VIDEO 13 March 2023 | Safety

Behavioral Minute: Too Lean for Safety

It is an understatement to say that many organizations are running lean. While the business case for lean operations is compelling, there is such a thing as being too lean, especially when it comes to safety. But how can you tell if you are too lean for safety? In this behavioral minute video, Judy Agnew, Ph.D., ADI's Vice President of Safety Solutions,…
VIDEO 24 January 2023 | Safety

Behavioral Minute: Psychological Safety

Progressive safety cultures depend on employees’ willingness to provide input and feedback to leaders without fear of negative consequences. In this video, Brian Molina offers tips for building psychological safety into an organization’s safety management systems.
VIDEO 7 September 2022 | Safety

Safe By Design: What do we hope readers learn?

Avoid Putting Good Workers In Bad Systems In their new book, safety experts Judy Agnew and David Uhl say understanding how systems impact behavior helps leaders minimize blame and work cooperatively with the front line. In the third video of this series, Judy Agnew, Ph.D., answers the question, "What do we hope readers get out of the book?"  Read…
VIDEO 31 March 2022 | Safety

Safe By Design: What Systems Are Covered In the Book?

Avoid Putting Good Workers In Bad Systems In their new book, safety experts Judy Agnew and David Uhl say understanding how systems impact behavior helps leaders minimize blame and work cooperatively with the front line. In the second video of this series, Judy Agnew, Ph.D., answers the question, "What systems are covered in the book?" Read more about Safe…
VIDEO 1 February 2022 | Safety

BBS Quick-Launch®

ADI’s BBS Quick-Launch® is a supervisor-driven safety observation and feedback process that greatly increases supervisors’ engagement in reinforcing safe behavior and identifying and eliminating hazards. ADI’s BBS Quick-Launch curriculum includes a workshop for supervisors and orientations for managers and frontline employees so that all employees…
VIDEO 1 February 2022 | Safety

BBS Prime®

ADI’s BBS Prime® engages the frontline and management through a process that starts with education in understanding and influencing behavior. The BBS Prime curriculum includes separate training workshops for managers and supervisors, core teams of frontline employees that lead the peer-to-peer observation and feedback process, and an orientation to the BBS…
VIDEO 31 January 2022 | Safety

Safe By Design: Why Did We Write This Book?

Avoid Putting Good Workers in Bad Systems! In their new book, safety experts Judy Agnew and David Uhl say understanding how systems impact behavior helps leaders minimize blame and work cooperatively with the front line. In the first video of this series, Judy Agnew, Ph.D., answers the question, "Why did you write this book?" BUY NOW
VIDEO 20 June 2019 | Safety

ADI Service: Overcoming Challenges in Mining

Advances in mine engineering and technology have had a positive impact on mine safety. Yet despite these advances, many mining organizations struggle to achieve consistent use of these robust safety systems as they fail to address the human performance component of mine safety. Watch as Judy Agnew  discusses the importance of an effective…
VIDEO 19 June 2019 | Safety

Behavioral Minute: Lifesaving Rules

Lifesaving Rules, Golden Rules, and Cardinal Rules are a set of safety rules established by organizations to prevent fatalities, yet they aren’t always easy to follow or adhere to. Watch as Judy Agnew discusses the problems associated with these rules and offers three things organizations can do instead to ensure these rules save lives. For more on…
VIDEO 7 May 2019 | Safety

Behavioral Minute: Is Your BBS Process Stale?

BBS processes can be like many other organizational processes and systems; they can become stale or ineffective over time. Common problems include employees doing few if any observations, lack of management engagement, or slow or negligible improvements. Watch as Bart Sevin explains how revisiting the fundamentals and using behavior science can help you…