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Behavior Based Safety Tips

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Behavioral-based safety is a term used to describe the prevention of accidents, injury and loss in the workplace. When on-the-job injuries occur, they are often due to negligence--or inadequate behavior--on the part of an employee. Many managers and business owners have found that applying behavioral modification techniques when training--or retraining--staff members can be effective in reducing the number of accidents and injuries on company time. Following a few behavior-based safety tips can help create a safer work environment.

Identify Behavioral Patterns
Pinpointing desired--or undesired--behavior patterns is key to successfully applying behavioral safety techniques. By assessing accident reports and employee evaluations, you can determine what events led to or could have prevented past accidents. This will assist you in determining what type of behavior should be avoided--or practiced.

Benchmark Each Position
To encourage staff members to apply behavioral safety techniques to your workplace, start by benchmarking--or setting a standard--for each position. By creating a handbook, body of guidelines or job profile related to each position you can clearly convey to your employees the mandatory requirements for the job. Offering a predetermined set of rules and expectations can promote safe and proper behavior practices in the workplace. For instance, if you are trying to avoid employee back injuries caused by moving heavy objects, clear and concise direction to bend at the knees when lifting should be listed as a "job requirement."

Hire Accordingly
Using behavior modification strategies to reform your staff will help enhance safety but can only be relied upon to a certain extent. Many people--by human nature--will revert to their natural behavior patterns when under pressure or in crisis. A helpful tactic to maintain safe and proper behavior on the job is to hire individuals who already exhibit desirable behavior patterns. You can achieve this by assessing current employees and matching their personal profiles to benchmarked job assessments. When interviewing prospective employees, establish applicant profiles and hire only those who have attributes that are highly compatible with the job profile.

Observation Techniques
Observation can play an important role in behavioral safety rehabilitation. Having volunteers observe and note employee behavior patterns specific to safety procedures allows a considerable insight into the rights and wrongs of everyday job procedures and performance. In addition, when staff members are aware that they are being observed--but do not know when, where or how often--they may tend to be particularly conscious of following company procedures that can eventually become common practice.

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