Free Module on BBS - Behavior Based Safety
A BBS or Behavior Based Safety program is intended to enable company employees to record safety observations, most importantly, stopping of work that is unsafe.
Peer to peer method of coaching, counseling, and encouraging all employees to reinforce safe behavior.
Safety Observation Cycle:
1. Observe people
2. Analyze their work practices by focusing on safe and unsafe behaviors
3. Talk with them about safety
4. Actively correct and prevent unsafe acts and conditions
5. Reinforce safe behavior
6. Report your observations
Behavior Based Safety
Basics
Develop a simple, written Company Specific Program appropriate for your company.
All employees have the obligation to stop work that is unsafe.
Train employees and subcontractors in the program and document training.
Gather and trend data on a regular basis
Use the data to understand types of at risk behaviors, develop performance targets and to address behaviors targeted for improvement.
Use trended data to develop action plans and upgrade / customize training.
Share observations, trended data and performance targets with employees.
The name of the person being stopped should not be included except for positive recognition.
The proper response to being stopped is “Thank You”
Observations should be kept positive, not a “Gotcha”.
Incentives work well for building an in depth safety program. Examples include best observation, most
quality observations, etc.
“What happened and what did you do about it” is a simple criteria for a quality HSE Observation.
Once the written program is in place, build on it as
appropriate in the spirit of continual improvement.
Benefits of BBS to your Company
Enhanced reporting
Increased Hazard Recognition
Easily Share Recognized Hazards
Data gathered is used to recognize trends
Trended data used to enhance program
Employees have greater sense of ownership of the HSE program
Incentives may be tied to best quality observations
Increased Employee Retention
WELDING & CUTTING HOT WORK SAFETY AWARENESS
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