1. BEHAVIOR BASED SAFETY & YOU!!! PART I

2. 3 DISTINCT ELEMENTS OF SAFETY
HUMAN ATTRIBUTES (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITY, INTELLIGENCE, MOTIVES, ETC.
….WHAT DO YOU KNOW
…WHAT CAN I DO
….DOING IT WELL VS. JUST DOING IT

3. 3 DISTINCT ELEMENTS OF SAFETY II
2… WORK ENVIRONMENT: (EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, MACHINES, PROCEDURES, FACILITES, ETC.)
…INDOORS/OUTDOORS (OSHA…NO SHADE PROVIDED & NOT ENOUGH DRINKING WATER)

4. 3 DISTINCT ELEMENTS OF SAFETY III
3…BEHAVIOR: (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

5. NEAR MISSES: UNSAFE BEHAVIORS DON’T ALWAYS RESULT IN ACCIDENTS
NEAR MISSES ARE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES TO PREVENT FUTURE ISSUES
DON’T 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

6. 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

7. SAFETY TOOLS NEEDED: Safety Manual – Procedures – MSDS MANUALS – PPE
– Observations
– Audits

8. ACCEPTED PERCEPTIONS
RIGHT HAND VS LEFT HAND

9. BEHAVIORAL BASED SAFETY…
IT CANNOT BE SUCCESSFUL STANDING ALONE
IT IS AN ELEMENT TO BE USED IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER ELEMENTS
CAN’T BE THE FLAVOR OF THE MONTH
IT’S NOT A MAGIC BULLET OR SHORTCUT…..

10. 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”

11. FOUNDATION CONCEPTS…
It is better to slay a dragon than to teach people ways to live peacefully with him!!!
WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL & BEHAVIORAL–BASED SAFETY PROGRAMS???

12. TRADITIONAL…….. TYPICALLY A TOP-DOWN APPROACH
FOCUS ON REGUALTIONS & PROCEDURES
TREATS SYMPTOMS
EXTERNAL ENFORCEMENT
DO AS I SAY…JUST DO IT… BUT WHEN BACK IS TURNED…THEY WILL DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO

13. BEHAVIORAL BASED….. IS A BOTTOM-UP APPROACH
FOCUS ON EMPLOYEE BEHAVIORS
ADDRESSES ROOT CAUSES
INTERNAL ENFORCEMENT

14. BY THE NUMBERS: ACCIDENT/INCIDENT INCIDENTS…….600
PROPERTY DAMAGE... 30
MINOR INJURY…10
LOST-TIME INJURY….1
CHANGE BEHAVIOR AT “600” LEVEL & YOU CAN PREVENT THE OTHER 3 RESULTING ITEMS

15. $$$$ THE COST $$$$
FOR EVERY $1.00 OF DIRECT COSTS FOR INJURY/ILLNESS THERE ARE UP TO $ OF INDIRECT COSTS

16. BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS I WHAT ARE BEHAVIORS? ARE BEHAVIORS OBSERVABLE?
ARE BEHAVIORS INHERENTLY “GOOD” OR “BAD”?

17. BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS II
BEHAVIORS RESULT IN POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR WORKERS.
IMMEDIATE, SURE & GOOD CONSEQUENCES REINFORCED.
IMMEDIATE, SURE & BAD CONSEQUENCES REFUTED.

18. 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: It’s easier to deal with unsafe conditions than unsafe acts.

19. REALIZE THE VALUE OF DOING THINGS THE RIGHT WAY
THE CHALLENGE…..
REALIZE THE VALUE OF DOING THINGS THE RIGHT WAY