Behavioral Based Safety (BBS) is the methodology to safety that focuses on workers?behavior as the cause of most work-related injuries and illnesses. …
BEHAVIOR-BASED SAFETY (BBS)
Description
Behavioral Based Safety (BBS) is the methodology to safety that focuses on workers?behavior as the cause of most work-related injuries and illnesses. According to statistics, around 80 to 90 percent of all incidents, the employee behavior played an essential part. BBS focuses on identifying and reinforcing a safety culture and should provide the employees the opportunity to address the critical aspects of building and promoting an incident free culture. This course will focus on identifying and reinforcing safe behaviors, therefore reducing unsafe/at-risk behaviors. Safety in the workplace is influenced by a number of factors such as the environment, attitude, commitment and the personal attributes of the individual. Safety performance can be improved by addressing these major influences.
