The simple methodology of BBS was
founded on the principle that you can improve workplace safety by understanding
what motivates employees to make unsafe choices on the job.
While BBS programs can be difficult
to implement and measure, a successful program will ultimately improve workplace
safety. With the addition of data from
predictive analysis, uncovering factors that influence risky decision making can
be used to better educate employees on behaviors that affect their safety performance.
However, when implementing BBS
programs, there are common challenges safety executives often encounter:
Don’t
shift Your Safety Effort Entirely onto the Employee.
A successful safety culture requires
participation across all managerial levels from executives to front-line
workers. Don’t forget employers must still
do their part to minimize risk by educating employees about the potential
hazards associated with their role, with regular hazard assessments and
training before sending them out on the job.
Employee Engagement is Critical
Recent surveys show that 91% of
safety professionals feel the most important element of an effective workplace
safety program is direct employee participation. From that perspective, BBS and engagement go
hand in hand. BBS offers instant
recognition for workers for
positive safe behaviors and they feel like valued
contributors to the company.
Workers empowered to become safety
advocates foster two way communications between management and employee that is
an integral part of employee engagement.
BBS Allows You to Move from Negative to Positive Safety Culture
In the past, safety managers often
relied on punishment rather than using positive reinforcement to shape employee
behavior. In a BBS program management
can introduce a corrective action process for spotting hazards in which that
safe behavior is rewarded.
This in turn
helps to build a celebratory safety culture
where you can expect an environment where positive safe behaviors are
increased, hazards are minimized incidents are reduced.
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