Term : Definitions

▪ Behaviour is any measurable thing a person does directly including speaking,

acting and performing physical functions.

▪ Attitudes are within a person’s head; hence they are not measurable or observable
however Attitudes may be changed by changing behaviours.

▪ Behaviour Based Safety (BBS), which is often described as a bottom-up approach

(frontline employees), with top-down support from safety leaders.
Purpose of BBS Training
▪ To improve soft skills along with the employee’s technical skills.

▪ To improve overall personality of the employee.

▪ The aim of BBS training is to improve overall safety of workplace.

▪ BBS Training and implementation is always identified as one of the vital functions
of EHS Management.
A BBS approach is one which:
▪ Is based on solid principles about engaging, motivating, assisting, reinforcing, and
sustaining safe behaviours.

▪ Takes a systematic approach, examining the motivation underlying behaviours, in order to

increase safe behaviour.

▪ Is an ongoing effort; not ‘once-off’ provisions, but a new way of working that the safety
leader must continually promote for sustainable, positive results.

▪ Takes time to achieve; however, results can be observed immediately due to the nature of
measurement involved.
A BBS approach is one which:
▪ BBS programmes do not depend solely on ‘lagging indicators’ (after the fact), and
instead shift the focus to ‘leading indicators’ (preventative).

▪ It is a supplementary tool that will enhance the effect of already existing practices,
and will allow for an objective measurement system.

▪ Aims to understand causes of incidents and near misses and correct them through
the behaviour of relevant people.
ABC Model
The guidelines to implement BBS program
▪ Obtain the involvement and commitment of the workforce through consultation,
discussion, and the provision of information.

▪ Install a steering committee to implement and monitor progress in the development of

the program.

▪ Analyse recent accident and near miss records to identify unsafe behaviours responsible
for a substantial amount of the accidents.

▪ Develop a specific check list to incorporate the identified behaviours.

▪ Employees are trained for safety observation techniques and they provide feedback.
The guidelines to implement BBS program
▪ Establish a base line to monitor behaviour in the workplace to ascertain the
current average levels of safe behaviour at workplace.

▪ Establish a safety improvement target with each department.

▪ Monitor progress daily and provide detailed feedback to each department.

▪ Review performance trends to identify any barriers to improvement.

▪ Provide feedback, by way of briefing sessions at regular intervals, seeking the

views, recommendations and opinions of all personnel.
 Case Study : Behavioural Intervention Over Time

STEP 1

STEP 6
Safety Assessment : Past Employee monthly feedback : verbal &
Interventions, identify risk & training Visual, Rewards (%age increment)
Step2

STEP 2
Designing team (10 people), area Roll out programme from initial area

STEP 7
manager & committee leader Step 7 Step 3 of plant to plant wide
STEP 3

Identify safety values & create safety Step1

process (for individual units)

Step 6 Step 4
STEP 4

Training on n behavioural observation

techniques
Step 5
STEP 5

Complete at least two safe behaviour

from listed checklist