Behavior-based safety is a process that helps employees choose safe behaviors over unsafe ones through observation and feedback. It involves observing employees' behaviors, providing feedback on safe and unsafe behaviors, analyzing the data to measure improvements in safety over time, setting improvement goals, and reinforcing safe behaviors and goal attainment. When implemented successfully, it can result in increased efficiency, productivity, morale and profitability.

1. Behavior-Based SafetyPrepare by: Adnan Masood Manager QHSE at TCG{0336-2350594}1

2. Behavior-Based Safety Behavior-Based Safety is a process that helps employees identify and choose a safe behavior over an unsafe one. Prepare by: Adnan Masood Manager QHSE at TCG {0336-2350594}2

3. Basic Behavior PrinciplesSafety in the workplace is a combination of three measurable components: the person, their environment, and their behavior.Only when these three elements are combined can workplace accidents be eliminated.Prepare by: Adnan Masood Manager QHSE at TCG {0336-2350594}3

4. Basic Behavior PrinciplesThe person component consist of the employees:Physical capabilitiesExperience, andTrainingPrepare by: Adnan Masood Manager QHSE at TCG {0336-2350594}4

5. Basic Behavior PrinciplesThe work environment represents:Engineering Controls,Equipment,Job task, andThe work culturePrepare by: Adnan Masood Manager QHSE at TCG {0336-2350594}5

6. Basic Behavior PrinciplesThe final, most often overlooked component is behavior—what the person does on the job.Prepare by: Adnan Masood Manager QHSE at TCG {0336-2350594}6

7. The Behavior-Based Safety ProcessBehavior-based safety is based on four key components: A behavioral observation and feedback process;A formal review of observation data;Improvement goals, andReinforcement for improvement and goal attainment.Prepare by: Adnan Masood Manager QHSE at TCG {0336-2350594}7

8. Behavioral Observation and FeedbackThis is one of the most important components of the process. Observations provide direct, measurable information on employees’ safe work practices.Employees are observed performing their routine task. The observer documents both safe and unsafe behaviors. The employee is then provided positive feedback on the safe behaviors and non-threatening feedback on the unsafe behaviors. They are also provided with suggestions on correcting the unsafe behaviors.Prepare by: Adnan Masood Manager QHSE at TCG {0336-2350594}8

9. Formal Review of Observation DataThe data is then analyzed to determine the employee’s (or department’s) improvement in safe behaviors. It can be looked at as an overall percentage. Example: If there were 20 items on the checklist and the worker performed 17 of them safely, then he would get a score of 85% safe.Prepare by: Adnan Masood Manager QHSE at TCG {0336-2350594}9

10. Formal Review of Observation DataThe improvement between observations could be graphed and displayed for employees to view. When the graphs shows improvement, it provides positive reinforcing feedback to employees.Prepare by: Adnan Masood Manager QHSE at TCG {0336-2350594}10

11. Improvement GoalsSetting improvement goals increases the effectiveness of feedback and the success of the behavior-based safety process.Prepare by: Adnan Masood Manager QHSE at TCG {0336-2350594}11

12. Improvement GoalsThese goals can take different forms, such as:Percent safe goalsProcess goalsImplementation goalsPrepare by: Adnan Masood Manager QHSE at TCG {0336-2350594}12

13. Reinforcement for Improvement and Goal AttainmentManagement must provide immediate, positive feedback to reinforce safe behavior. Rewards can be an effective means of reinforcing goal attainment.Prepare by: Adnan Masood Manager QHSE at TCG {0336-2350594}13

14. ResultsIncreased efficiencyIncreased productivityIncreased moraleIncrease profitabilityPrepare by: Adnan Masood Manager QHSE at TCG {0336-2350594}14