BBS – Behavior Based Safety
             • What is Behavior Based Safety
             • History
             • Successful Programs
             • How Behavior Based Safety Works
             • Criticisms
             • Future
             • Technology Available
             • References
        What Is Behavior Based Safety?
      Behavior Based Safety (BBS) is the “application 
      of science of behavior change to real world 
      problems.”   BBS “focuses on what people do, 
      analyses why they do it, and then applies a 
      research – supported intervention strategy to 
      improve what people do.  At its very core BBS is 
      based on a larger scientific field called 
      Organizational Behavior Analysis.
                                                            HISTORY
                      Originated with the work of Herbert William Heinrich in 1930 with Travelers 
                      Insurance Company. Reviewed thousands of accident reports completed by 
                      supervisors.  Drew the conclusion:
                               •    Most accidents, illnesses & injuries in the workplace 
                                    are directly attributable to man-failures and unsafe 
                                    actions of workers.
                       Classified:
                               •    Man-failures
                               •    Unsafe actions of workers
                       Classified the accidents:
                               •    73% man-failures
                       Re-classified the accidents:
                               •    83% of all accidents, injuries and illnesses are caused by worker errors.
                     Heinrich’s data does not tell why the person did it, just that the accident occurred.
                     His conclusion – 90% of incidents caused by human error. The Phrase “behavior-based 
                     safety” (BBS) was coined by Dr. E. Scott Geller of “Safety Performance Solutions” in 1979.
                                  SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS
                         To be successful a BBS program must include:
                         •   All Employees – CEO to floor associates
                         •   A change in policy, procedures and/or systems to achieve 
                             changes in behavior
                         •   Buy in and support from all involved in decisions
                         •   A basis of scientific knowledge
                                                                                                          ELEMENTS 
                                                How Behavior-Based Safety Works
                                   A good BBS program will consist of:
                                   •    Common Goals –
                                        Employee and Managerial involvement in the process.
                                   •    Definition of what is expected –
                                        Specification of target behaviors derived from safety assessments.
                                   •    Observational data collection.
                                   •    Decision about how best to proceed based on those data.
                                   •    Feedback to associates.
                                   •    Review
                                   BBS is not a quick fix.  It is a commitment.
                                    
                                   The Goal is always the same.  ELIMINATE INJURY !