The BBS Dilemma Part 4
Part 4 is about how leadership can design a Serious and Fatal Injuries (SIF) initiative to revitalize an existing BBS initiative.
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The BBS Dilemma Part 3
Part 3 is about the crucial role of leadership if BBS or any improvement strategy is to work well.
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The BBS Dilemma: Part 2
Part 2 is about how BBS processes get killed, and when they should be abandoned.
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The BBS Dilemma Part 1
If you think BBS is all good or all bad you are wrong. If you think Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) will solve all your problems in the general realm of making the workplace safer, you are also wrong.
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How and Why Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) Must Evolve
The problem with a complex issue is that you have to think about it a little. It’s easy to say “Here are five reasons behavior-based safety is terrific” or “Here are five reasons why it is terrible.” But neither of these tell the whole story. The truth is that behavior-based safety (BBS) is a mixed…
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Rethinking Behavior-Based Safety
Behavior Based Safety is a mixed bag. Understanding what is in the bag is crucial to using the method successfully, not using it all, or most importantly, guiding the natural evolution of BBS to its next form. This short piece is to convince you that your organization needs to re-consider how BBS is done.
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VIDEO: David Libby on Behavior-Based Safety
In this video, David Libby shares his thoughts about Behavior-Based Safety. Many companies tend to look at behavior as a way to find fault – discouraging employees from openly discussing what happened when things went wrong. Watch our thoughts on how these situations should be seen as learning opportunities.
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VIDEO: The Future of Behavior-Based Safety
Tom Krause gave this short interview immeidately before presenting “The Future of Behavior Based Safety” at the ASSE SeminarFest event in Las Vegas.
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VIDEO: Systems-Based Approach to Safety
In this video, Tom Krause and Kristen Bell describe the systems-based approach to safety, often referred to as Human and Organizational Performance (HOP). This school of thought takes a look at the systemic factors that occur within the context of an organization.
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VIDEO: Two Common Misconceptions About Safety Behavior
In order to be an effective safety leader, it is essential that you have a developed understanding of the role that behavior plays in organizational safety. But this can be difficult, because “behavior” means different things to different people. In this video, Dr. Tom Krause explores several different, often-conflicting views on the subject in order…
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Time to Rethink Behavior-Based Safety
Behavior-based safety is one of the most important and controversial approaches to safety improvement in the last 35 years. Some companies swear by it and some think it is time to move on. Labor organizations have never accepted behavior-based safety, especially at the national level. There are good people on both sides and good reasons…
