When you hear the phrase "Behavior-Based Safety" or BBS, what thoughts come to mind for you? I've found that the term BBS can mean very different things to different people and evoke very different ...

Behavior-based safety (commonly referred to as BBS) relies heavily on the psychology of learning and motivation through stimulus and response as a result of workplace observation and/or near miss ...

When it was introduced, behavior-based safety (BBS) was seen as a magic panacea for everything that ailed safety programs. “It was the Swiss Army Knife of safety programs. It could take care of ...

The jury is still out on the success of the new safety program at the massive CityCenter project in Las Vegas, but at least people have stopped dying there. That is good news for general contractor ...

Anderson, M. (2006). Behavioral safety and major accident hazards: Magic bullet or shot in the dark? Merseyside, U.K.: Health and Safety Executive. ANSI/ASSE. (2012). Occupational health and safety ...

Cost efficiency is foremost on everyone’s mind in this economy, but one thing is certain: No firm can afford to skimp on safety. A focus on project and worker safety is a cost-saving move. An incident ...

Instead of taking a sprawling corner office when he joined the company, former Alcoa Inc. CEO, Paul O’Neill, settled into his new role by taking his place in a cubicle. This wasn’t the only ...

These programs are cruel. They don’t work. And they must stop. This Workers Memorial Day, a day on which we honor those killed in the workplace and recommit ourselves to ending the slaughter, workers ...

Consider thinking about the other elements of an effective safety program that will be needed in order to support the BBS program. When you hear the phrase "Behavior-Based Safety" or BBS, what ...