BEHAVIORBASEDSAFETY&YOU!!!PARTI3DISTINCTELEMENTSOFSAFETY1.HUMANATTRIBUTES(KNOWLEDGE,SKILLS,ABILITY,INTELLIGENCE,MOTIVES,ETC.….WHATDOYOUKNOW…WHATCANIDO….DOINGITWELLVS.JUSTDOINGIT3DISTINCTELEMENTSOFSAFETYII2…WORKENVIRONMENT:(EQUIPMENT,TOOLS,MACHINES,PROCEDURES,FACILITES,ETC.)…INDOORS/OUTDOORS(OSHA…NOSHADEPROVIDED&NOTENOUGHDRINKINGWATER)3DISTINCTELEMENTSOFSAFETYIII3…BEHAVIOR:(WHATPEOPLEDO)WEAREATTRACTEDTONEGATIVEBEHAVIORWHODROVETHESPEEDLIMITTHISWEEKEND/TODAY?WHOTEXTEDORTALKEDONCELLCOMINGHERETODAY?WEPUSHTHEENVELOPENEARMISSES:UNSAFEBEHAVIORSDON’TALWAYSRESULTINACCIDENTSNEARMISSESAREGOLDENOPPORTUNITIESTOPREVENTFUTUREISSUESDON’TIGNOREUNSAFEBEHAVIORWEDOALOTOFUNSAFETHINGS&GETAWAYWITHIT..DOESTHATMAKEITOK?EVENTUALLYITWILLCATCHUPTOUSWhatisBehaviorBasedSafetyHumanbehaviorcausesmostaccidents–Comfort–SavingTime–Convenience–Lackofunderstandingandtraining–Complacency–WrongSafetyfocus–CelebratingproductionoversafetySAFETYTOOLSNEEDED:SafetyManual–Procedures–MSDSMANUALS–PPE–Observations–AuditsACCEPTEDPERCEPTIONSRIGHTHANDVSLEFTHANDBEHAVIORALBASEDSAFETY…ITCANNOTBESUCCESSFULSTANDINGALONEITISANELEMENTTOBEUSEDINCOMBINATIONWITHOTHERELEMENTSCAN’TBETHEFLAVOROFTHEMONTHIT’SNOTAMAGICBULLETORSHORTCUT…..INCENTIVEPROGRAMS….Incentiveprogramscangiveawrongfocusonsafetyandhealth.TheywillnotimprovetheHSEItwilljustgiveusmore“fatcats”FOUNDATIONCONCEPTS…Itisbettertoslayadragonthantoteachpeoplewaystolivepeacefullywithhim!!!WHATSTHEDIFFERENCEBETWEENTRADITIONAL&BEHAVIORAL–BASEDSAFETYPROGRAMS???TRADITIONAL……..TYPICALLYATOP-DOWNAPPROACHFOCUSONREGUALTIONS&PROCEDURESTREATSSYMPTOMSEXTERNALENFORCEMENTDOASISAY…JUSTDOIT…BUTWHENBACKISTURNED…THEYWILLDOWHATTHEYWANTTODOBEHAVIORALBASED…..ISABOTTOM-UPAPPROACHFOCUSONEMPLOYEEBEHAVIORSADDRESSESROOTCAUSESINTERNALENFORCEMENTBYTHENUMBERS:ACCIDENT/INCIDENTINCIDENTS…….600PROPERTYDAMAGE...30MINORINJURY…10LOST-TIMEINJURY….1CHANGEBEHAVIORAT“600”LEVEL&YOUCANPREVENTTHEOTHER3RESULTINGITEMS$$$$THECOST$$$$FOREVERY$1.00OFDIRECTCOSTSFORINJURY/ILLNESSTHEREAREUPTO$100.00OFINDIRECTCOSTSBEHAVIORALANALYSISIWHATAREBEHAVIORS?AREBEHAVIORSOBSERVABLE?AREBEHAVIORSINHERENTLY“GOOD”OR“BAD”?BEHAVIORALANALYSISIIBEHAVIORSRESULTINPOSITIVEORNEGATIVECONSEQUENCESFORWORKERS.IMMEDIATE,SURE&GOODCONSEQUENCESREINFORCED.IMMEDIATE,SURE&BADCONSEQUENCESREFUTED.80-85%ofallincidentsaretheresultofunsafeacts;15-20%ofallincidentsaretheresultofunsafeconditions.Question:Iftrue,whyaremosteffortsgearedtowardsunsafeconditions?Answer:It’seasiertodealwithunsafeconditionsthanunsafeacts.UnsafeActsvs.UnsafeConditionsTHECHALLENGE…..REALIZETHEVALUEOFDOINGTHINGSTHERIGHTWAY