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… Turn up to Learn: Leadership in High-hazard Industries Turn up to Learn: Leadership in High-hazard Industries BY David Uhl Download PDF file In 200 3 The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) released a final report on the causes of the disastrous loss of the Space Shuttle on … disaster, he circumvented safety so the crew could work longer without exceeding the annual limit of radiation exposure set by the government. At first glance, the questions that come to mind after reading these few industrial accident examples are …
… history and its connection to science What is Behavior-Based Safety? A look at the history and its connection to science BY Aubrey Daniels Download PDF file HISTORY: There seems to be much confusion in the practice of behavior-based safety (BBS) … over the years, and the consultants who designed them have changed their positions about some basic issues.” In a paper by the United Steelworkers [ii] in the early 2000’s, behavior-based safety is described as “a variety of programs that focus on worker behavior as the cause for almost all workplace accidents.” This definition of behavior-based safety stems from the fact that in many articles, behavior-based safety is …
… Behavior-Based Safety Leadership Behavior-Based Safety Leadership BY Judy Agnew, Ph.D. Download PDF file Avoid Being Safe by Accident One of the biggest challenges in safety is getting people to do what they are supposed to do. There are many …
… Stress and Safety: A Costly Relationship Stress and Safety: A Costly Relationship BY Darnell Lattal Download PDF file Note: During these times in particular, stress is being experienced everywhere and at … lines with an emphasis on profits (running faster) that compromised safety. However, the most immediate cause determined by the safety board that investigated the accident was that Takami had been seriously punished for an on-the-job mistake a year earlier and the shame of the …
… The Consequence Strategy for Managing Safety The Consequence Strategy for Managing Safety BY Betty Loaffman Download PDF file No one wants to see people hurt. No company wants to spend money needlessly on insurance and/or damages caused by accidents. Therefore, every manager and company should have a strategy for managing safety. Traditional management …
… Clark Pacific’s Safety Journey Clark Pacific’s Safety Journey BY Gail Snyder Download PDF file High-rise hotels, hospitals, stadiums, student housing, churches, casinos, parking garages, … Audra Owens, now Director of Environmental, Health and Safety, who had in a previous position come across the book Safe by Accident: Leadership Practices that Build a Sustainable Safety Culture —a behavior-based approach to safe workplaces. The …
… the Rare Error: The Critical Role of Science in Safety Combatting the Rare Error: The Critical Role of Science in Safety BY Judy Agnew & Aubrey Daniels Download PDF file Organizational operations are increasingly complex. As a result, keeping … when in fact they are most often a failure of leadership. There are usually two causes of rare errors. They are caused by inadequate training or by an environment that produces too few reinforcers to keep the employee focused on the task. By … level, exposure is unnecessarily high. The investment in training to fluency has a very large payback when all the costs of accident and injury are factored into the safety equation. As T.C. Cumming, a former Navy Seal says, “The more you sweat in …
… Vinings Industries Boosts Safety Success With BBS Vinings Industries Boosts Safety Success With BBS BY Download PDF file Sometimes people automatically reject the idea of new safety strategies because they view such … initiative already in place at Vinings prior to BBS was the encouragement, even recognition, for reporting near-miss accidents. This initiative eventually played a part in persuading the facility's management to try BBS. The Near-Miss … and we track them on a monthly basis," he said. "We have found that the number of near-miss accident reports has dropped by 50 percent since implementing behavior-based safety. Since we started BBS people are focusing on particular behaviors …
… The Moment The Moment BY Francisco Gomez Download PDF file Stress was affecting everyone at the plant on the day of the accident. People were cranky and on edge. Both the Manager and the Supervisor had called Jason twice that morning, asking if … for work again on Monday. You rinse and repeat that cycle for too many weeks in a row, and your kid's life will pass you by while you make boxes in a factory. And for that reason, he did everything he could to meet the quota. Hitting targets …
… Behavior-Based Safety in Healthcare Behavior-Based Safety in Healthcare BY Don Nielsen, Ph.D. Download PDF file In a large hospital where I worked as a safety consultant, the nursing staff had … hospitals and nursing care facilities have developed a number of guidelines, policies, and procedures for preventing accidents and injuries to employees, but as in the slip mat example, these approaches usually involve quick “show and go” … of visual and verbal feedback, nurses were quickly able to significantly reduce their work-related back injuries by replacing improper lifting practices with safe lifting habits. In Professional Safety magazine, Dr. J. Austin and I …
… Performance (HOP) a New Approach to Safety? Is Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) a New Approach to Safety? BY Judy Agnew, Ph.D. Download PDF file Recently there have been articles and discussions about a “new” approach to safety … life. Furthermore, the belief on the part of Dekker, Reason and others that solutions to safety challenges can be found by understanding the organizational systems within which people work, also aligns with a behavioral approach. In fact, in our book Safe by Accident, Aubrey Daniels and I reference the work of Dekker and Reason and note the complementary nature of their approach. …
… Behavior-Based Safety: Setting the Record Straight Behavior-Based Safety: Setting the Record Straight BY Judy Agnew & Cindy Ashworth Download PDF file Behavior-based Safety (BBS) can easily be credited with a long history of … avoids all of following the commonly shared criticisms: BBS "blames the worker. " Critics point to the statement made by supporters, particularly in the early days of BBS, that 80% of accidents are the result of unsafe acts. They say that without looking at the hazards, this statistic is misleading. They …
… the Way the World Works Heroes for Humanity: Using the Science of Behavior Analysis to Change the Way the World Works BY Gail Snyder Download PDF file Bart Weetjens wanted to do something to benefit the world, and using his ‘HeroRATs’ he is … world works.” Darnell Lattal, Ph.D. In the 1990s approximately 25,000 people suffered loss of life or limb as a result of accidental detonation of land mines left behind from past wars and regional conflicts. Sadly, roughly 32 percent of these … and using the rats that is exportable.” Rodents as Heroes Animal lovers should recall that APOPO was founded not only by a humanitarian but an animal lover as well. Therefore, no worries are necessary about the safety and welfare of the …
… Is Safety Really Your Top Priority? Is Safety Really Your Top Priority? BY Judy Agnew, Ph.D. Download PDF file The answer may be in how you measure it Most companies say that safety is their … In safety, it isn’t just what is done; it is often the lack of action that creates a silence that naturally gets filled by other priorities. No mention of safety during a production push, no reinforcement for safe behavior, no action on a … and help make safety a priority for all. To read more on the topic of ensuring safety is a priority, read Safe by Accident? Take the Luck out of Safety – Leadership Practices that Build a Sustainable Safety Culture. 1 There is debate …
… Removing Barriers to Achieving Exceptional Safety Removing Barriers to Achieving Exceptional Safety BY Gail Snyder Download PDF file Truly effective champions of behavior-based safety (BBS ) play many important roles from … North America, one of the most important aspects of the job is keeping the BBS consultant out of trouble. Not to imply by any means that a BBS consultant is an accident waiting to happen—Andrews refers to the key activity of sharing information about navigating the culture of the …