This course focuses on Behavioral Based Safety (BBS) as a proactive approach to improving workplace safety by understanding and influencing the behavior of employees. Participants will explore how attitudes, perceptions, and habits contribute to unsafe practices and how structured interventions can significantly reduce incidents and build a strong safety culture.
BBS complements traditional safety systems by addressing the human factors that often lead to accidents, helping organizations move from compliance-based to culture-based safety management.
- HSE Managers and Officers
- Safety Supervisors and Coordinators
- Operations and Maintenance Managers
- HR and Organizational Development Professionals
- Line Supervisors and Team Leaders
- Anyone involved in promoting or managing workplace safety
To provide participants with the knowledge and tools to implement Behavioral Based Safety programs that encourage safe behaviors, reduce incidents, and foster a culture of continuous safety improvement.
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the principles and science behind Behavioral Based Safety.
- Identify the relationship between behavior, conditions, and incidents.
- Conduct behavioral observations and provide effective feedback.
- Design and implement a BBS program tailored to their organization.
- Engage employees at all levels in safety improvement efforts.
- Measure and monitor the effectiveness of behavioral interventions.
- Introduction to behavioral based safety
- What is BBS and why it matters
- Difference between traditional and behavioral safety
- Key components of a BBS program
- Understanding behavior and human factors
- ABC model (antecedent, behavior, consequence)
- Human error and risk-taking behavior
- Safety attitudes and perceptions
- Identifying unsafe behaviors
- Common at-risk behaviors in the workplace
- Observation techniques and behavior checklists
- Data collection and analysis
- Behavioral observation and feedback
- Conducting effective safety observations
- Giving constructive feedback
- Building trust and encouraging openness
- Designing and implementing a BBS program
- Setting goals and selecting behaviors to target
- Training observers and line leaders
- Integrating BBS with existing safety systems
- Overcoming challenges in BBS
- Addressing resistance to change
- Aligning management and workforce priorities
- Case studies and lessons learned
- Building a safety culture
- Leadership’s role in BBS
- Positive reinforcement and recognition
- Embedding BBS in organizational values
