behaviour based safety Archives

November 13, 2014September 4, 2017

Is BBS Credible?

Is Behavior Based Safety (BBS) Credible? or, ‘Don’t Mention the War’ Another controversial little gem by Dr Robert Long – If you liked this article then you should read the whole series: CLICK HERE. I highly recommend you check out Rob’s new book “RISK MAKES SENSE” – click on image to read precise The sixth …

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May 13, 2014July 25, 2016

The 5 B’s of Safety Conversion

In his latest article Dr Robert Long looks briefly at each one of the commonly attempted conversion methods to see if the attempted method at the psychology of conversion works. I can think of a 6th B – and it always baffles brains! You should also read the whole series by Rob: CLICK HERE. I …

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December 7, 2013April 5, 2015

There is no ‘Satellite Insightfulness’

There is no ‘Satellite Insightfulness’ Dr Rob Long’s Response to a recent Guest Post: When we imagine that there is a rational and objective self we will always look at others and their behaviour and create a superior status for ourselves because we would never do that. When we take this view we then become …

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December 1, 2013July 8, 2014

Behaviour Based Safety

Behaviour-Based Safety Many will have you believe around 90% or more of accidents are caused by human behaviour. I have written elsewhere questioning this assertion, even if it were true it is unhelpful. My view is that there are a number of proponents of B.B.S. who make outlandish claims about the success of the technique …

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November 6, 2013April 12, 2015

Injury Hiding-How do you stop it?

Injury Hiding-How do you stop it? By Bill Sims Jr. - See the rest of Bill’s Articles Here "I've inherited a safety incentive program that rewards people for lagging indicators and I'm worried there maybe injury hiding. How can I shift it to become behavior based?" All too often, safety managers find themselves the unwilling …

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