Behavior-Based Safety

ehavior-based safety (BBS) is an approach to improving workplace safety by focusing on what workers do and why they do it, and then applying strategies to promote safe behaviors in the future. It is based on the belief that human behaviors – people’s actions and reactions – contribute in some way to many or most accidents.

Many organizations have used this approach and realized safety improvements, but BBS cannot comprise a safety program by itself. Effective safety programs must address other factors, including worker skills and knowledge, the site or facility, and tools and equipment, among other things.

This course describes the elements of an effective b

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Define the term “behavior-based safety,” or BBS
• Describe the three elements which contribute to workplace safety
• Describe the tools which must accompany a BBS program to create an effective workplace safety program
• Describe the ABC model of behavior, including when antecedents and consequences are good motivators for behaviors
• List the requirements of an effective behavior-based safety program
• Describe the steps required to implement a BBS program 
• Identify examples of safe behaviors and unsafe behaviors