its purpose is to inform employers of best practices in occupational safety and health and general OSHA compliance requirements. This material is not, in any way, a substitute for any provision of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 or any standards issued by OSHA.
