Behavioral safety is a process that fosters a safety partnership between management and the workforce, focusing on daily safety behaviors. The strategy involves planning, recruiting personnel, developing observation checklists, and implementing change through training and feedback. Success depends on managerial and employee buy-in, clear communication, and ongoing evaluation to address any pitfalls.

1. Creating a Behavioral Safety Process Prof. Dominic Cooper C. Psychol CFIOSH B-Safe Management Solutions Inc Franklin, IN, 46131, USA +1 (317) 736 8980 info@bsms-inc.com www.behavioral-safety.com

2. What is Behavioral Safety? Behavioral Safety is: ‘ A process that creates a safety partnership between the workforce and management that continually focuses everyone’s attention and actions on their own, and others, daily safety behavior’.

3. Plan the change strategy - Assess and Commit Resources: What Is Involved In Behavioral Safety? Decide scope of initiative Sell & Tell Recruit personnel Publicize. An Ounce Of Prevention Is Worth A Pound Of Cure

4. Behavioral Safety Structure

5. Develop Observation Checklists Identify Safety Problems Focusing The Change Strategy Behaviors Agreed by Staff Data-mine Incident Records

6. Managerial Alignment Develop Safety Leadership Checklists

7. Implement Change Strategy Train observers half day classroom / half day field Observing, Feedback & Coaching Skills

8. Implement Change Strategy Process Overview Celebrate 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 WEEK NUMBER - 19 0 1 Baseline Target Performance % S A F E T Y P E R F O R M A C E Regular Observations Establish baseline Crew Feedback Meetings Individual Feedback Monthly Site Management Feedback Meetings

9. Evaluate Changes Implement Corrective actions Examine regular troughs for causes Examine trends Ensure incidents are reducing

10. Benefits Involves all stakeholders in the improvement effort Reduces injury causing Incidents Wins over ‘Hearts and Minds’ Creates a ‘genuine’ Safety Partnership Pitfalls Insufficient ‘managerial ‘buy-in’ Little ‘employee’ buy in Poor design/execution Insufficient training Insufficient feedback Insufficient communications Not examining data Not addressing corrective actions Lack of sustainability reviews Say what you mean, and mean what you say! Avoid by Design & Execute for maximum impact Monitor & Track progress Benefits & Pitfalls

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