Behavior Based Safety

(B-Safe Program)
 Course Outline
1. Introduction
2. Objectives
3. Who is an observer
4. When do we observe
5. How do we observe
6. B-safe observer’s responsibility
7. Environmental management
8. Review
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 Introduction

B-Safe is a behavioural observation programme aimed

at encouraging safe Behavior and changing unsafe
behavior among employee participating in the project.
80-90% of all accidents are caused by unsafe behavior.
B-Safe believe that if unsafe behavior are observed and
change effected, that will be more productive approach
to the reduction of near miss and accident on our
construction site. The major focus of B-Safe is YOU as
individual going home as sound as you came to work
yesterday.

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 Objectives

a) To encourage safe behaviors by group or individual.

b) To change unsafe behaviour thereby reducing incident.

c) To adopt a more proactive approach towards safety.

d) Increase individual attention towards safety.

e) The observers provide a fresh pair of eye for the

individual work group and report unfavourable condition.

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 Who Is An Observer

A B-Safe observer is an employee nominated by his section,

trained by HSE Team and given the necessary paper work to
observe and report condition and behavior within his work
location. A B-Safe observer is not a safety officer; his will assist
safety officer by carrying out their daily observation while doing
their routine task. An observer is not above his work, his work
mate or his supervisor, he is not a Company spy. All observers
should behave as people trained to help make the work site a safe
place or work.

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 When Do We Observe

Observation should be done while jobs are in progress and

report forms completed at the peak of the work. Unsafe

conditions observed should be pointed out to the work crew

and to supervisor for changes to be made. Observers

should not abandon their work area and move about during

working hour and pretend to be doing observation.

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 How Do We Observe
Record all observation on your daily checklist provided,

only record what you see, “DON’T GUESS”. Remember,

the score will come back to you and your Company, and

it will help to indicate the correct level of safety in your

work. If you have any comment, write it on the comment

side of the checklist, don’t write what you did not see

“Help us to help you”

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 B-safe Observer Responsibilities

a) Conduct Toolbox briefing with crew

b) Help conducting Job Safety Analysis

Briefing

c) Remind work crew of safety

d) Report observations daily

e) Report unsafe condition to members /

supervisors and HSE officers.

f) To encourage everyone to behave

safely

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 Environmental Management

ENVIRONMENT: Surroundings in which an organization

operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora,
fauna, humans and their interrelation.

a)   As B-safe observers one of our duty is to help and protect

our work environment, by reporting anything that can cause
harm or contaminate the environment.

b) Help prevent environmental pollution and to achieve “Zero”

environmental accident target, by reporting to your
supervisor or site HSE officers of any of the followings:

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 Environmental
a) Spillage of any kind
b) Soil contamination of any kind
c) Unsegregated Waste
 Spillage: Letting out a liquid or chemical through leakage or damage
of container that allow flow into ground or underground water
contamination. This can cause damage to human, soil, water, air
and the environment.
 Waste: Our policy is to manage waste from cradle grave. Every
waste need to be segregated at source to enable a good
management of the waste or recycling.
 Contamination: Improper management of waste and spillage can
lead to contamination of soil, air, underground water, which can
affect our environment.
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 Emergency Response

When there is spill, call Daewoo HSE Office. Notify location,

estimate quantity and identify substance spilled.

1) Stop spread of spill, stop the source of spill.

2) Contain spill with suitable available materials

3) If spill is hazardous, keep other workers clear from area and wait

for clean up team.

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 What Is B-Safe?
A programme designed to modify the behaviour of
the workforce by:-
– Raising their awareness of safe working practices
– Helping them to take ownership of their own
safety and that of their colleagues

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 B-Safe Is Not!

 A disciplinary
procedure
– Observers are not
spies!
 A substitute for safety
conscious supervision
 A waste of time

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 How Does It Work?

 Every work group has

a nominated
“OBSERVER” drawn
from within that group
– Not safety officers
– Not foremen/headmen
 Trained by HSE Team

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 How Does It Work?
 Observations conducted daily
– Within his/her own workgroup
– 10 - 20 minutes
– Any time during the working day
 Not break times!

 Observing specified “behaviour”

 Recorded on B-SAFE check-list
– Unique to each Observer
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 Behavior?

 What the OBSERVER can

see
– Personnel are wearing their
safety helmets at all times
– Personnel are keeping their
work areas clear of unused
tools and debris

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 How Does It Work?
 Safe
– Personnel behaving in a safe way
 Unsafe
– Personnel behaving in a way that puts themselves
or others at risk of injury
 Unseen
– Specified behaviour not observed

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 Safety Performance Check-list

When personnel are Safety Performance Check-

sitting they are; list
SAFE UNSAFE UNSEEN

Sitting upright in their

chair 
Chair has proper Back
rest

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 How Does It Work?

 Positive reinforcement
– Acknowledging safe
behaviour
– Correcting unsafe
behaviour in a non-
adversarial way
– Leading by example

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 When?

 Every day
 10 - 20 minutes
 At the peak of jobs

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 Who?

 Everyone that is in their

area:-
Workers
Supervisors
Visitors

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 Who?
OBSERVING (THE FOCUS IS ON PEOPLE)

 WHAT YOU CAN SEE THE PERSON DOING RIGHT

NOW.
 WHAT ACTION IS HE DISPLAYING. ACTION
PERFORMING.
 e.g. Is he crossing a barricade?
- Carrying a grinder by the cord?
- Holding a coiled rope as he is climbing the stairs
- Dragging a cable as he is backing where he is
going?
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 Who?
 Is he walking with laced shoes?
 Is he serving with clean cups?
 Is he running when in site?
 Are they passing the scaffold pole from hand to
hand?
 Is he standing under a suspended load?
 Is he accessing the excavation through a
proper access.
 Is he climbing the ladder with both hands free.
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 Observation
 Behavior is the Action you see or sound you hear, when
you are observing someone.
 How to Observe?
 Identify Behavior. What is he doing right now?
 Is it right or wrong? Decide
 Give Feedback
 Record on your checklist
 Record number of safe and unsafe
 What you did not see is unseen (never assume,
assumption is dangerous) be sure. See and record.
 (Show Honesty and Sincerity of purpose. Show
concern)
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 Feedback
 It helps those unsafe to be safe
 Recognize those are safe so that they will stay safe
 Treat people with dignity and respect
 Promote inter-personal relationship
 Promote learning
 Good communication – Polite language
 Demonstrate good feedback on good action or
behavior
 Demonstrate feedback on wrong action

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 How Does It Help?

 Feedback:-
– Percentage safe

SAFE
X 100
SAFE + UNSAFE

= PERCENTAGE SAFE
 Performance indicator
 Predictive tool
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 90 5
NEP
88
86 4
84

INJURY RATE PER100,000 MANHOURS

82 3
PERCENTAGE SAFE

80
78 2
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74 1
72
70 0
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 Feedback
 Best scoring areas
 Most unsafe
 Produced weekly
 Use information in tool
box talks

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 Your Role
 Support the observers
– Encourage them to complete their
observations daily
– Encourage them to report honestly
– Occasionally accompany an observer (once
a week)
– Use the feedback

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 Your Role

 Never use B-SAFE feedback as the reason for

disciplinary action
 Never “persuade” an observer to “under-report”
 If you can see an area of behaviour that B-
SAFE can help with - let us know
 Lead by example

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 THINK SAFE. WORK SAFE. STAY
SAFE.

THANKS …
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