1. Behavioral Based Safety Randall Eason

2. Is Your Work Environment A Safe Place To Work

3. 18 Americans Die Everyday from work related injuries “A job to die for” -Lisa Cullen

4. USA Today Construction Nail found embedded in Construction workers skull.

5. SomervillePatch

6. Sierra Sun

7. Augusta Chronicle

8. 2008 Work Related Deaths 1 5 4 2

9. 2009 1,238,490 Days away from work due to a work related injury or illness

10. 2009Work Related Injuries Delivery Service Drivers Increased by 24% Landscapers Increased by 10% Cooks Increased by 20% Registered Nurses Increased by 5%

11. www.bls.gov Incidence rates of injuries and illnesses with days away from work for selected occupations with increased rates from 2008 to 2009, private industry

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13. www.bls.gov Distribution of injuries and illnesses by event or exposure, all ownerships, 2009

14. Here comes the Safety Man… Historically worker safety was followed by the company “Safety Man” who enforces company policy and procedures to help protect employees.

15. OSHA The Safety Man’s ability to enforce Safety policy and procedure was greatly aided with the implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration

16. Injuries Continue Even with the Implementation of OSHA, employees continue to get hurt on the job.

17. Research has proven Injuries, are just the tip of the Iceberg

18. A New Approach A new idea has been developed to help protect workers

19. Something different Behavior-based safety -a philosophy of identifying and preventing accidents, particularly in the workplace environment. Unsafe behavior triggers accidents and injury, resulting in a loss of productivity and workers compensation claims.

20. Behavioral Based Safety If the underlying behavior can be stopped. The injury can be prevented. This can be accomplished with a Behavioral Based Safety Program

21. Establishing Program Buy in and support from all decision makers Not based on: Assumptions Personal feelings Common knowledge But is based on: Scientific knowledge

22. Parts of a Behavioral Based Safety Program Common goals Target behaviors from safety assessments Observational data collection Decisions based on data Feedback associated with observations

23. Attitude Adjustment Behavior influences attitude and attitude influences behavior.

24. So How does it work? The program depends on observations. Observations are peer on peer Use of a pre-defined list of items to look for Developed by employees

25. Define Critical Behaviors Work Environment Tools/Equipment PPE Respiratory Burn Prevention Personal Awareness Body Position Communications Procedures Ladders/Scaffolds/Stairs Other

26. Employee Education

27. Perform Observations

28. Collect Data Identify at risk behavior Determine What is the job task What is the at risk behavior Why was the at risk behavior performed What will correct the at risk behavior What did the employee do to change the at risk behavior to a safe behavior

29. Types of Behavior Enabled The employee being observed is in control of the behavior and has the ability to change the at risk behavior on his own. Difficult The employee is in control of the behavior most of the time, can change the behavior but it usually takes a little more effort. Non-Enabled The average employee has no control over the behavior, relies on someone else to effect change.

30. Soon, Certain, and Positive The observer starts his feedback by commending the safe behavior the worker was doing during his work. Then he explains, one-by-one, the at-risk behaviors the worker was doing. Then the observer asks the worker why he was putting himself at risk. They both discuss the at-risk behaviors until the worker agrees to try the suggested recommendation made by the observer.

31. Changing Behaviors The discussion and agreement is the individual feedback which helps the worker to change his behavior. This feedback is considered as a form of reward since: The worker got commendable comments on his safe behavior. The worker understood his at-risk behavior without being reprimanded at site or reported to his superiors for further penalties.

32. Data Collection Observation checklist are collected and entered into a database. Reports are generated for the Steering Committee to analyze and recommend practical solutions. These reports flag out trends of at-risk behaviors and in which location they are taking place.

33. Steering Committee role The committee has periodical meetings to discuss and analyze BBS report findings. The committee then produces a set of recommendations to tackle workers' behaviors. Some of the recommendations would be as simple as providing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to workers in certain locations, or increase work force in another location. Some of the recommendations require site modification or costly machinery. Such recommendations are sent to top management for necessary approvals.

34. Daily Data Indicates What Area’s Are At Risk

35. OSHA Incident Rate Incident rates are an indication of how many incidents have occurred. Measure only past performance or lagging indicators. Incident rates are used to measure performance.There are many items that can be used to measure performance, most of which are positive in nature; incident rates tend to be viewed as an indication of something that is wrong with a safety system. Many companies use incident rates as the primary indicator of safety performance. Incident rates are easily comparable between one company and another throughout industry.

36. Observation / Incident Rate Increased observations have a direct correlation to decreased incidents

37. Barrier Removal Observations identify area’s that may attribute to an injury. With the Observation data collected, Corrective Actions can be implemented to remove the item that creates a hazard. The low handles on the left can lead to a possible muscle injury due to Poor body mechanics

38. Barrier Removal The left photo shows an I-beam that makes it difficult to remove the top of the vessel. The I-beam was lowered to make access easier and less strenuous.

39. Behavioral Based Safety Simply another option to ensure employees return home at the end of their workday.

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