Behavior-based safety and injury reduction: A survey of the evidence

Abstract

Describes behavioural-based safety (BBS) systems and examines several factors that potentially influence their operation in a given situation. Reviews facts about their impact on incidence rates. Asks if BBS can work to decrease incidents in every case and looks at how safety professionals can make it work better. Concludes that although there are reservations about how accurately the published literature reflects reality, incidence rates do decline following implementation of a BBS system, and that most essential to the gains many companies have achieved with such a system are the training, organisational, managerial, follow-through and other factors discussed. 57 refs.